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First Look:
Ron
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with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash
Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets
Etc.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported
by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. NOTE- these prices are from
Wednesday- the last day that the
Oklahoma Dept of Ag reported
them.
Canola
Prices:
Current
cash price for Canola is $11.22 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$11.44 per bushel- delivered to local
participating elevators that are working with PCOM.
Futures
Wrap:
Our
Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio
Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler-
analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
KCBT
Recap:
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two
Pager from the Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all
three U.S. Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on
Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's
market.
Feeder
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Feeder & Stocker
Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Slaughter
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Slaughter Cattle
Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
TCFA
Feedlot Recap:
Finally,
here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from
the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, November
28, 2011
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
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Featured
Story:
AFR's
Terry Detrick Talks Policy Development by the Farm
Group and More
Terry
Detrick, President of American Farmers and
Ranchers,says the grass roots policy making
process is underway within the general farm
organization as the AFR Convention approaches in
February. We talked with Detrick about many
of the issues the AFR Policy Committee is
addressing- such as water, the failure of the
Super Committee, and regulation issues on
agriculture.
Detrick says when it comes to
water, people need to keep in mind that 75% of the
rainfall in Oklahoma falls on agricultural land.
The farmers and ranchers are the first caretakers
of the rainfall and Detrick says we need to make
sure that they continue to have enough water to
produce food for a hungry world.
With the
failure of the Super Committee, Detrick says he
was not surprised that the committee did not come
up with an agreement but there will be a Farm Bill
written and it will be written in the open.
Detrick says he thinks the word that needs to get
out is to consumers that the vast majority of the
dollars actually spent in the 2008 Farm Law is for
nutrition and that the relatively small amounts
that are used to support farmers and ranchers is
an excellent investment in keeping a dependable
supply of food and fiber flowing back to everyone
in this country and millions of consumers
overseas.
Click here for more from AFR's Terry
Detrick and to listen to our
conversation.
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Taking
on the Myths of Food
Economics
Many
people don't think that people's moral concerns
about things like the environment, how people
treat other people or worrrying about third world
countries correlate with economics. But Jay W.
Richards, a senior fellow at the Discovery
Institute, recently wrote a book telling the
relationship between the two.
In an
interview with Kevin Murphy of Truth in Food,
Richards explains his result that people have good
moral intuitions but they have a bad understanding
of basic economic principles, which he believes
has led to bad economic policies. Richards also
relates the results to the food industry and
exactly how food markets like fair-trade coffee
and antibiotic- and hormone-free labeling are
harmful and partly responsible for the food
issues.
Richards also says without
industrialized farming, many people around the
world would starve to death and that the idea of
having everyone grow their own food is inefficient
and not the answer. He also adds that
industrialized farming has allowed the industry to
be a lot more productive in the creation of food
products.
Click here for a link to the complete
article and conversation between Murphy and Jay
Richards. |
Critical
Year and Time for Producers to Pregnancy Check
Cows
Successful
cattle producers have long recognized that fall is
the time to pregnancy check cows before they get
into the high maintenance costs of winter.
According to Dr. Dave Sparks, Oklahoma State
University Area Extension Veterinarian, it just
doesn't make sense to put hundreds of dollars
worth of feed, pasture, interest, health care, and
labor into a cow that is not going to bring home a
paycheck next year.
This
is even more critical this year, with short
pastures, scarce and expensive hay, and high feed
prices. If that cow isn't going to produce why not
replace her with one that will have a calf in the
spring or save her part of your winter costs? Not
only is now a good time to cull open cows before
you spend the winter expenses, but they are
probably in the best body condition and weight
they will be in until mid summer.
I
am a big subscriber to the theory that every cow
brings in a check every year, either by selling
her calf or selling herself. Far
too many small to midsized cattle producers are
saving pennies by not pregnancy testing while
wasting dollars by not knowing which cows are
open. Today, every beef producer
has a choice of how to pregnancy check their
cows.
Click here for more from Dr. Sparks
on preg checking cows this
year. |
Breeders
Explain How Genomic-Enhanced EPDs Will Help
Fast-Forward Progress
When
it comes to the impact of DNA technology on the
genetic evaluation process, Angus breeders say
what used to take a number of years, and up to 20
progeny records to understand, is now available in
a simple test. And, each says genomic-enhanced
expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) will help
them deliver on promises to their customers.
