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In today’s beef buzz, senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with the board Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Congress, Tyler Norvell. The 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress is gearing up for another exciting year. Norvell recalled the event’s miraculous beginning in 2020 when the National Western Stock Show in Denver was canceled due to COVID-19. Thanks …
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The post Cattlemen’s Congress Gears Up for Fifth Year with New Facilities and Bigger Plans Ahead first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with beef industry consultant dr nevil Speer. President Donald Trump’s recent comments on lowering beef prices through increased imports have stirred debate across the cattle industry. “You’re going to import more beef from Argentina — at least, that’s the implication,” Speer …
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The post Nevil Speer- Markets and Beef Demand Will Trump Government Meddling first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with beef industry consultant Dr. Nevil Speer about President Donald Trump’s recent comments about beef prices, which sparked strong reactions across the cattle industry. Trump claimed that cattle ranchers were only “doing so well because I put tariffs on cattle coming into the …
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The post Dr. Nevil Speer: Markets, Not Government, Should Decide Beef Prices first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
Today’s beef buzz features comments from NCBA president Colin Woodall and Ceo of Cattlefax Randy Blach as they reflect on President Trump’s comments on beef imports from Argentina. Beef industry leaders are voicing strong opposition to President Trump’s recent comments suggesting that importing more beef from Argentina could help lower prices for U.S. consumers. Colin …
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The post After Being Hurt by Trump Comments on Argentine Beef- Cattle Industry Asks for Better Lines of Communication With White House first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with OSU Extension livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel, who says that while some U.S. cattle producers dislike the idea of importing beef, imports play a necessary role in meeting consumer demand. “Beef is lots of different things,” he explained. “Once we fabricate those …
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The post Dr. Derrell Peel: Beef Imports Essential to Meeting U.S. Consumer Demand- Especially Hamburgers first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Shannon Ferrell discussing ranch transition at the Texas Cattle Feeders Convention. As he explained, “A lot of people really understand the importance of our farm transition issue. It’s become very real to people as they realize the horizon that we …
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The post Shannon Ferrell Outlines Five Steps for Successful Farm and Ranch Transition first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Buck Wehrbein, who has spent decades in the beef industry, with experience in feedlots across Texas and Nebraska. Reflecting on his time leading the association, Wehrbein said, “It’s incredibly rapid. I didn’t expect it to go by …
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The post NCBA President Buck Wehrbein Addresses Screwworm Threat and Border Challenges for Cattle Industry first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ben Weinheimer, president and CEO of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association at the 2025 TCFA meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. Weinheimer spoke about the ongoing challenge of keeping feedlot pens full across the southern plains. He explained that the latest Cattle on …
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The post Ben Weinheimer: Southern Plains Feedlots Struggle as Screwworm Restrictions Limit Cattle Supply first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, to discuss several key trends shaping the beef industry. Blach began by noting one of the current “silver linings” in agriculture: low feed costs. “Corn is cheap, beans are cheap, wheat is cheap, everything’s cheap …
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The post Randy Blach- Cheap Corn, No China But Best Beef Demand in Decades first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, Senior Farm And Ranch Director Ron Hays speaks with Randy Blach of CattleFax and featured speaker at the 2025 Texas Cattle Feeders Convention in Ft Worth. Blach emphasized that 2025 has brought “profitability we’ve not seen anything like in every class of cattle.” He credited several contributing factors, including favorable market …
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The post Randy Blach Talks Strong Cattle Markets in 2025 first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
Today’s beef buzz features comments from Beef Cattle Specialist Dr. David Lalman of Oklahoma State University, who recently discussed cow size, genetics, and management decisions for today’s cow-calf producers during the OSU Field Day with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Carli Davenport. Lalman explained that cow size remains a key factor in determining profitability for operations with limited grazing …
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The post Dr. David Lalman: Balancing Cow Size, Genetics, and Profitability in Today’s Cow-Calf Operations first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Pat McFerron of CMA Strategies, who warned producers that California’s Proposition 12 has opened the door for anti-agriculture groups to expand their influence. “Proposition 12 has allowed California to dictate pork production and egg production in this country,” he said, noting that …
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The post McFerron Warns Prop 12 Concept Could Sweep Into Oklahoma and Harm Animal Agriculture first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
On this edition of the Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays finishes up a conversation with Darrell Peel, Extension livestock market economist at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Peel believes that the ongoing closure of the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexican cattle due to the persistent threat of the New World screwworm is not …
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The post Dr. Derrell Peel Warns Screwworm Threat May Turn Mexico into Long-Term Beef Competitor first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel, who says dry weather has slowed progress on what many expected to be an excellent wheat pasture season. “It’s kind of slowed things down a lot in terms of both planting wheat in some cases, …
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The post Dr. Derrell Peel: Dry Conditions Stall Wheat Pasture, Tight Margins Squeeze Stocker Cattle Sector first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments with Dr. Derrell Peel, livestock market economist, who says the cattle market has recently taken “a bit of a pause.” Speaking on the K-State Radio Network, Peel explained, “Cattle markets have kind of taken a little bit of a pause here lately. Broadly …
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The post Derrell Peel: Cattle Markets Shift Gears first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments with Dr. Ron Gill, extension livestock specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, to discuss the importance of low-stress livestock handling—particularly when it comes to transportation. As Gill explained, “These are very valuable animals, especially given current cattle prices, and we need to …
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The post Low Stress Livestock Handling Includes Transport of Your Animals first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation from yesterday with Oklahoma State University Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, who raised concerns about the growing threat of New World screwworm as cases rise in Mexico. Hays reports that Mexican officials have seen the rise of screwworm cases in the most recent …
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The post Dr. Biggs Urges Cattle Producers to Prepare for New World Screw Worm Threat first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Director Ron Hays shares insights from Dr. Rosslyn Biggs of Oklahoma State University. Dr. Biggs, who serves as Director of the Center for Rural Veterinary Medicine and as a beef cattle extension veterinary specialist, recently discussed the serious threat of the New World screwworm on the Angus …
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The post Vigilance Urged as New World Screwworm Threat Looms Over U.S. Cattle first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation from yesterday with Ethan Lane of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, who emphasized that while the cattle industry supports revitalization efforts, they are not looking for direct government payments. “We tend to not seek those kinds of market support payments,” Lane …
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The post Ethan Lane Backs Rollins’ Beef Revitalization Plan: Focus on Grazing Land, Risk Tools, and Young Producers first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
In today’s beef buzz, Senior Farm And Ranch Director Ron Hays speaks with Ethan Lane, senior vice president of governmental affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, who warned that a potential government shutdown poses serious risks for cattle producers. “There’s always a big risk when we have a shutdown like this,” he said, noting that …
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The post Cattle Industry Worries About Government Shutdown first appeared on Oklahoma Farm Report.
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