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Joe Victor with Allendale says that history suggests that while the USDA may be talking this lofty yield right now- and that talk may continue into September- the reality is that they have in recent years always dropped that final yield as the corn is put into the bin by three to five bushels per acre nationally- which would temper the size of this crop greatly. Other experts continue the talk that this crop is about two weeks behind normal development- and that could translate into trouble if we have even a normal frost date in parts of the corn belt.

The discussion about the soybean crop is much less certain- as that crop is behind normal development as well- and it's hard to say whether USDA dropping the yield per acre in that commodity was the right thing to do or not.

Finally, the cotton crop was dropped by USDA to 13.77 million bales- and the global crop was cut as well- which Sharon Johnson, one of the leading market gurus on cotton, says is even more important. The main reason for the crop drop in the US- Texas is likely to have a far smaller crop in 2008- dropping from 8.25 million bales in 2007 to 5.2 million bales this year. (Oklahoma is actually projected to grow production by three percent to 290,000 bales this year.)

Click here for more on the Joe Victor comments about yield trends in corn in the US.

Production of grain sorghum is forecast at 12.0 million bushels, down 6 percent from 2007. An average yield of 46 bushels per acre is expected from 260,000 harvested acres.
Peanut production is forecast at 53.2 million pounds, down 8 percent from last year and the lowest production since 1956. An average yield of 2800 pounds per acre is expected from 19,000 harvested acres.

Soybean production is forecast at 7.13 million bushels, up 70 percent from 2007. An average yield of 25 bushels per acre is expected from 285,000 harvested acres.
Production of all hay is forecast at 6.21 million tons, the second highest on record although it is down 12 percent from last year. Alfalfa production, at 1.17 million tons, is down 19 percent from 2007. Production of all other hay is forecast at 5.04 million tons, also the second highest on record, but down 10 percent from last year's record.
Peach production is forecast at 1,800 tons, up 80 percent from last year.

Click here for the full set of Oklahoma Crop Production Numbers from the August 12 Report.

Seed Treatment can be useful in dealing with both foliar disease, fungal disease and insects, according to the report released by OSU. While they offer comparisons of several products that can be used for seed treatment- only one product offers "activity" in all of these areas- a product that we have been advertising on the Radio Oklahoma Network in recent weeks- Gaucho XT from Bayer Crop Science.

This report says of Gaucho XT "Often a combination of chemicals is present in seed treatments, which can include a combination of fungicides for a broader spectrum of activity, or a combination of fungicides with an insecticide so activity against diseases and insects is achieved. One such seed treatment is Gaucho XT, which is composed of an insecticide and fungicides so control of aphids (and hence BYDV), Hessian fly, wireworms, smuts and bunts, and seedling root rots is available in one treatment."

We have the full report as a webstory on WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com- click to check it out.

"We're looking for producers are interested in either diversifying their current operations or entering some form of value-added or marketing venture," said Rick Maloney, Marketing Director for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. "Our hope is that we get some good applications from growers or producer groups interested in pursuing forms of value-added enterprises or marketing cooperatives." Among other things, OAED loans and grants have been used to create a variety of diversified enterprises such as agritourism venues, marketing cooperatives and food processing businesses. Maloney said board members who review and approve proposals for the funds hope to see some creative applications for the program.

"The OAED board of directors is especially interested in the most creative types of proposals," he said. "This program is unique in that by its very design it can help get some unconventional marketing projects-perhaps the kind that regular financial institutions would be afraid to invest-get their start."
We have the link below for the application for this program- the time invested could turn your idea into cash. (or cash flow)

Click here for more information on the Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification program.

After the Wheat Quality Summit today, the Commission will hold their regular monthly board meeting tomorrow morning- once again on campus at 106 Ag Hall.

One really interesting project that the Wheat Commission may be participating in later this fall is what is being called an "urban wheat field" in early October in Central Park in New York City. We'll be telling you more about that in the days to come.

The simple question is, will it pay- can you afford to add one more cow into that pasture and get it to carry her economically.

The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- and is a regular audio feature found on our website as well. Click below for today's update featuring comments with Bob Woods.

Click here for our Beef Buzz for a Wednesday.

We look forward to spending some time with the class this afternoon and evening- and will be challenging the class to excellence as we greet them on behalf of the OSU Ag Leadership Program Advisory Board.

We have a link to the OALP website below- that will tell you more about the program and the previous classes- as well as Class 14.

Click here for the OALP website.

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.

Click here to check out WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

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- One Pager From Country Hedging- looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges 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.