"All my life, and certainly my dad's life,
we've worked hard to gather all of the data we
could on our cattle - everything from birth weight
all through carcass data," says Mark Gardiner,
Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kan. "Now, genomics
are the next phase in genetic evaluation. In the
past, we'd gather all of this information to find
those prospects that we need to validate, but it
was very, very slow. Genomic information takes a
lot of that guesswork out, and will help expedite
the speed and accuracy in which we do things."
Understanding genetic potential in younger
animals is the reason Jarold Callahan, Express
Ranches, Yukon, Okla., is counting on DNA
technology to help further accelerate the Express
Ranches Angus breeding program.
"We can
identify the truly superior animals at an earlier
age and capitalize on those genetics to improve
the herd," he says.
Click here for more on
genomic-enhanced EPDs and more from Jarold
Callahan. |
Reasons
to Purchase a Real Oklahoma-Grown Christmas Tree
This Year
Oklahoma
Forestry Services, a division of Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
encourages purchasing a fresh Oklahoma-grown tree
for the holidays and provides the following list
of "Top 10 Reasons to go 'Real' this
Christmas!"
10: Wallet-friendly value. Real
Christmas trees are available in a variety of
species, shapes and sizes to fit any holiday
tradition or budget.
9: Support the
Oklahoma economy. Real Christmas trees are grown
by individual Christmas-tree growers and farmers,
often with many generations of families working on
the same land, and purchases supports Oklahoma
business.
8: Real Christmas trees are
recyclable. Trees can be used as mulch along park
trails, underwater habitats for fish and compost
for gardens.
"You just can't duplicate the
many positives of a real Christmas tree," says
George Geissler, Oklahoma State Forester. "Above
the wonderfully rich smell, real Christmas trees
are easy to care for and environmentally friendly,
which should give people peace of mind when
selecting one for the holiday."
Click here for reasons seven to one
as to why you should go 'real' this
Christmas. |
Oklahoma
Companies Contributing to Regional Food Bank of
Oklahoma
Thanksgiving
is a time for introspection. For many families, it
is a tradition to go around the table at
Thanksgiving dinner and share one thing that they
are especially thankful for this year. But what if
you don't have a fancy bird, a decorated table or
even family members nearby to celebrate the day?
Where do you go? Who do you turn to? The Regional
Food Bank of Oklahoma has been feeding hungry
Oklahomans since 1980.
Six-hundred
thousand Oklahomans will wake up today and wonder
where their next meal will come from. Oklahoma
ranks as the fifth hungriest state in the nation,
but thanks to donors, volunteers and advocates,
the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is "Fighting
Hunger...Feeding Hope."
Chef's Requested
Foods has been a proud sponsor and contributor to
the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma since the late
90's with sponsorship of the annual Chef's Feast
food and wine tasting event by providing all the
beef and pork products for the meals created by
the chefs. As part of its commitment to the cause,
in 2011 alone, the company has donated in excess
of 8,000 pounds or more than 1,100 meals of food
to this charitable
organization.
Click here for more on these
donations to RFBO by Oklahoma
companies. |
A
Call to Dump the EPA
One
conservative pundit is making a persuasive
argument that now is the time to rally opponents
of the Environmental Protection Agency and call
for it's total elimination.
Katie
Kieffer writes "EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
recently told University of Wisconsin-Madison
students that she is proud to work for a President
who will bypass Congress and create his own rules
via executive order: 'I'm proud to be part of an
EPA that has mobilized science and the law to
create modern and innovative protections for the
health of the American people. I'm also proud to
be working for a president who has said that "we can't wait" on these
issues."
She
makes her points mainly in the energy arena- but
agriculture obviously has a lot at stake in its
dealings with the agency that offers little common
sense in trying to regulate rural fugitive dust
(as well as another half dozen regulations that
overhang farmers and ranchers).
Click here to read Kieffer's opinion
piece as she says that this government agency
is one that needs to be put out to pasture
permanently. |
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