Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, October 11, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Dr. Amy Hagerman Says Oklahoma Producers Can and Should Seek Drought Assistance
- NCBA's Todd Wilkinson Carries Message of Caution to Members of the House Ag Committee
- USDA Expands Local, Electronic Communication Options for Oklahoma Producers
- U.S. Dairy Industry Publishes Biennial Sustainability Report
- New Quarterly Report from CoBank Shows Most Businesses Facing Supply Chain Bottlenecks
- Federation of State Beef Councils Sponsors Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300
- EPA Announces Appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agriculture Advisor
- Sunday PM Storm Provides Some Pushback on Dryness
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Dr. Amy Hagerman Says Oklahoma Producers Can and Should Seek Drought Assistance
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We spoke with Dr. Amy Hagerman, state extension specialist in agricultural and food policy at Oklahoma State University, about aid offered through the government for farmers and livestock producers.
“The Livestock Forage Program is an emergency program for any producer who is dependent on grazing,” Hagerman said.
She said LFP aid is dependent on U.S. Drought Monitor categories and some counties are only eligible for certain pasture types such as forage sorghum or annual crabgrass.
Hagerman also spoke about additions to the Certified Reserve Program. She said there are counties in Oklahoma that are so affected by drought that emergency grazing on CRP lands is available for producers.
No matter what operation Oklahoma producers are operating, the first step they should take is contacting their local FSA office, according to Hagerman.
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Union Mutual was chartered in 1938 to write property and casualty insurance in the state of Oklahoma. Over the years, Union Mutual has maintained the attitude that started the company and continue to be that company that understands Oklahomans’ insurance needs when they contact any member of the UMIC team.
In poor economic times, in times when national insurance companies either stopped writing or completely left the state, Union Mutual has been there for Oklahomans. Today, Union Mutual writes insurance in all 77 counties of Oklahoma through almost 300 agency locations. These agents provide prompt and reliable quotes for most lines of insurance. Just recently, UMIC launched a new product in the preferred market space that has seen unprecedented growth with our rural customer base and falls in line with our Company mantra of “Protection not Politics”, when meeting the needs of our consumers and agents.
Monica Collison took over as CEO of Union Mutual in May of 2019. Under her leadership and through the hard work of her Union team, the company has continued to see positive results and productive growth with profit throughout the state of Oklahoma. Union Mutual offers a wide variety of coverage options for Oklahomans. For 82 years, Union Mutual has led the way to protect all of Oklahoma.
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NCBA's Todd Wilkinson Carries Message of Caution to Members of the House Ag Committee
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All is not well in the U.S. beef industry. In the same week U.S. beef exports broke the $1 billion mark for the first time, the House Agriculture Committee had a hearing to review the state of the livestock industry. Many U.S. cattle producers believe the profits of the large meatpackers have not been shared equitability with producers.
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley was the lead-off witness for the U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing Thursday, pitching mandated negotiated cash trade.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association vice president and South Dakota rancher Todd Wilkinson vehemently disagreed with Grassley, taking the witness stand stand shortly after, urging congress of the pitfalls of one-size-fits-all policy prescriptions, which can have disastrous unintended consequences.
“Our concern is that if we shoot one bullet to try and cure a problem that has gone on for far too long, that we are going to decimate part of the producers,” Wilkinson said. “If the packer says, ‘I am not going to purchase your cattle today because I have got a certain quota that I have to meet of a different criteria,’ suddenly we are going to make commodity cattle."
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USDA Expands Local, Electronic Communication Options for Oklahoma Producers
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Agricultural producers in Oklahoma can now signup to receive free email and text messages directly from their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center for information related to loans, farm disaster assistance, conservation programs, crop insurance and other USDA programs.
USDA is expanding the service that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) has used for years to now include local information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and other USDA agencies.
In addition to subscribing for emails and texts by location, you can also subscribe for lists by topics, from soil health to farm loans, safety net programs, disaster assistance, and more.
