~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oklahoma's latest
farm and ranch news
Your Update from Ron
Hays of RON for Thursday May 26, 2011 A
service of Johnston Enterprises, P & K Equipment/ P & K Wind
Energy and American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance
Company!
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-- Double Dose of Storms Hammer 2011 Oklahoma Wheat Crop
-- FSA offering assistance for lost livestock in recent
tornadoes
-- Oklahoma City and Tulsa Horse Shows Will Still Go on Despite
Concerns About EHV-1
-- 2011 Wheat Harvest Trying to Crank Up- But Weather Has Made It
Hard
-- NRCS Chief Dave White is Looking for a Win Win in the Battle Over
the Lesser Prairie Chicken
-- Why is planting day the most important part of cotton
farming?
-- Brad Morgan to be Honored Next Month with Intercollegiate Meat
Judging Meritorious Service Award
-- Let's Check the Markets!
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Double Dose of Storms Hammer 2011 Oklahoma Wheat Crop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wheat Yield
Test Plots in Okarche were wiped out this week and we have photographs of
the wheat test plot are were taken 3 miles straight east of Okarche on the
County Line Road. Oklahoma Wheat Commission Chief Executive Officer Mike
Schulte reports that this area was hit pretty hard by golf ball and
baseball size hail. This happened on Monday evening. Mike adds that "A
couple of weeks ago we were predicting the wheat in these trials to make
around the low to mid 20 bushel per acre range. A lot of wheat in this
area was predicted to make that as well. Now, there seems to be a much
different story after the storms received the last two evenings."
Schulte also provides us with a couple of picutres that were taken approximately 9 miles east of Okarche off of the Northwest Expressway Highway. These particular shots are of wheat fields that have been demolished by a tornado that looks to have had a width of anywhere from ½ a mile to ¾ of a mile. Several acres of wheat in the Canadian and Kingfisher County areas will not be harvested because of the excessive damage. Many farms were damaged with hail on Monday night and the storms Tuesday night just created much worse problems for producers. The Wheat Commission CEO adds that "It is too early to estimate but talking with other elevator managers in this region on the conservative side approximately 20,000 to 30,000 acres have severe damage and most likely at least half of those acres will never be harvested. Producers will also have to worry about dealing with debris from fences and buildings, and will most likely weigh the options of whether or not it would even be feasible to harvest some fields that have so much garbage in them. " Click on the LINK below to jump to our website to see the pictures that Mike has provided us- and if you have pictures from the aftermath of the storms of this week- including the junk that perhaps has ended up in your cattle pastures- we would love to see them and share them with our email family. LIKEWISE- if you have harvest pictures, share those with us as well. Send them to ron@oklahomafarmreport.com (you can click at the very bottom of this email for this address if you care to do it that way- and tell us a little about what we are seeing in the pictures you send. | |
FSA offering assistance for lost livestock in recent tornadoes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Francie Tolle,
executive director for Oklahoma Farm Service Agency (FSA), encourages
producers who have lost livestock in the recent tornadoes to sign up for
assistance through the FSA Livestock Indemnity Program
(LIP)."Losses because of adverse weather occurring since January 1, 2011 and before October 1, 2011, such as tornadoes and lightning, may be eligible," said Tolle. "I encourage producers to contact their local FSA office quickly as the program assistance will require documentation of loss." Livestock losses had to occur no later than 60 days after the adverse
weather event, but prior to October 1, 2011. | |
Oklahoma City and Tulsa Horse Shows Will Still Go on Despite Concerns About EHV-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Oklahoma
Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular is slated to begin May 31,
2011 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, OK where they are expecting over
800 horses for a 12-day period. The Expo Square facility in Tulsa is also
getting geared up for the Pinto World Championship Show June 7-18, 2011
and anticipates hosting over 1,200 horses representing more than 35
states. Many horse owners are aware of the recent cases of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) that have occurred in several states after the National Cutting Horse Association's Western Nationals in Ogden, UT. Several of these owners are taking additional precautionary steps before heading down the road to compete. Horse owners should be cognizant of the situation but also be aware of the facts regarding the virus. The EHV outbreak has only affected horses attending two events and horses directly exposed to that group upon returning home. The two events are the NCHA Western National Championship in Utah and the Kern County Cutting Horse Event in California. Affected and exposed horses in all states are under state quarantine or movement restrictions Click here more on these major horse shows still on the schedule in Oklahoma City and Tulsa | |
