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Saturday was their last day where they had agricultural related tours planned. Clinton Griffiths of SUNUP has traveled with the group and offered these comments from their two stops made Saturday. "We went to the John Deere training facility and a 5000 acre cattle ranch in the mountains outside of Madrid. They raise Limi/Saler cross cattle and have a feedlot operation. Due to poor demand, the facility is fattening only a fraction of its potential and the cattle herd is moving to more of a production based operation rather than a feeding operation."

We have the latest pictures sent from these two stops that are now a part of the OALP Class 14 collection at our Flickr site. Click on the link below to jump to our story on our website, with that direct link on to Flickr to see those photos of John Deere green and more.

The story we are jumping you to also has the link to the OALP website, where you can get the application for Class 15 for the program. Applications are due by early May.

Click here for the homebound story of OALP Class 14- complete with a link to pictures.

"There are sound business reasons for American wheat producers to want to see Australian wheat producers do well," Tracy said. "If the market isn't working to bring you the full value of your wheat, it gets sold too cheaply and serves to bring our prices down as well. When the market works effectively to get our products to their best possible uses, both our countries' producers will see better returns."

We have more on this story of Alan Tracy spending time Down Under with the Australian wheat industry- you can click on the link below to read more. We also expect to have the chance to sit down and do an extensive interview with Tracy about this trip and other wheat industry issues during this week's Commodity Classic that we will be covering for you on an exclusive basis- no other farm broadcast reporter from Oklahoma will be in Anaheim watching the proceedings for you- just Ron on RON.

Click here for more on Alan Tracy talking wheat with the Aussies Down Under.

"Since this is an election year, we don't expect to see a lot done on farm policy, although House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is talking about starting hearings on the next farm bill in the coming months. We plan to have some additional input at that time," Keiffer said. Other important concerns were effective crop insurance coverage, continued funding and support for Oklahoma State University's Wheat Pasture Research Unit at Marshall, concern regarding EPA's greenhouse gas endangerment finding and attempts to impose increasingly costly and intrusive environmental regulations, the need for effective wildlife management, expansion of trade through approval of pending trade agreements and a recognition of the importance of science-based food safety and livestock industry standards.

Click on the link below for more on this story- and we have a PDF file there that you can download with their full report compiled by Candace Krebs with several pictures from their time in DC.

Click here for more on the OGSP trip to Washington of this past week.

We also understand from Shari Holloway that Matt is "is conscious, talking and joking." He does remain in ICU at this time.

Gard, who farms in Major County, is the Area 1 Director for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and serves currently as the Chairman of the Commission.

"He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a double major in Agriculture Economics and Animal Science. While at OSU he worked for the wheat-stocker unit under the direction of Dr. Gerald Horn.

"Jeff was an active member of Cowboys for Christ and Alpha Zeta. He also served as a student director for Farm Credit. Jeff has spent almost two years working for Deseret Ranches in Florida where he has served as a foreman for a 2700 cow-calf unit. The Oklahoma Beef Council is excited to have a young man with Jeff's experience on board. "

The three legs that Dr. Stewart refers to include protect the eyes, manage the flies and manage the environment. Stewart says the first leg of control is protecting the eyes by vaccination of your animals.
The second key to preventing pinkeye is fly control, Stewart says, because pinkeye can spread rapidly from flies that transport bacteria from the eyes of one animal to another. Face flies can travel significant distances between herds and can expose animals to different strains of Moraxella bovis.

Finally, Dr. Stewart says the third key to helping keep pinkeye a non player in your cattle herd is managing the environment your cattle live in. Management practices such as pasture mowing, dust control and man-made or natural shades are important to minimize eye irritants, such as pollen, seed heads, dust and ultraviolet light.

Dr. Stewart has more on all three of these keys to pinkeye control- click here to read the rest of his ideas that are on our website in the Agri-Innovations Section.

Ronnie and Tyler Glover will be offering sixty six 18 month to two year old Angus bulls- with EPDs that showcase moderate birth weights, excellent growth and superior carcass value. These bulls are the offspring of some of the Angus breed's most popular sires.

Also selling this Wednesday will be 80 spring calving two year old commercial pairs. Call Glover Cattle Company at 580-595-1494 for more information. You can also click on the link below for our Auction Listing at www.OklahomaFarmReport.Com, which includes the link for the sale catalog for Glover from National Cattle Services.

Click here for more on this Purebred Angus Bull Sale at Glover Angus happening this Wednesday, March 3.

We also invite you to check out our website at the link below to check out an archive of these daily emails, audio reports and top farm news story links from around the globe.

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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.