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Markets!
Today's
First Look:
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.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported
by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture.
Canola
Prices:
Current
cash price for Canola is $11.47 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$11.68 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
Friday, December
9, 2011
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Howdy
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
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Featured
Story:
Farm
Dust Regulation Prevention Bill Passes House with
Bipartisan Support
A
bill sponsored by Freshman Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
to prohibit any further regulation of rural dust
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support. The
bipartisan bill, H.R. 1633, was approved by a vote
of 268 to 150.
"This is a huge win for
farmers and ranchers in South Dakota and across
the country," said Noem. "The regulation of farm
dust is not a partisan issue. It is a rural issue.
And it's a real issue. My bill received support
from Democrats here in the House, and the
companion bill in the Senate also has Democratic
support. Additionally, over 190 agriculture
organizations have written in supporting the bill,
including the Cattlemen, Stockgrowers, Wheat
Growers, Farm Bureau and many others."
"Regulatory uncertainty harms small
businesses across America, including those in
agriculture. This bill helps stop that uncertainty
in one important area - the regulation of dust. As
an experienced farmer and rancher myself, I know
firsthand the struggles and uncertainty associated
with production agriculture. This
bill is a strong step in the right direction to
reduce regulatory uncertainty," Noem
continued.
Click here for more from Rep. Noem on
this bill and to watch a video of her
statement on the House Floor.
National
Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President Bill
Donald calls the vote on H.R. 1633 a win for
regulatory certainty for cattlemen and
women.
"Unfortunately, taking EPA's word
that farm dust will not be further regulated
provides absolutely no relief to those cattle
producers already faced with dust regulations. We
saw legislation as the only option to give all
ranchers across the country any sort of peace of
mind," said Donald, who is a rancher from
Melville, Mont. "Cattlemen and women worried about
being fined for moving cattle, tilling a field or
even driving down a dirt road should rest assured
knowing that will not be allowed to happen on our
watch. The bill provides much-needed certainty for
cattlemen."
Click here for more from NCBA and
their reaction to the vote by the House of
Representatives. |
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USDA
Publishes Final Rule from 2008 Farm Bill Under
GIPSA Proposal
Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA has published
the Final Rule implementing the 2008 Farm Bill
provisions to better protect livestock producers
and poultry growers under the Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
The provisions being finalized
by the Department were required by the 2008 Farm
Bill and have been modified from the June 22, 2010
proposed rule. These sections include criteria the
Secretary may consider when determining whether a
live poultry dealer has provided reasonable notice
to poultry growers of any suspension of the
delivery of birds, when determining whether a
requirement of additional capital investments over
the life of a poultry growing arrangement or swine
production contract constitutes a violation of the
Packers and Stockyards Act and when determining if
a packer, swine contractor, or live poultry dealer
has provided a reasonable period of time for a
grower to remedy a breach of contract that could
lead to termination of a production
contract.
Click here for more from USDA Ag
Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Final Rule for
GIPSA.
One
group that sees the glass half empty when it comes
to the limited changes offered by this rule change
is the National Farmers Union. Their President
Roger Johnson issued the following statement after
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
announced that the USDA has published the
Final Rule that has come out of the GIPSA
proposals that have been kicked around since last
June:
"While the Final Rule is a good first
step, it is certainly not a last step. We are
disappointed that Congress passed a Fiscal Year
2012 appropriations bill that prevents additional
portions of the rule from advancing. In
particular, it is critical that the competitive
injury portion of the rule be implemented.
Currently, a producer must prove that a packer's
anti-competitive practices damaged the entire
marketplace. Clarification of competitive injury
is needed so that the producer would only have to
prove that his or her operation was hurt by such
actions, a much more reasonable standard. In
choosing to prevent the competitive injury portion
of the rule from moving forward, Congress has
clearly chosen to put the interests of large
packers ahead of family farmers and
ranchers."
