~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oklahoma's latest
farm and ranch news
Your Update from Ron
Hays of RON for Wednesday, September 28, 2011 A
service of Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Midwest Farm Shows and KIS
Futures!
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-- Crop Insurance for Small Grains- Sign Up NOW.
-- Canola TV - Brandon Winters Talks Canola 2012 Pricing
-- OSU Hosting Master Cattleman Summit in October
-- Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Association of
Conservation Districts to Recognize Oklahoma Landowners
-- Nitrogen Requirements for Winter Wheat Depend on Type of
Production
-- Oklahoma 2011 Peanut Field Day in Pictures
-- Vote Daily- and Other Bits and Pieces on Humpday
-- Let's Check the Markets!
Howdy Neighbors! Here's your morning farm news headlines from the Director of Farm Programming for the Radio Oklahoma Network, Ron Hays. We are proud to have KIS Futures as a regular sponsor of our daily email update. KIS Futures provides Oklahoma Farmers & Ranchers with futures & options hedging services in the livestock and grain markets- Click here for the free market quote page they provide us for our website or call them at 1-800-256-2555- and their IPHONE App, which provides all electronic futures quotes is available at the App Store- click here for the KIS Futures App for your Iphone. We are also excited to have as one of our sponsors for the daily email
Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, with 64 years of progress through
producer ownership. Call Brandon Winters at 405-232-7555 for more
information on the oilseed crops they handle, including sunflowers and
canola- and remember they post closing market prices for canola and
sunflowers on the PCOM
website- go there by clicking here. We invite you to listen to us on great radio stations across the
region on the Radio Oklahoma Network weekdays- if you missed this
morning's Farm News - or you are in an area where you can't hear it- click
here for this morning's Farm news from Ron Hays on RON. | |
Crop Insurance for Small Grains- Sign Up NOW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This coming
Friday is the deadline for the signup for wheat and other small grains to
apply for crop insurance. As you get with your Crop Insurance agent, you
will need to declare how many acres you plan on planting- and select the
type of coverage and the level of coverage that you want to buy. You don't
pay any money at this point- and you will actually indicate actual acres
planted in a couple of months- but if you miss the deadline of
September 30- you have no opportunity for Crop Insurance for the 2012
Winter Wheat Crop.
You may recall a few weeks back- we had Dr. Kim Anderson of OSU join us for an interview where we talked about the issues of drought and prevented planting. Well, discussions on this have been going on from the grassroots right up to Washington- and we actually got word via the grapevine a couple of weeks ago of what the Feds were thinking on the drought and prevented planting for both canola and wheat- and in the last couple of days- we have finally seen an actual memo putting in writing what was being talked about. The background memo established what the issue was - "The 2012 fall crop planting season is upon us and a large portion of the area in which fall wheat and canola can be planted is still under extraordinary drought conditions. Questions and concerns have recently been expressed about existing policy and procedural applications as they apply to specific issues directly related to this drought. This memorandum is being issued in response to some of those issues based on current conditions as they may impact fall or spring crop planting decisions but also to provide information in order to avoid unintended consequences for spring crop insurability." Specifically- wheat and canola producers may have the chance to make a
claim under the prevented planting clause of their crop insurance- if the
soil is too dry for germination. The memo says "The area that is prevented
from being planted has insufficient soil moisture for germination of seed
or progress toward crop maturity due to a prolonged period of dry weather.
The documentation for a prolonged period of dry weather must be verifiable
using information collected by sources whose business it is to record and
study the weather, including, but not limited to, local weather reporting
stations of the National Weather Service." | |
Canola TV - Brandon Winters Talks Canola 2012 Pricing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the newest
edition of Canola TV, Ron Hays and Brandon Winters of Producers
Cooperative Oil Mill discuss canola pricing, how canola compares to wheat,
and looking forward to pricing for the 2012 crop season. Winters says that
canola prices have fluctuated this past crop year but have consistently
been higher than wheat prices per bushel. Currently, canola is about $3.50
to $4.00 per bushel higher than wheat prices. Winters also says that many producers look at different aspects of the industry to establish the price of canola. PCOM takes a variety of these into consideration and Winters says they are trying to provide the producers different avenues to look at on canola pricing. Winters says there are some producers that like to look at price per pound, while others like to look at per metric ton, and others like follow canola against soybeans. Producers can already begin looking ahead to the 2012 canola crop bids says Winters. The 2012 new crop bids for canola are already posted daily on the PCOM website- which you can visit by following the link below. Click on the LINK below to watch the latest edition of Canola TV with Brandon Winters of PCOM. Click here for the latest edition of Canola TV with Brandon Winters | |
OSU Hosting Master Cattleman Summit in October ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cattle
producers looking to get the most out of their herd management decisions
should register now to attend the 2011 Master Cattleman Summit at Oklahoma
State University's Stillwater campus on Oct. 14-15.In addition to interactive sessions and workshops, participants will have the opportunity to interact with two of the nation's most popular and knowledgeable speakers on ranch management: Kit Pharo and Burke Teichert. "Kit Pharo has some unique and innovative management ideas and philosophies that differ substantially from many traditional ways of thinking, while Burke Teichert has run a number of ranches successfully and is renowned for organizing operations to be cost-effective with efficient, small crews," said Dave Lalman, OSU Cooperative Extension beef cattle specialist. The summit will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, and finish at
approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Summit sessions will take
place at the OSU Animal Science Building, located on Monroe Street just
south of its intersection with Hall of Fame Avenue. | |
Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts to Recognize Oklahoma Landowners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As part of
their continuing commitment to Oklahoma and the health of its environment,
The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Association of
Conservation Districts (OACD) announced that they once again will join
forces to honor the efforts of the Citizens of Oklahoma who protect and
conserve our natural resources by presenting the Nature Conservancy
Outstanding Conservation Landowner/Cooperator Award to the Oklahoma
landowner chosen for best incorporating natural resource conservation on
their property. "We are honored to again have the Nature Conservancy as our partner in furthering conservation in Oklahoma," Joe Parker, President of OACD said. "Their sponsorship of this award and their commitment to protecting and conserving our natural resources is greatly appreciated. They are truly committed to the conservation and protection of our soil, water, air, and wildlife habitats." The Outstanding Landowner/Cooperator award is presented annually to the Oklahoma Agriculture Producer judged as having the most extensive and effective natural resource conservation initiative on their property. This includes efforts to conserve and protect Oklahoma's soil, water, air and wildlife habitats through sound stewardship practices on working agricultural Land. The winner of this award will receive $1,500 and a trophy recognizing their accomplishments at the Governors Conservation Awards Ceremony at the Blue Room of the State Capitol during the spring legislative session. "The Conservancy prides itself on developing collaborative, market-based approaches to conservation that aim to conserve Oklahoma's diverse landscapes for future generations to use and enjoy," said Mike Fuhr, the Director for The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma. "These approaches are only successful when done in partnership with landowners - no single organization can do it alone. That's why we feel it's so important for the Conservancy to work with a group like OACD to help honor an excellent steward of the land." | |
Nitrogen Requirements for Winter Wheat Depend on Type of Production ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The amount of
nitrogen (N) needed for most crops is based on yield goal. However, the N
required for winter wheat depends whether the production is for harvesting
grain only, grazing and grain (dual-purpose) or forage only. Phosphorus
(P) and potassium (K) needs are based on the sufficiency levels of those
nutrients in the soil.The soil test interpretations for P and K are similar for all 3 wheat systems. However, the current soil OSU test interpretation does not address all these situations individually for N requirement, so they are highlighted below to aid your fertilizing decision. 1. Grain only 2. Grazing and grain (dual purpose) Click here for more requirements for nitrogen with winter wheat | |
Oklahoma 2011 Peanut Field Day in Pictures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peanuts are
the shining star of Oklahoma agriculture in 2011, as it appears that the
2011 crop will be very close to an average crop and that Oklahoma will
produce close to the same number of pounds this year as in 2010 (No other
crop in the state can make that claim in the midst of the exceptional
drought of 2011)- and we have pictures from yesterday at the Oklahoma
Peanut Field Day held at the Caddo Research Station in Ft. Cobb.
OSU Extension Officials believe that many of our peanut fields have been able to maintain good to excellent yield potential because they had water early on- and were able to "lap" over the rows and keep the sun from raising the soil temperature to levels where the pegs put out by the plants would be harmed. Chad Godsey of OSU pointed out that we had a very slight break in the triple digit heat in August- and that allowed a lot of our peanuts to get a good pod set. We have about a hundred pics in all from the Peanut Field Day- and you
can see some of the highlights by clicking on the LINK below- and at that
story on our website- we also have the link to our FLICKR page where all
100 pictures are available to be seen. Click here for our coverage in pictures of the 2011 Oklahoma Peanut Field Day. | |
Vote Daily- and Other Bits and Pieces on Humpday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A nationwide
contest started by Dell Computers, in partnership with Microsoft and
MasterCard, to give small businesses across the nation an opportunity to
win the title of America's Favorite Small Business is still ongoing. Mason
and Madison Bolay of Perry, Okla., are competing with their business of
Bolay Farms, a fifth generation, family farming operation that started in
1893. The competition has turned the decision over to America and Mason and Madison are asking for your vote! You can vote daily in the competition and just click here to go vote for their video! The 2011 Tulsa State Fair is about ready to kick off- and the opening weekend will see lots of Dairy and Beef Show activity September 30 and October first. Click here for our calendar page from our website- you will see a listing by breed of the various shows and more details on which days which breeds are up in the show ring. Finally- for you burger lovers- there is yet another gourmet burger
bursting on the scene- at least down in Florida. The winningest coach in
National Football League History and restaurateur Don Shula is kicking off
his newest concept, SHULA BURGER. The first location will open in
Islamorada, Florida (in the Keys) by the end of the year. Other planned
locations for 2012 include Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach, Kendall, Orlando
and Tampa. | |
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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 $12.10
per bushel, while the 2012 New Crop contracts for Canola are now available
are $12.15 per bushel- delivered to local participating elevators that are
working with PCOM.
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: | |
God Bless! You can reach us at the following: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: ron@oklahomafarmreport.com
phone: 405-473-6144
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