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"I appreciate the time and participation of Administrator Jackson in today's hearing. The EPA has pursued an agenda that is at odds with Congressional intent, defies common sense, and lacks any kind of understanding or consideration for the economic impact it has on the livelihoods of those who feed us. Today's hearing will be one of many on this issue because farming is hard enough as it is without a government agency piling on additional burdens with irrational, overreaching, and costly regulations," said Chairman Frank Lucas.

"More and more we are seeing important policy decisions that impact agriculture arise not from the legislative process, but from a litigation process where court decisions or secret lawsuit settlement negotiations result in poor policy decisions. If we don't work together to find a solution, producers will likely continue being told how to operate by bureaucrats, lawyers and judges who don't understand agriculture. This is not the way to make agriculture policy," said Ranking Member Collin Peterson.

Here's the list of myths that Ms. Jackson pointed out are not accurate-

#1. The "cow tax" myth "was started in 2008 by a lobbyist. The truth is EPA has proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a responsible, careful manner and we have exempted agricultural sources from that regulation."
#2. As for the myth that EPA will expand regulation of farm dust, "We have no plans to do so."
#3. On pesticide spray drift, "While no one supports pesticides wafting into our schools and communities, EPA does not support a no spray zone policy; but the incorrect belief that EPA is promulgating a no-drift policy persists."
#4. Dismissing "the false notion that EPA is planning on mandating federal numeric nutrient limits for various states," Jackson said "Let me be clear. EPA is not working on any federal numeric nutrient limits." She noted that "the case in Florida is unique. The last administration made a determination that federal numeric nutrient standards were necessary."
#5. The myth that EPA will regulate spilled milk in the same way as spilled oil "is simply incorrect." Instead, she explained, EPA on its own initiative has provided a specific exemption for spilled milk "because the law passed by Congress was written broadly enough to cover milk containment."

Click on the LINK below to read the full text of Lisa Jackson's testimony to the House Agriculture Committee.

Click here for the prepared remarks offered by the Administrator of the EPA- Lisa Jackson- to the House Ag Committee.

Today- we hear from Dr. Peeper about what the future holds- and how many acres may be in winter canola in this region in the future.

Dr. Peeper says that we are slowly but surely adding canola acres here in the southern great plains- which he thinks is probably the right way to do it. He says that eventually, we will be north of 1.5 million acres in canola as farmers understand the benefits of canola and how it may well be the perfect rotational crop for hard red winter wheat in Oklahoma.

Click here for Part Three of our three part series with TOm Peeper on Canola TV

After the end of the public comment period- the USDA agreed to do an agency cost benefit analysis. That Analysis is being performed by USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber. Moran asked Vilsack about allowing for additional public comments once the economic analysis is complete and released. He asked for a "yes" or "no" reply- but got more than that and you can the give and take on this edition of the Beef Buzz.

Click on the LINK below to jump to today's Beef Buzz- heard on great radio stations all across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Network. You can also hear previous Beef Buzz shows by going to our website and clicking on the Beef Buzz button on the left hand column of any page.

Click here for today's Beef Buzz featuring the give and take of Senator Jerry Moran and USDA's Tom Vilsack.

Shari writes "As you read this, the class members of Class XV of the Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Program are traveling back to Oklahoma following a week-long trip to Pennsylvania Dutch country and Washington, D.C. The trip began last Saturday as 20 participants along with OALP director Edmond Bonjour embarked on the journey with a tour of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania followed by home stays with Pennsylvania farm families. They toured a working Hershey Chocolate factory, the Milton Hershey School and Hershey Chocolate World as well as a working Amish farm, all at Hershey, Pennsylvania.

"They then spent three days in Washington, D.C., visiting the USDA, the Entomology department of The Smithsonian Institute, the National Association of Counties. The group also heard from U.S. Wheat Associates, Animal Agriculture Alliance and Farm Credit. Congressional visits were also made to the offices of Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe and Congressmen Frank Lucas and Tom Cole. Tours of several of the memorials as well as the U.S. Capital also took place. The final evening was capped by a dinner hosted by Monsanto."

Click here for the official OALP website to learn more about the program and about Class XV.

This first weekend- the spotlight is on the goat show- with Doe Kids and Market Goats being shown. The Supreme Champion Doe Kid will be selected on Sunday afternoon, while the Grand Champion Market Goat will be picked on Monday evening at 6:30 PM.

Click on the LINK below for the full schedule- we will be doing lots of coverage over the next several days at the 2011 Oklahoma Youth Expo- and we hope to see many of you over the course of the show.

Click here for the full schedule of the 2011 Oklahoma Youth Expo

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- A 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.