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For our farmers who have either- always have had cotton on their farms- or those who have more recently have added the fiber crop to their operations- we have a new daily report starting to be heard on several of our Radio Stations- It's Called Cotton Talk- and we appreciate the Oklahoma Cotton Council for their support in making this a reality.
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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U.S. Dairy Industry Publishes Biennial Sustainability Report
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The checkoff-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy released its biennial 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report inclusive of progress made in 2019 and 2020 within environmental stewardship and broader social responsibility commitments to people, animals and communities.
The report provides a transparent accounting of the progress and impact that the dairy community has made against the U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment since its launch in 2018. Those dairy companies and processors that have voluntarily signed onto the Stewardship Commitment represent 75 of U.S. milk production* and are dedicated to nourishing a growing global population with responsibly produced dairy foods and beverages.
Key highlights include:
- More than 95 percent of resources from processors was recovered, redirected and put to beneficial use such as donated to feed hungry people, repurposed for industry purposes and to feed animals and sent to composts (vs. sent to landfill).
- U.S. dairy provided 1.538 billion servings of nutritious milk, cheese and yogurt in 2020 to food banks in the Feeding America network, a 33 percent increase over 2019 and a 107 percent increase since 2016.
- The dairy industry supported 3.3 million jobs in the U.S. and contributed $752.93B in total economic impact.
- By making use of the water present in milk, U.S. dairy processors were net positive for water, returning more than they withdrew from municipal and other sources.
- The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative was launched as an industry-wide effort to make sustainable practices and technologies more accessible and affordable for dairy farms of all sizes and included initial corporate partnerships with Nestlé and Starbucks.
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We invite you to listen to us on great radio stations across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network weekdays-
if you missed this morning's Farm News - or you are in an area where you can't hear it- click below for this morning's Farm news from Ron Hays and KC Sheperd on RON.
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Sponsor Spotlight
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The Tulsa Farm Show is Oklahoma’s premier agricultural and ranching event- and returns to the SageNet Center (Expo Square) December, 9-10-11, 2021.
Now is the ideal time to contact the Midwest Farm Show Office at 507-437-7969 and book space at the 2021 Tulsa Farm Show. To learn more about the Tulsa Farm Show, click here.
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New Quarterly Report from CoBank Shows Most Businesses Facing Supply Chain Bottlenecks
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The U.S. economy is on a strong growth path and cash-rich consumers are spending robustly on both services and goods. Roughly 80% of the U.S. adult population has now received at least one vaccination shot, leading to renewed participation in many public activities. But while the U.S. economy is running hot, it is still very much in the grips of the pandemic. Its negative influence, however, has steadily shifted from curtailing demand to derailing supply chains.
According to a new Quarterly report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, supply chains are arguably in the most dire condition since the start of the pandemic, as lead times for manufacturing inputs recently reached record highs. Persistent supply chain disruptions and labor shortages are adding significant costs to business operations, and consumers will feel these effects through higher prices for months to come.
The report includes information on:
- Grains, Farm Supply & Biofuels
- Animal Protein & Dairy
- Cotton, Rice & Specialty Crops
- Power, Water & Communications
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Federation of State Beef Councils Sponsors Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300
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The Federation of State Beef Councils, on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, has once again partnered with the Daytona International Speedway to sponsor the 41st season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series - the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.® 300. The event is set for Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, one day ahead of the legendary DAYTONA 500.
“Just like the great racing legacies, farmers and ranchers have a legacy, also passing it down from generation to generation, and that’s why we’re so excited to once again sponsor this premiere sporting event and showcase America’s hard working beef farmers and ranchers,” said Clay Burtrum, Federation Division Chair for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff. “Continuing this partnership for a second year allows us to build on everything we developed in year one and expand our footprint even further - from tailgating to the big screen - beef is the star.”
