2010 OSU Winter Crop School, December 14 & 15, 2010
Click on the link below and get registered for the 2010 OSU Winter Crop School being held December 14th & 15th, 2010 at Oklahoma State University, Wes Watkins Center! Make sure to register by December 8th to avoid the $20 late registration fee!!! You will not want to miss out on these classes.
http://www.wheat.okstate.edu/Winter%20Crop%20School%20-%20Flyer%20-10-11-10.pdf
Canadian County Winter Grassy Weeds in Wheat, Herbicide Plot Tour & Meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 7th 9:30 a.m.
Winter Grassy Weeds in Wheat Plot Tour and Meeting
Last year dockage for weed seed contamination hit many wheat producers right where it hurts worst, in their pocket book! Some amazing dockage took place last harvest and by all indications the dockage schedule for elevators will be even more severe for the 2011 wheat harvest.
Because this issue is costing wheat growers an extensive amount of profits, OSU Extension has placed this hot topic at the top of our list to address. Currently, Canadian County Extension has a set of herbicide plots out on Bornemann Farms near the South Canadian River.
These demonstration plots will be the focus of a Plot Tour and Meeting beginning at 9:30 AM on
Tuesday, December 7th. This event will begin at the herbicide plots located two miles south of Hwy. 152 on Banner Rd., then ½ mile to the west on SW 104th Street.
The plot tour will include Dr. Joe Armstrong, OSU Extension Weed Specialist and a host of chemical company representatives discussing exactly what we are seeing in each treatment throughout the
demonstration. See the flyer on page 3 to view the exact herbicide treatments we have out for winter grassy weed control.
After the plot tour we will head to Ray Bornemann’s shop for other speakers to present topics of interest. One of the most interesting presentations I have heard this past year was
Dr. Kim Anderson, OSU Extension Grain Marketing Specialist, talking about wheat harvest timing around the world and how it impacts price. Do not miss this presentation because it will be the subject of every coffee shop discussion the following day.
Others speaking include Dr. Jeff Edwards, OSU Extension Small Grains Specialist, discussing wheat dockage which has given Oklahoma wheat a ‘dirty’ reputation. This presentation will be brought down to the local level by Mr. David Thompson, Manager of Plains Partners at Hinton, OK outlining exactly how elevator dockage punishes producers and the toll it extracts from profitability.
Mr. Thompson has put together data from his elevator and run some analyses that are truly eye-opening. He and Dr. Anderson will have everyone’s attention because this dockage situation is a money discounting machine grinding up any producer not serious about taking care of winter grassy wheat
problems in their fields.
The Avery Eeds Steak Sandwich lunch is being sponsored by Rob Borchardt, Agri-Pro and Greg Gungoll, Syngenta Crop Protection. Please RSVP at 262-0155 by Friday, December 3rd so we can have an accurate meal count for lunch.
Canadian County Winter Grassy Weeds in Wheat
(Herbicide Plot Tour and Meeting)
Tuesday, December 7th 9:30 AM
Free Steak Sandwich Lunch
9:30 Dr. Joe Armstrong—-Tour Herbicide Plots with remarks from company representatives
Directions to the plots—-Two miles south of Hwy 152 on Banner Rd., then ½ mile to the west on SW 104th St.
10:15 Move to Ray Bornemann’s shop for meeting and lunch
10:40 Dr. Kim Anderson—-When, Where & Price Impact of World Wheat Harvest
11:20 Dr. Jeff Edwards—-Wheat Dockage and Oklahoma’s Image Problem
11:40 David Thompson—-How Elevator Dockage Hits You In The Wallet
12:00 Rob Borchardt, Agri-Pro and Greg Gungoll, Syngenta comments
12:20 Dan Wedman and Brad Tipton—the Canadian County Jail Situation
12:30 Serve Lunch (Avery) and adjourn
Please RSVP by Friday, December 3rd at 405-262-0155
Events for wheat producers
We have had a couple of events come across our death and wanted to pass them along to you guys. If you are a wheat producers or simply an enthusiast, take a look at these two events. And, if you know of any other ones please let us know. Shoot an e-mail to okwheat@wheat.state.ok.us
First off we have something targeting both wheat and cattle producers and it is a cooperative effort between Oklahoma and Texas. The Cattle Trails Stocker Conference will be held in Wichita Falls on July 24. Your cost will be a mere $20 which you will gain back in knowledge. You can register by calling Karen Thompson at 940.552.9941 X217. See the flyer for more information.
