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Lucas says that he believes that the Agriculture Committees may be the only Committees on Capitol Hill where Republicans and Democrats are working together on a plan to provide the Super Committee with details of actual cuts and how they will be achieved in policy.

Congressman Lucas walked us through the process to this point with comments on the Commodity and Conservation titles- and indicated that the window of opportunity is very tight- and that legislative language would have to be in place by "early November."

Lucas also promised that if something tangible comes from the four Ag Committee leaders, the other members of his Committee will have a chance to review it- adding he is talking daily with House Ag Committee members about where the process is to this point.

Click here for more from Chairman Frank Lucas and to listen to our conversation with him

He said EPA does not have a consistent track record of doing what it proposes. In fact, in 1996 EPA proposed to remove the dust standard altogether, only to bring it back in the final rule. In 2006, EPA proposed to exempt farm dust. That exemption also disappeared in the final rule. Foglesong said even if EPA retains the current dust standard, the opportunity remains for the agency to tighten it in the future. Unless Congress passes the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, he said that threat remains. Chairman Whitfield said family farmers and ranchers need flexible, science-based regulations, rather than an EPA guessing game.

"EPA's unprecedented wave of stringent and inflexible regulations pose a serious threat to the economy," said Whitfield. "Now, this overly aggressive EPA has discussed focusing their efforts on family farms under the guise of revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter. With record high unemployment and deficits, it is beyond understanding as to why EPA would even think about regulating farm dust."

Click here for more information from this hearing and Foglesong's testimony

OVERVIEW: HR 1633 is a bipartisan bill that addresses the regulation of dust, which is subject to regulation under the Environmental Protection Agency's standard for coarse particulate matter ("PM10") within its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. EPA is currently conducting a review of that standard.

MYTH: The EPA doesn't regulate dust. This is a "phantom issue."

FACT: EPA already regulates dust including farm dust. As part of a regularly scheduled 5-year review of NAAQS for particulate matter, EPA is reviewing its standard for "coarse" particulate matter. Coarse particulate matter includes particles between 2.5 to 10 micrometers in diameter, and is commonly known as "PM10," or dust.

Click here for more myth vs. fact issues on the EPA dust regulations

SURE is available to eligible producers on farms in counties with Secretarial disaster declarations, including contiguous counties, if the producer has incurred at least a 10 percent crop production or quality loss on a crop of economic significance, excluding grazed crops. If the producer does not farm in a county with a Secretarial disaster declaration, SURE is available for the crop year if the actual production on the farm, because of disaster-related conditions, is 50 percent or less than normal production of the farm considering all crops grown nationwide by the producer.

Although farmers may be able to sign up for the SURE program in November, the SURE payments may not be issued until sometime later because the 2010 National Average Market Price (NAMP) data may not be available for all crops. The NAMP prices are intended to reflect the actual marketing value of a crop during the marketing year and the marketing year for some crops will not end until the beginning of 2012.

Click here for the OKlahoma FSA website with details on this and other programs available for farmers and ranchers.

These "plant vampires" feed on the wheat plant's sap with their needle-like mouthparts, and literally suck the life out it. Symptoms of leafhopper damage in wheat are similar to symptoms of nitrogen deficiency. Leaf blades may turn brown along the edges and have a green-yellow color to the leaves. One question that sometimes arises about leafhoppers in wheat is "do they transmit barley yellow dwarf virus?" The short answer, based on years of research by numerous entomologists and plant virologists, is NO! Any correlation between treating a wheat field with an insecticide for leafhoppers and a seeming reduction in barley yellow dwarf incidence probably occurred because infective aphids were controlled as well.

What about canola? Well, the aster leafhopper (also known as the six-spotted leafhopper) is of concern because it is a vector of aster yellows. Aster yellows disease is caused by a mycoplasma that requires transmission by a host insect. This disease can be particularly damaging to canola, especially when it infects plants early. It affects more than 300 plant species including several common weeds such as horseweed, plantain, ragweed, wild carrot and wild lettuce.

Click here for more information on these plant vampires in wheat and canola

However, Daley Borror says she is confident that the U.S. beef and pork exports will still manage to have a solid performance throughout the rest of the year. This is mainly because of the strong global demand and the pricing environment is roughly the same as it was in the final quarter of 2010.

Erin Daley Borror of USMEF was our guest on our Beef Buzz show that is heard on the Radio Oklahoma Network. Click on the LINK below for our Beef Buzz- as we hear from Daley Borror on the changes in the fourth quarter of 2011 for U.S. beef and pork exports.

Click here for our Beef Buzz with Erin Daley Borror

O'Neal's approach is to leave the property in better condition than it was in when he began the hunt. He picks up trash, avoids using vehicles on muddy ground, and offers to mend fences if needed. He builds trust with landowners who grant him hunting rights by inviting them to go with him on the hunt and watch him in action.

The best way to decide if a landowner and a hunter are a good match for each other is to talk about it over lunch, O'Neal advises. He takes time to listen to a landowner's concerns and find out what is appropriate for each hunting situation.

Click here for forms and more information on the Oklahoma Feral Swine Directory

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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.