Click here for more from NFU
President Roger Johnson and their statement on the
Final Rule. |
Prepare
for Spring Calving Season Now Before It Begins
Although
the spring calving season is still a couple of
months away, now is a good time to make the
necessary preparations that will come in handy
when the first heifer needs help in the middle of
the night. According to Dr. Glenn Selk, Oklahoma
State University Emeritus Extension Animal
Scientist and Dr. Dave Sparks, DVM, Area Food
Animal Quality and Health Specialist, here are
some tasks that should be easier to do now when
the there is ample time to get the job
done.
-Equipment:
Before calving season starts do a "walk-through"
of pens, chutes, and calving stalls. Make sure
that all are clean, dry, strong, safe, and
functioning correctly. This is a lot easier to do
on a sunny afternoon than on a cold dark night
when you need them.
- Protocol: Before
calving season starts develop a plan of what to
do, when to do it, who to call for help (along
with phone numbers), and how to know when you need
help. Make sure all family members or helpers are
familiar with the plan. It may help to write it
out and post copies in convenient places. Talk to
the local livestock veterinarian about the
protocol and incorporate his/her suggestions. Your
veterinarian will be a lot more helpful when you
have an emergency during the kids' school program
if you have talked a few times during regular
hours.
Click here for more tips and helpful
information from Dr. Selk and Dr. Sparks on
preparing for spring
calving. |
Miss
Rodeo Oklahoma Teen 2011 and Livestock Equipment
Demonstrations at the Tulsa Farm
Show
One
of the prettiest sights to be seen at the 2011
Tulsa Farm Show is located near the horse training
arena in the northwest corner of the Quik Trip
Center on the Tulsa State Fairgrounds. That sight
is Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Teen 2011, Bayleigh
Warren of Claremore.
Bayleigh is a
junior at Adair High School in northeast Oklahoma-
and was selected in July 2010 to her title as Miss
Rodeo Oklahoma Teen for this year. She is at the
2011 Tulsa Farm Show, promoting the sales of
raffle tickets that will give a lucky winner their
choice of a horse shed materials package or the
round pen being used by Craig Cameron during his
twice a day horse training sessions. Each raffle
ticket is $5, and the winning ticket will be
selected on Saturday afternoon at the Farm Show at
3 PM- you don't have to be present to
win.
Proceeds of the raffle will be used to
support the scholarships awarded to FFA students
involved in the annual Livestock Skills Contest
that is held each December as a part of the Tulsa
Farm Show.
Click here to listen to our
conversation with Bayleigh, Miss Rodeo Oklahoma
Teen for 2011.
Another
event at the Tulsa Farm Show is the Livestock
Equipment Demonstrations, which showcases
different livestock equipment and allows potential
buyers to see the equipment in action before
making a purchase.
Tim
Fuller, Rodeo Announcer and Emcee for the
Tulsa Farm Show, says the equipment demonstrations
really shows producers how the equipment works,
how they can vaccinate their cattle with the
equipment and shows easy access to the neck of the
cattle. Overall, Fuller says it really just gives
the producer the opportunity to see which squeeze
shoot is going to work best for them.
Click here to listen to our
conversation with Tim Fuller on the livestock
equipment
demonstrations. |
U.S.
Wheat Has Tough Competition in Exports - and we
have your SUNUP preview
Dr.
Kim Anderson, Grain Marketing Specialist, takes a
look at the export market for wheat and corn and
how it will affect the U.S. wheat market. When it
comes to the export market for wheat, Anderson
says the competition for the U.S. is actually
pretty stiff this year.
With countries
like Russia and Ukraine having relatively good
crops this year, Anderson says these countries and
others in the former Soviet Union are taking their
wheat to the Northern Africa and Eastern Asia
markets. Also, Australia currently has a record
wheat crop coming in this year despite recent
rainfalls.
The Australian market is
seeking out the export markets of China and Japan.
