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"Cap-and-Trade is just one more example of how out of touch Speaker Pelosi and President Obama are with the American people," stated Lucas. "More than 120 agriculture and food groups wrote Members of Congress asking them to vote against this bill, and the Democrat Majority in the House of Representatives completely ignored them. Well, it's time their voices are heard. "

The Top Republican on the House Ag Committee would prefer to have incentives for less energy be used in agriculture. He calls the Climate Change Legislation okayed by the House a "12 ton baseball bat" and believes that we need "tons of carrots instead."

Click on the link below to read more on this story- and hear our conversation with Congressman Lucas after the general News Conference.

Click here for more on the Lucas News Conference on Cap and Trade in Enid

Hofstrand adds up the potential negative impacts that the House-passed Clean Energy and Security Act could have on U.S. farmers and ranchers due to higher energy prices. He finds - the overall impact on net farm income is expected to be relatively small . . . down about 1 percent in the next decade, decreasing by about 7 percent by mid-century. Hofstrand says - even the 7 percent drop may be an overestimate since farmers have a long track record of improving productivity.

On the plus side, Hofstrand sees farmers and ranchers earning substantial income from selling carbon offsets. He says no-till farming already gives farmers a way to store large amounts of carbon in the soil. As new technologies are developed, he sees far greater income opportunities from increasing soil carbon sequestration with charcoal, capturing ethanol plant emissions, developing new feedstocks for nitrogen fertilizer, and transforming livestock manure emissions from a greenhouse gas problem to a major energy source.

Click here for the Blog article written by Don Hofstraqnd and his case for a Climate Change measure.

The Second Place Team was the entry from Kottke and Lynn Ranches, Lenapah, while the Third Place Team for 2009 is the Pitchfork and Barrett Ranches of Ryan, Oklahoma.

Click on the link below for the full listing of the class winners and more from the 2009 OCA Range Roundup, held this past weekend at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.

Click here for our webstory on the OCA Range Roundup Winners for 2009

Dr. DeHaven says the problem with Congresswoman's Louise Slaughter's bill is that it is based on little or no sound science. DeHaven would prefer to get a credible review of the issue in place- then consider regulations from that base of knowledge.

We feature comments from Dr. DeHaven on our Monday Beef Buzz, courtesy of colleague Stewart Doan with Agri-Pulse, who has a complete conversation with Dr. DeHaven on the Agri-Pulse website. We have our Monday Beef Buzz with Dr. DeHaven linked below- and there on our site is a link to the Open Mic interview that Stewart conducted with the current top hired hand of the American Vet Medical Association.

Click here for our Monday Beef Buzz with Ron DeHaven of the American Vet Medical Association

Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis calls - DrivingEthanol.org - a one-stop shop to learn more about the remarkable benefits of high-tech, homegrown ethanol. Buis says, - ethanol is affordable and available now to grow our economy, green our environment and enhance our national security. Buis invites consumers and retailers to visit DrivingEthanol.org to learn more about the promise of ethanol.

The web site also contains helpful retail information such as E85 and blender pump locations, uses of ethanol and a listing of the Flex-Fuel Vehicle models on the market today. The site also provides valuable resources for prospective ethanol retailers including information on tax incentives, pump installation and conversion, as well as ethanol purchase.

Click here to jump to this new website- GrowingEthanol.Org

"Virtually every federal farm program and policy is based on ARMS data," said Wilbert Hundl, Jr., Director of the NASS Oklahoma Field Office. "The survey's information reveals important links between what farmers produce, how they produce it, and the financial state of their operation." Changes in fertilizer use and pesticide applications, coupled with the adverse effects of rising fuel and diesel prices have impacted the dynamics of current wheat production practices. Thus, it is vitally important that Oklahoma wheat growers participate in this survey so the most recent and accurate data on the State's winter wheat is available.

Beginning in September, NASS representatives will conduct personal interviews with nearly 5,000 wheat growers Nationwide. Producers will be asked to provide information on their fertilizer, nutrient and pesticide applications, as well as their pest management and irrigation practices. Since this type of data has not been collected in several years, the responses ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) and other regulators have real-world data available when decisions are being made about the future and availability of these products. In early 2010, NASS will follow up with some of the participants to obtain additional economic data.

One Tweet that we ran across as we examined some of the comments from the weekend came from the IndianaWineBabe- who writes "We can't feed the entire world on a garden. I love local foods, but know there has to be bigger family farms 2 feed millions of people." It sounds like she even gets paid to Tweet- "Farmwife, mom of 5 and 3yo girls, and promoter of Indiana wine! I really get paid to promote Indiana's wine industry! It's a great life!"

And from various Twitter folks- we get word that Mike Adams and the folks at Agri-Talk will get a chance to take on Bryan Walsh of Time Magazine on Monday morning at 10:06 AM central time. Walsh is the author of the slanted anti modern agriculture lead front page article in the current Time Magazine (dated August 31) You can listen to Agri Talk by clicking here for their 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.

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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.