Then in November, OSU and the crew at FAPC, will host a two-day conference called “After the Harvest.” Join us in Stillwater to discuss topics from milling and baking of Oklahoma’s wheat supply to how to improve wheat quality and an overview of wheat breeding. After the second day you will have a full understanding of wheat from field to family! Get more information and sign up online.
Junior Wheat Show Information
The Wheat Commission and OSU are on the hunt for Junior Wheat Show participants again this year. Anyone in the state that is a 4-H or FFA member may enter for the chance to win scholarship money!
The deadlines are as follows: If one is mailing their samples, they must be to Stillwater no later than July 16. Hand delivered entries need to be there by 8 a.m. on July 21st, as judging will start at 8:30 a.m.
Here are two helpful links to get to the rules and the registration form.
RULES….. And this might be helpful- WHO MAY TAKE PART— Any regularly enrolled 4-H or FFA member. See current 4-H Publication 5 – Oklahoma State 4-H Club Program Policies 2010.
REGISTRATION….. You do have to do an acreage and yield section and a financial statement, so be prepared ahead of time to make it more simply on yourself.
GOOD LUCK KIDS!!!!
ATTN: College age students….
Our office has information on a two-month summer internship and a scholarship from Syngenta and the Southwest Farm Press.
First stop- Summer Internship……
* The US Wheat Associates in D.C. announced they are accepting applications for a communications intern. They have done this in the past, but they found themselves tightening the purse strings for a few years. But, good news for communications students… IT IS BACK! This opportunity is open to college juniors and seniors (as of the fall 2010 semester). The candidate will get a variety of experiences focusing on marketing, communications and public affairs.
DUE DATE- April 21. E-MAIL- kc.kinder@wheat.state.ok.us for the info.
* Scholarship- Syngenta and the Southwest Farm Press have opened this award up to 14 states this year. States included are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia (south of I-64) in region one. Region two is Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (south of I-70), New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
This is an essay contest pertaining to the importance of water management measures for the future.
MORE INFO- Visit www.futureofsouthernag.com for complete details.
Ag is our future and you are in the driver’s seat. Fire up your computers and apply for both of these if you are able to!
Celebrate National School Breakfast Month
Don’t just send your kids off to school, send them off with a tank full of juice to fuel their brains. Give them the chance to get ahead by serving them breakfast! I run behind as much as the next person, but I always grab something healthy for breakfast. I might not set down, read the paper and drink my juice before I stroll to work, but I do have something at my desk as I dive into each work day. But, I am an adult, I am in charge of myself and I formed these habits because of my mom and dad making me eat with them each morning, while waiting on the school bus.
This week, March 8- 12, is National School Breakfast Month. There is much research out there to suggest that kiddos learn better and keep it with them if their brain has fuel from breakfast. I know, I know- Preaching to the choir, right? Well, I wanted to share this pancake recipe with you. I received it in an e-mail from the hungry-girl.com Web site.
Strawberry Short Stack
PER SERVING (entire recipe): 289 calories, 1.75g fat, 471mg sodium, 60.5g carbs, 7.5g fiber, 7g sugars, 14g protein — POINTS® value 5*
Ingredients:
1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
2 tbsp. old-fashioned oats
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda)
Dash salt
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
1 tbsp. light vanilla soymilk
2 tbsp. sugar-free strawberry preserves
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed
Optional: Fat Free Reddi-wip, sugar-free pancake syrup
Directions:
To make the batter, combine flour, oats, baking powder, sweetener, and salt in a bowl. Add egg substitute, soymilk, and 2 tbsp. water. Mix well and set aside.
Place preserves in a microwave-safe bowl and nuke for 20 seconds, until softened and warm. Stir into pancake batter until thoroughly integrated.
Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add half the batter to form a large pancake. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes, until pancake begins to bubble and is solid enough to flip. Gently flip and cook for an additional 1 – 2 minutes, until both sides are lightly browned and inside is cooked through. Plate your pancake and set aside.
Remove skillet from heat, re-spray, and return to medium-high heat. Repeat with remaining batter to make a second pancake, and then set that aside as well.