Anderson adds that because of these rains,
Australia is likely to see an increase in the
amount of feed wheat in their crop, which in turn
will reduce the export demand for
corn.
Click here to listen to Lyndall Stout
and Dr. Anderson's conversation and for your SUNUP
preview. |
House
Ag Committee Questions Former MF Global Executive
Jon Corzine in First of Three Hearings
Former
MF Global chief executive Jon Corzine told Members
of the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday he
does not know where missing customer money from
his company is, and he does not have more
information about how much is missing than what
anyone can read in the press.
In his first
Congressional testimony on the matter, Corzine
said he, too, has questions about what happened at
the company and without records and documents he
no longer has access to, he can't provide much
help to investigators.
Corzine appeared at
the hearing under a subpoena, the first of three
issued so far by Congressional committees.
In his opening statement, he accepted
responsibility for trades involving European
sovereign debt, saying he "strongly advocated" the
strategy. He also said, however, that MF Global's
board members were "independent and sophisticated"
and while he ultimately had overall responsibility
for the firm, he didn't have day-to-day oversight
and is not an expert on all relevant
regulations.
Click here for more on the series of
hearings with MF Global Exec Jon
Corzine. |
Livestock
Ahead for this Weekend- Wheat and
Cows
The
Oklahoma Wheat Commission has
their regular monthly meeting set for later this
morning in Oklahoma City- start time is 9 AM at
their offices on Classen in Oklahoma City. Click here for the final agenda
for that meeting.
Attending
his first meeting as a Commissioner is
David Gammill. Gammill, a
wheat producer from Chattanooga, will fill the
partial term left vacant by the death of Jeff
Krehbiel. Gammill will represent District IV,
which consists of Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer,
Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties. Click here to read more details of
his appointment in recent days by Governor
Mary Fallin.
The wheat theme continues on
Saturday, as the Oklahoma Wheat Growers
Association will take place at the
Express Event Center in northwest Oklahoma City.
They start at 10 AM Saturday morning with a
welcome from Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim
Reese. Featured speaker at noon time is Tom Sell,
who is a long time associate of former Congressman
Larry Combest, who served as Chairman of the House
Ag Committee during the writing of the 2008 farm
law. As you might expect- he'll offer some
commentary on where he sees the direction of farm
policy in early 2012 now that we are back to
writing the next farm bill in "regular
order." Click here for the final agenda for
the OWGA meeting set for tomorrow.
We also promised you COWS-
and the folks at the McAlester Union
Stockyards have got them- 900 cows and
about 40 bulls are expected to be up for sale
during their final special Stock Cow sale of
2011. Sale time in McAlester tomorrow is 12
noon- and you can click here for the complete
consignment list of this Special Stock Cow
sale at the McAlester Union Stockyards.
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Get
a Taste of Authentic Italian Cuisine at GiaComo's
in McAlester
GiaComo's
Italian Cuisine in McAlester, Okla., continues the
Legendary Restaurants of Oklahoma this week. A
family owned restaurant since 1959, GiaComo's
Italian Cuisine is still using the recipes that
have been used since the beginning and handed down
from generation to generation. While GiaComo's
serves up some of the best and most authentic
Italian dishes around, they are also well known
for their steaks. GiaComo's steaks are hand-cut,
cooked to order and never frozen, which Brewer
says makes for the most delicious steak. But if
you are interested in something a little more
traditional Italian, GiaComo's Italian Cuisine has
plenty to choose from. With dishes like Veal
Parmigiana, Chicken Florentine, and Seafood
Scampi, customers at GiaComo's will be able to
find any meal to satisfy their appetite.
Click here to purchase your two
$25 vouchers to GiaComo's Italian Cuisine for
only $25!
Our
very own Karolyn Bolay talked with Dora Lea
Brewer, owner of GiaComo's Italian Cuisine about
their history and authentic menu.
Click here to listen to their
conversation and for more on
GiaComo's. |
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