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At the group's convention in Seattle, President Stallman took on those groups who are promoting climate change without regard to its impact on production agriculture- and he talked about what he told Farm Bureau members during his annual speech to the membership on Sunday morning later in the day during a News Conference with the media gathered in Seattle for the annual meeting. His reaction to those who want Farm Bureau to support the House passed Climate Change bill- a strong one that called allegations a lot of "happy talk" about saving the world, without considering how pulling millions of acres of US Cropland out of production would hinder efforts to feed a growing global population.

Two scientists from Oklahoma schools were included in the list of those who claim the Farm Bureau is wrong in their position on global warming. Those professors are Dr. Michael Palmer, Regents Professor in Botany at OSU in Stillwater, and Dr. Rebecca Sherry, Research Assistant Professor in Botany and Microbiology at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Stallman says those who are taking swings at the Farm Bureau over their Climate Change position need to understand the math of enough food for the world to eat. He says of those who would like to see a huge rollback in US cropland to suit their Climate Change agenda that they need to deal with the hunger they will be advocating. "The world will continue to depend on food from the United States. To throttle back our ability to produce food - at a time when the United Nations projects billions of more mouths to feed - is a moral failure."

Click here for more on the comments from Bob Stallman- including audio from his news conference in Seattle pertaining to global warming.

The reports include a great deal of information on Climategate as well as stories of scientists who have misgivings about the accuracy of the evidence that supporters of climate change legislation point to as fact.

The most recent video points out that a large number of Meteorologists are Skeptical on Global Warming- we have the link to the list of reports from their website that you can check out for yourself- they are most interesting and provide some balance to the debate that continues to rage in this country and around the world on this subject.

Click here to jump to the Accuweather website that has multiple videos linked there on the issue of Climate Change.

The awards spotlight innovative programs by county Farm Bureaus in five categories: Education & Agriculture Promotion; Leadership Development; Membership Services; Policy Implementation; and Public Relations & Information. "County Farm Bureaus from across the country compete for the best new program ideas and these winning entries are true trailblazers. They offer great ideas that other Farm Bureau leaders can take home with them," said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

The Tulsa County Farm Bureau Women's Committee adopted Kendall-Whititer elementary school in inner-city Tulsa. Support included start-up and sustaining funds for the building of a greenhouse, community garden and Ag in the Classroom curriculum. The Ag Education efforts were spotlighted nationally in Seattle on Sunday.

As a policy and membership specialist at Kansas Wheat since 2001, Peterson has been intimately involved in key issues on the national and state levels for nearly a decade. Her experience includes participation in the last two farm bill debates; the push to increase research funding and give wheat producers access to biotechnology; and the industry's look at new uses and expanded markets for wheat and wheat byproducts, including cellulosic ethanol. During her time at Kansas Wheat, Peterson also spent significant time managing federal and state grants for producer risk management education and participating in the budgeting process for a recent $4 million award from the Kansas Bioscience Authority.

Click on the link below and you can read more about Dana and her excitement as she comes into this position, recently vacated by Darren Coppock, who accepted the position of CEO of the Ag Retailers Association back in the fall.

Click here for more on Dana Peterson being named CEO of NAWG

Perhaps even more importantly for the wheat industry is the idea of providing a trait that consumers will embrace- and it appears that scientists in the Pacific Northwest of the US are working that direction as they attempt to develop a wheat that could address Celiac disease- more commonly known as wheat gluten intolerance.

Dr. Diter von Wettstein, R.A. Nilan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University, received grants totaling nearly $2 million from the National Institutes of Health and Washington's Life Sciences Discovery Fund in 2008 and 2009. Wettstein was awarded the grants to advance his research to develop wheat varieties safe to eat by people with celiac disease.

We have an article on these developments- and what the scientists are trying to find in this effort. Dr. von Wettstein's research focuses on removing the gliadins and gliadin-type prolamins from the gluten protein in wheat. It is the gliadins that specifically cannot be digested by individuals with celiac disease. Click on the link below and we will jump you to this update on this research, which could open the floodgate of acceptance for GM wheat, if realized. Agronomic traits could be added in that would help the wheat producer, but the consumer reluctance for GM wheat can be vaporized if a trait like this becomes reality.

Click here for more on attacking Celiac Disease with GM Wheat.

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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.