While pancakes cool slightly, combine strawberries with Cool Whip in a bowl and lightly stir. Spoon this mixture evenly over one pancake, and then place the second pancake lightly on top.
If you like, add some strawberries, a squirt of Reddi-wip and a drizzle of pancake syrup. Woohoo!
MAKES 1 SERVING
A Recipe for Success: the Oklahoma Wheat Commission
| Written by the Editorial Team of Fastrecipes.com |
| The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is dedicated to promoting Oklahoma wheat on a local and international level through the development of policy and programs. We have had the honor of interviewing Commission Director Mike Schulte on the efforts being made to promote the Oklahoma Wheat industry and the importance of wheat-based products in a healthy diet. As Director, Mr. Schulte has placed an emphasis on promoting and helping local wheat farmers, who are the essence of the state’s wheat industry.
What was it like to transition from being the marketing director to your Executive Director role? I think the transition was rewarding and yet humbling at the same time. I have been involved in agriculture my entire life having grown up on a wheat farm. When I was first given the opportunity to work with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission as the Marketing Director, I really wanted to be a part of promoting and developing a better product for the consumer. I think as people get further removed from agriculture they forget that farmers take great pride in what they have to offer. Being in a position to help the farmer move his product through all aspects of the marketing chain has always fascinated me. I always felt when the Executive Director position was available, I would at least try for it. To go through the interview process and then be selected by the board to serve in a greater capacity I think has been better for me, because it has motivated me more. Being the Executive Director has also made me more appreciative of the actual producer concerns for the wheat industry on a different level than before. I always felt like I worked for the wheat producer, but now I have much more dialogue with them on a personal level. Oklahoma wheat farmers take great pride in what they grow, so when it comes to selling what they have to offer, you have to take great pride in promoting and building relationships with those who are potential buyers. Could you tell us of your current efforts to promote the Oklahoma Wheat Industry? At the Oklahoma Wheat Commission we spend a lot of time working with both the foreign and domestic markets to see what needs are important to create better milling and baking qualities. We also spend a lot of time with cereal chemists and food scientists to see if they can continue to find better technologies to create longer shelf life and greater baking consistencies that allow for better nutritional value. A lot of our funding goes to the wheat breeding program at Oklahoma State University. Our state is fortunate because we have one of the most premier wheat breeding programs in the nation and that has been made possible because of the investment from the Oklahoma wheat producer through check-off dollars. Oklahoma wheat producers like to see the new varieties released from Oklahoma State that have better growing characteristics that allow for them to have better quality wheat to sell. What efforts are being undertaken to foster personal connections with foreign buyers? We work a lot with our national organization US Wheat Associates in order to source the product they are looking for in the export market. Quality is the one word that all buyers are looking for, but in many places continued relationships are important as well. We have specific trade teams that come to Oklahoma to look at what we have to offer. In recent years we have been working a great deal with the Mexican Milling Associations. Our close proximity to Mexico makes it cost effective for us to ship our product to the millers and bakers located in that country. We also have been working closely with them to have the wheat available that they like. It is important to remember that we grow six classes of wheat in the United States. Those classes are Hard Red Winter Wheat, Soft Red Winter Wheat, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Durum, Hard White Wheat and Soft White Wheat. In Oklahoma we grow Hard Red Winter Wheat, this class is primarily grown in the central United States. The Hard Red Winter Wheat is mainly used for bread baking and that is what the Mexican market has the most use for. We also have spent a lot of time fostering relationships with Nigeria, South Africa and Columbia. What are your thoughts on the importance of wheat-based foods in the healthy diet? Having the proper amount of whole grains in your diet is especially important. People sometimes associate carbohydrates with increased weight gain, but having the proper amount of carbohydrates in the body are essential for maintaining good health. We continue to find scientific evidence that the consumption of whole grains has also been consistently linked with significant decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In addition, whole grain consumption is also good for fighting hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Scientific evidence also suggests that whole grain consumption lowers blood pressure, and they also have nutrients and antioxidants that are important for good health. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid recommends 6-11 servings of whole grains per day. What are your harvest predictions for the wheat harvest of 2010? I do not like predicting, but I am hopeful that in Oklahoma we will have a successful harvest in the summer of 2010. We had great planting conditions and good moisture up until the middle of December. In Northwest areas of the state producers could use moisture, but we still have good prospects in most places. I just hope we continue to get moisture and good weather in the spring that allows for the wheat plant to fill properly so we have large yields statewide. For more information, visit www.wheat.state.ok.us |
Pioneer Woman and wheat bread
I love, love, love the Pioneer woman blog! You can find her, and her millions of followers, at http://thepioneerwoman.com/. I searched to see if she has a whole wheat bread recipe and was sad to find that she didn’t. I think I am going to send her ours since she is so good at giving credit where credit is due. Her cinnamon rolls look delish, but I would venture to say ours are better:)
However, she does show off a nice, scrumptious looking piece of whole wheat bread in the pictures that accompany her Egg in the Hole recipe. Check it out…..http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/07/egg-in-a-hole-see-alternate-names-below/ My daddy always made these for me as a kiddo, but he never used wheat bread. I grew up in a white bread house, but I am now the head of a whole wheat house! Egg in the Hole’s are awesome to begin with, but using wheat bread helps keep the from getting too soggy and you will feel better about yourself!
