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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 newsfrom
Ron Hays on RON.
Let's Check the
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 $11.25 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$11.37 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
Tuesday, December
13, 2011
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Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured
Story:
Pork
and Beef Exports Set New Annual Value Records with
Two Months to Spare
October
was another excellent month for U.S. pork and beef
exports, according to statistics released by USDA
and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation
(USMEF). Pork exports set a new all-time monthly
value record at $573.9 million (up 41 percent from
last year), which pushed the cumulative value
through October to a new annual record of $4.93
billion - breaking the previous high of $4.88
billion in 2008 - with two months to spare.
Beef export value for October was $452
million, pushing the 2011 total to a new annual
record of $4.49 billion. This is 37 percent ahead
of the then-record pace established in the first
10 months of 2010.
"Establishing new
annual value records just 10 months into the year
is an extraordinary accomplishment, and one that
the U.S. pork and beef industries should be very
proud of," said USMEF President and CEO Philip
Seng. "Sustaining an aggressive export pace is
critical for maintaining and creating American
jobs and a positive balance of trade."
Despite
being down slightly in October, Mexico remains
this year's leading volume destination for U.S.
beef at 213,004. Mexico was the export value
leader in October at 85.3-million dollars, pushing
the 2011 total 25 percent higher than last year.
Canada held its position as the top value
market for U.S. beef in the first 10 months of
2011 at 861.9-million dollars, a new annual
record, up 46 percent over the 2010 pace. Japan is
the third-largest individual market in terms of
both volume and value. These totals exceed last
year's pace by 30 percent and 38 percent,
respectively.
And
Beef exports to South Korea maintained a very
strong pace, pushing the 2011 volume to 129,810
metric tons, up 43 percent from last year and
valued at nearly 575-million dollars.
Click here for more on the October
meat export numbers JUST RELEASED- courtesy of
USMEF.
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Canola
TV - Winter Canola Begins Approaching Dormant
Stage
In
this edition of Canola TV, we talked with Heath
Sanders of PCOM about the dormant stage that
winter canola will be approaching in the next few
weeks. Sanders also talked about how often canola
farmers should be checking their fields during
these winter months.
Sanders says that
while some canola fields are still green, a
majority of the fields are beginning the dormant
stage with the leaves turning brown or white.
However, Sanders adds that the winter canola plant
needs to go dormant during these months to make
seeds in the spring.
Also, Sanders says
that while there is generally not a lot of
activity going on in the winter months, growers
need to get in the habit of checking their fields.
For the month of December, Sanders suggests
growers check their canola fields once a week. For
January and February, Sanders says they need to
check once or twice a week because the plant will
begin to come out of dormancy during that
time.
Click here to watch this edition of
Canola TV with Heath
Sanders. |
Canola
Producers Make the Case for DeCoupled Farm Price
Supports in 2012
This
past week, Pond Creek, OK farmer Jeff Scott,
President of the Great Plains Canola Association
(GPCA), led a delegation of winter canola farmers
to Washington DC to meet with House Agriculture
Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (OK-R) and other
members of Congress and staff to discuss the
ongoing development of the 2012 farm bill.
The
Plains winter canola delegation made the trip to
DC to voice their concerns and opposition to a new
updated target price program under which
deficiency payments would be "recoupled" to
production on planted acres up to the total
aggregate crop base acres of a farm, effectively
reversing the planting flexibility that has been
in place since the 1996 farm bill.
"Based
on what we experienced back in the 1980s and 90s,
it's nearly impossible to set target prices in a
way that accurately reflect the value of crops
over time." Jeff Scott told those he visited with
on Capitol Hill. "And if prices were to decline to
near or below these support levels, they would
inevitably impact planting decisions."
After Scott returned from Washington-
we caught up with him at this past weekend's
Oklahoma Wheat Growers meeting- and you can hear
our conversation- and read more- about the message
delivered to Washington by these canola producers
by clicking here.
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UEP-HSUS
Agreement Opposed by Multiple Agricultural
Organizations
Just
about every national livestock and poultry
producer group- and two major egg producers -along
with the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), told the
House and Senate Agriculture Committees in letters
this week they oppose an agreement between the
United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society
of the U.S. (HSUS) to amend the Egg Products Act
to create a federal standard for egg laying hen
housing.