2011 Wheat Harvest Trying to Crank Up- But Weather Has Made It Hard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Chief
Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Mike Schulte, has been
checking harvest conditions during the day on Wednesday- and files the
following update through Wednesday afternoon:
Hollis- Just started taking wheat in this area as of today. Test
weights in this region weighing 59-61 pounds. No yield estimates have been
reported for this area. Granfield- Harvest continues in this area with approximately
three fourths of the harvest in this region complete. Some lower test
weights have been reported in this area because of rain showers this past
week however they were still taking in wheat that was ranging from 60-64
pounds. Moisture was 10.5 to 11.5 percent. Yields ranging from the mid
teens to the mid twenties. | |
NRCS Chief Dave White is Looking for a Win Win in the Battle Over the Lesser Prairie Chicken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The lesser
prairie chicken could be added to the endangered species list in the near
future and it has many farmers and ranchers concerned. However, Dave White
with the Natural Resource Conservation Service says farmers and ranchers
do not need to get worried yet. The NRCS is planning to work together with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hopefully reach an agreement, much
like the issue with the sage grouse in previous years. The lesser prairie chicken covers five states across the nation, including Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado. White says the NRCS wants to see an agreement between the two agencies on an issue of such importance. White also says he hopes the agreement will be beneficial to farmers and ranchers in this region in that it will allow them to continue their agricultural practices and will not be affected if they acknowledge the needs of the lesser prairie chicken. White says the NRCS is happy to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and is looking forward to coming up with a win-win agreement for
both ranchers and the lesser prairie chicken. However, the lesser prairie chicken is not only a concern for agriculture, but also for the wind energy industry in Oklahoma. The placement of transmission lines is also a concern for the habitat for lesser prairie chickens. Click here to hear today's Beef Buzz and Dave White's comments on the lesser prairie chicken | |
Why is planting day the most important part of cotton farming? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Several months
of drought, followed by recent welcome rains characterize the 2011 cotton
season in Oklahoma. Cotton producers, particularly those in southwest
Oklahoma, are smiling about the recent rainfall. But regardless of the
weather, there are some basic requirements farmers should always follow,
according to Dr. Randy Boman, Oklahoma State University cotton program
director."The most important equipment is the planter," he said,"It is important to double check bearings, discs, chains, vacuum system, plates and in-furrow insecticide boxes to make sure everything is in excellent working condition. Badly-worn parts should be replaced to contribute to planting and insecticide application precision. Seed and in-furrow insecticide tubes can be plugged due to insects, spiders and trash accumulation. It is a good idea to make sure delivery tubes are clean and flowing freely." Boman explains stressful 2011 issues of temperature extremes (highs and
lows), drought and wind are creating critical challenges to planting this
crop. | |
Brad Morgan to be Honored Next Month with Intercollegiate Meat Judging Meritorious Service Award ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The American
Meat Science Association (AMSA) announces that Dr. J. Brad Morgan is the
recipient of the 2011 AMSA Intercollegiate Meat Judging Meritorious
Service Award. The award was established in 1993 to recognize outstanding
contributions or service to the Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program and
is sponsored by Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Morgan
will be honored at a special reception and awards presentation at the AMSA
64th Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Manhattan,
KS. Dr. Morgan is the Senior Food Safety and Production Enhancement Specialist for Pfizer Animal Health and is one of the great communicators on behalf of AMSA's meat judging programs. His drive and innovation to raise funds to support the program have been instrumental in sustaining and growing student development. Dr. Morgan has helped obtain funding from companies like National Beef
and Cargill, as well as generating new sources of income. Most recently,
he worked diligently to secure financial support from BPI for meat judging
and meat animal evaluation contests. | |
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Let's Check the Markets! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We've had
requests to include Canola prices for your convenience here- and we will
be doing so on a regular basis. Current cash price for Canola is $11.47
per bushel- as of the close of trade Wednesday, while the 2011 New Crop
contracts for Canola are now available are $11.47 per bushel- delivered to
local participating elevators that are working with PCOM.
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God Bless! You can reach us at the following: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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