What other ways can we put whole grains in our diet, you ask???? (I know you were thinking this!) Well, try whole wheat crackers, wheat noodles with your spagetti, English muffins that pack an extra kick with whole wheat. There are many ways and I know we can do it.
Toodles for now as I am on my way to forwarding our small version of the whole wheat dough to the Pioneer Woman. If you need it again, check out our Web site- www.wheat.state.ok.us. Click on the recipe link. And, coming soon- our new cookbook! It will be posted there, too!
Teachers! Look in! Deadline Approaching!
I love the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program and their coordinators. As I was thinking of something, anything, to blog about today I found this morsal of information……
Dec. 18, 2009 is the deadline to send in applications for the 2010 AITC Teacher of the Year awards.
I love going to schools and using the AITC PASS aligned assignments. All over the state, those programs are put to good use every day by teachers who hold agriculture near and dear to their hearts. Teachers that aren’t from rural areas find time to teach our youth about agriculture and that means WHEAT!
So, during this holiday season do a good dead and nominate a teacher! Here is the link to the application, more details and addresses. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission supports the AITC program by being a part of their Advisory Council and their multiple projects.
http://www.clover.okstate.edu/fourh/aitc/teacher/toy.html
Please get your nominations in. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask myself this weekend at the OKLAHOMA WHEAT GROWERS ANNUAL CONVENTION ON SATURDAY!
Much to be thankful for….
Tis the season to count your blessings. A few that I know our office is thankful for is the great report just put out by our NASS office! We have plenty of moisture throughout the state and have gotten 95 percent of our crop in the ground, with 85 percent of it emerged. That is slightly behind normal, but an encouraging progression from their last report. The report also shines a light on the fact that 80 percent of our crop is currently rated good to excellent, which is about a 20 percent increase from last year.
Our board member Jeff Krehbiel keeps progressing and updating his care pages site. Since it is the holiday season, we ask that you continue to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. And, I know he enjoys to read all of the comments left on his care page, so cheer him on.
The Oklahoma Wheat Growers announced their annual convention. It is always a great gathering of wheat minds, producers and staff to help expand your horizons. Feel free to register and show up on Dec. 12, 2009. You will be thankful that you attended!
If you are setting here with me, cruising the Internet, than you should be thankful for your ability to make ends meet. I know at times I forget, but watching a segment on the news this a.m. about the Jesus House and the increase in the need for their services really hit home. Please take time to donate canned goods, loaves of bread or your time this season. Go to the store, buy some loaves of whole wheat bread and deliver to a church or shelter in your area. Do it because it is healthy for your heart and soul!
Be thankful that there are people out there trying to find a healthy alternative to Eggo waffles, in case their shortage hits home! HAHA. No, on a serious note, you can start providing a bit more whole grain nutrition to your family by reading this article and trying some alternatives. Your heart and brain will thank you! http://www.mnn.com/food/markets-groceries/blogs/taste-test-frozen-waffles
I could go on and on, but I am a bore! Please let us know what makes you thankful! Keep your loved ones in your thoughts and do good for others!
Have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving week and weekend! CHEERS!