In fact, a total of eight groups
signed one letter in agreement that the agreement
between the UEP and the HSUS and the proposed
legislation are "unwarranted animal rights
mandates." These groups were the Egg Farmers of
America, National Cattlemen's Beef Association,
National Pork Producers Council, American Farm
Bureau Federation, American Sheep Industry
Association, National Farmers Union, National
Turkey Federation, and the National Milk Producers
Federation.
The ag groups said the
so-called "enriched cage system" called for by the
UEP-HSUS legislation will increase cost of
production, egg costs to consumers and do little
if anything to improve bird welfare. "Our
organizations continue to make considerable animal
care investments with an eye toward continued
animal welfare improvements; (however) this
proposal would stifle the industry for years to
come. We ask simply Congress reject any attempt to
legislate unwarranted animal rights mandates," the
groups said.
Click here to find a link to a copy
of the letter sent to the House and Senate Ag
Committees. |
NRCS
Announces Sign Up Period for Conservation
Stewardship Program
USDA's
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has
announced that the ranking period cut-off date for
the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is
January 13, 2012. Producers interested in CSP
should submit applications to their local NRCS
office by the deadline so that their applications
can be considered during the first ranking period
of 2012. "CSP is
one of our most popular conservation programs, and
we expect to receive many applications," NRCS
Chief Dave White said. "I encourage all farmers
and ranchers who are interested in applying to
contact their local NRCS office as soon as
possible so they can meet the
deadline." CSP
is offered in all 50 states and the Pacific and
Caribbean areas through continuous sign-ups. The
program provides many conservation benefits
including improvement of water and soil quality,
wildlife habitat enhancements, and adoption of
conservation activities that address the effects
of climate change. Eligible lands include
cropland, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial
private forest land and agricultural land under
the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
Click here for more information on
the CSP deadline.
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Oklahoma
Soybean Board Prepares for 2012 Through Research
and Education
The
Tulsa Farm Show was an opportunity for many
different agricultural organizations to gather
together and start to prepare for the 2012 year.
The Oklahoma Soybean Board was one of those groups
and we had the opportunity to talk with Mark White
of Coweta, Okla., a member on the Oklahoma Soybean
Board, about what they are doing to
prepare.
White says that the main goal of
their board meeting was to decide how to spend the
producers money through the Soybean Checkoff. One
of the ways they plan to do this is through the
education of soybean farmers and the education of
the general public. White says they focus on
educating youth through different school programs
and also through scholarships for older youth.
While 2011 was a rough year for soybeans
across the state because of drought and dry
weather, White says that in 2012, they hope to
have a change in weather and more stability in
their markets to help the soybean market. Also,
White says in 2012, they will continue to work on
different research projects like soybean plantings
and weed pressures to help soybean
farmers.
Click here to listen to our
conversation with Mark White of the Oklahoma
Soybean Board. |
Agricultural
Grant and Loan Applications Due Jan. 3
Vicki
Stamback has been growing cut flowers for local
florists for 18 years. Her Bear Creek Farms
operation has expanded from two greenhouses to six
greenhouses and five shade houses. She grows 150
different varieties of flowers that bloom at
different times of the year. Still, the Payne
County entrepreneur knew there was something
missing in her business plan. She needed a fresh
product to sell in the winter months.
A
$5,000 grant from the Oklahoma Dept. of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry helped her fill the
gap by planting 900 flowering shrubs last summer.
In two or three years, she will be able to harvest
stems that retail florists crave for seasonal
arrangements. Woody plant materials command higher
prices than Bear Creek's other crops and are
freshest when purchased locally.
The
Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification
Program (AEDP) funds awarded to Stamback helped
her purchase the plant material for her expansion
plan. She matched the grant funds with a new water
meter, backflow preventer, pipe and dripline
irrigation system. Best of all, she expects the
project to pay for itself quickly. It has already
created another full-time job with the possibility
of more help being needed in the future. The Farm
Diversification Grant made it possible for the
business to add a large number of trees and shrubs
and get water to those plants for the future
diversification of Bear Creek
Farms.
Click here for more on these grants
and a link to an
application. |
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