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The USDA reports that Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.2 million head on September 1, 2010. The inventory was 3 percent above September 1, 2009.
Placements in feedlots during August totaled 2.27 million, 7 percent above 2009. Net placements were 2.22 million head.
Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.92 million, also 7 percent above 2009.
Full details of the report can be had by clicking here.

Click on the LINK below to jump to the conversation that Ed Richards had with Tom Leffler about the report-

Click here for more on the Cattle on Feed Numbers- and Tom take on the dissected numbers.

The briefs build on a federal suit filed in February by Texas and other states against the EPA, which in December issued an endangerment finding that carbon dioxide emissions threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations. The endangerment finding, which opens the way to further regulations, spun out of a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the EPA had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

"By delegating its judgment on climate science to the (U.N. group) and others, EPA exposed its conclusions to the errors and biases of unaccountable volunteer scientists, and undermined the validity of the endangerment finding," reads a brief filed by the Texas attorney general's office.

The Austin Newspaper does not agree with the Texas AG on this effort- as you can tell in their coverage of the story last week- read the story by clicking here.

Highlights of this year's Field Days will include the Release of Red River Runner. "Hull blasting" will be avail­able at all locations, so farmers should bring a represen­tative sample of pods from the field to blast to determine maturity and anticipated digging dates.

Kubicek is especially high on the potential of the Red River Runner variety. It offers something for the producer, processor and end user. For the producer, it has a disease package that includes resistance to Sclerotinia Blight. It also offers the producer a high grading peanut, which can add a lot of dollars to the bottom line. For the processor, the shelf life is called outstanding, while the end user will enjoy the cholesterol free attributes.

Click here for more details on the Field Days- plus a chance to hear our conversation with Mike Kubicek of the Oklahoma Peanut Commission.

Top FFA Senior Division Team was from the Grover FFA Chapter- and team members included Brad Frazier, Sara Green and Dalton Downey.
Junior FFA Team was from the Idabel FFA Chapter- Garrett Butler, Kyle Clardy, Lane Williams and Tanner Turner made up the team from McCurtain County.

Senior 4-H Division team winner at the State Fair on Friday came from Kay County. Team members include Marcia Goodwin, Garrett Goodwin and Kacy Kincaid.
The Junior 4-H team first place team hails from Woods County- and members of the winning unit were Cathy Mapes, Tatum Honer, Jentrey Lancaster and Julie Owen.
Click on the LINK below to get to pictures of the top teams and the high individuals- plus the link to the complete results of the contest.

Click here for our rundown of the top Livestock Judging Contest Winners- COMPLETE with Pictures.

Dodson, 41, was named champion, following competition at the Montgomery Stock Yards on Sept. 13. Focht, 40, won the reserve champion title, or second place, in a field of 29 contestants.
Billy Younkin, Cecil, Ala., took the title of runner-up champion, or third place.
The three winners here are guaranteed a spot in next June's WLAC. That's also true for the next five highest scoring contestants, who are, in alphabetical order, Philip Gilstrap, Pendleton, S.C.; Jacob Massey, Petersburg, Tenn.; Brandon Neely, Southside, Ala.; Jay Romine, Mt. Washington, Ky.; and Jeff Showalter, Broadway, Va.

Dodson was sponsored by Parsons Livestock Market, Inc., Parsons, Kan.; Tulsa Stockyards, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.; and South Coffeyville Stockyards, Inc., South Coffeyville, Okla. His highest finish to date came in the 2005 WLAC, when he was named runner-up champion.
Focht's best finish to date was in 2004, when he was one of the 10 finalists. He was sponsored this year by Woodward Livestock Auction, Inc., Woodward, Okla., and Cherokee Sales, Inc., Cherokee, Okla.

Click here to read more about the first World Livestock Auctioneer Qualifier- held in Alabama- but dominated by a pair of Oklahomans.

The D.C. experience will be the second such venture by the Wheat Foods Council, a grower-governed and grower-supported nutrition education group. The first Urban Wheat Field was held in New York City in 2008, reaching thousands of urbanites, many of whom know little about farming and some of whom had never seen a growing agricultural product.

Over the past few months, NAWG, U.S. Wheat Associates, many state wheat associations and commissions and representatives of the milling and baking industries have been working to assist Wheat Foods in preparations for the unique outreach program. On Wednesday of this week, before the main event begins, growers from NAWG state associations will reach out to Capitol Hill offices who don't typically hear from wheat farmers to introduce themselves and extend an invitation to the Field.

Click here for more details about the wheat field just south of the National Mall planned for later this week.

"The discussions, led by Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinary Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Toshiro Kawashima, Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division of the Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, covered a wide array of technical topics related to BSE, including current Japanese regulations and regulatory processes, Japan's risk assessment process for beef and beef products, and Japan's import inspection and border measures. The Japanese Government also sought clarification of developments in the United States related to BSE surveillance measures, among other areas." The statement said the purpose of the meetings was "to clarify technical issues and address questions."

Kyodo News International, a Japanese news service, quoted Japanese officials as saying that the U.S. made no specific request for relaxing Japan's beef import restrictions. Kyodo also reported that the two sides agreed to meet again to discuss beef trade, but no date was set. (Good grief- you would think the least the US team could do is at least ask about getting more access for US beef)

We also invite you to check out our website at the link below to check out an archive of these daily emails, audio reports and top farm news story links from around the globe.

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Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
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.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.