The 2022 Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.® 300 continues a the relationship between the Beef Checkoff and Daytona International Speedway. In 2020, the track produced “Race Day Recipes” on their digital channels, showcasing Speedway President Chip Wile and his beef grilling expertise. Following a great response and seeing NASCAR’s clear love of beef, the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.® 300 was born in 2021.
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EPA Announces Appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agriculture Advisor
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Last Thursday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of Rod Snyder to become EPA’s Agriculture Advisor. Snyder will lead outreach and engagement efforts with the agricultural community for EPA, working to advance the Biden-Harris environmental agenda for farmers and rural communities.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner applauded EPA's appointment of Rod Snyder as new agriculture advisor:
"Rod is an outstanding choice for this position," Conner said.
American Farm Bureau Federation welcomed appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA agriculture advisor:
“AFBF congratulates Rod Snyder on his appointment as EPA’s agriculture advisor," AFBF President Zippy Duvall said.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott applauded announcement of Rod Snyder as EPA agriculture advisor:
“I am very pleased that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Regan has named Rod Snyder as his Ag Advisor," Snyder said.
National Association of Wheat Growers welcomed EPA's appointment of Rod Snyder
“We are pleased with the appointment of Rod to this critical role at EPA," NAWG CEO Chandler Goule said.
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Sunday PM Storm Provides Some Pushback on Dryness
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On this Monday morning- here is your Oklahoma Mesonet rainfall numbers over the last 24 hours- most of it coming in the afternoon into the evening hours as this line of storms moved across the region.
The map above is clickable- so you can go the Mesonet site and check the locations for yourself- but the some of the more impressive ones included 3.3 inches at Red Rock, 3.09 inches of rain in Okemah, 2.58 inches in Newkirk and 2.48 inches in Apache.
While not a drought buster- Goodwell recorded .76 inches of rain in the period.
After this round of rainfall- another rain making event is in the forecast for Tuesday.
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Today's First Look:
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101
mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
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Wholesale Boxed Beef Prices continue to go significantly lower- Choice Beef was down $2.03 and Select Beef was down $1.70 on Friday, October 8th.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7,000 head in early Sunday evening- and ONSY President Kelli Payne told us that she expects 7.500+ head to start this morning's auction-final numbers likely to be around 8,000 to 8,200 on the day. they will begin at 6:30 am..
Compared to the previous sale, the October 4th sale had Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good for steers, moderate for heifers. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand light to moderate for short weaned or un-weaned calves. It is October and this week's forecast is calling for cool nights but highs will reach 90 by late week. These temperature swings make it difficult on health of calves. Quality mostly average.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture- The report available after the close of the Futures Trade for that day.
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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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Rural Oklahoma is full of some of the greatest success stories throughout the entire state and is the main reason Oklahoma is on track to become a top 10 state.
The Road to Rural Prosperity will dive into these stories each week, bringing you insight into the great things happening in and to rural Oklahoma. We will bring you stories covering rural life, agriculture, energy, healthcare, tourism, and politics affecting rural America.
The Road to Rural Prosperity is here to tell stories about rural America, for rural America.
As we continue along the Road to Rural Prosperity- In our latest Ag Perspective Podcast, KC Sheperd talks with the leading animal behavior authority in the world, Dr. Temple Grandin. KC and Dr. Grandin talk about the concept of Sustainability and the proper handling of beef cattle, how to treat your cattle the right way, the concept of Stockmanship, how to get an animal ready for the show ring and the amazing memory that cattle have- and how understanding that memory can help you lessen the stress on your cattle and yourself as you work with beef or dairy animals.
Dr. Grandin has been honored by Universities and Organizations around the world- including in 2010 when Oklahoma State University created an endowed professorship in animal behavior in honor of Temple Grandin.
To find out more about our full series of Podcasts on The Road to Rural Prosperity- click or tap here.
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Tim West
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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
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405.317.6361
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Ron Hays
Director of Farm Programming
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
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