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Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 Illustrates Federation of State Beef Councils Role in the Industry from 2022-02-21T13:08:28
This past Saturday, NASCAR kicked off the 2022 season with the Beef. It"s What"s For Dinner. 300. The race marked the second year the Federation of State Beef Councils partnered with the NASCAR Xf...
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US Cattlemen's Association President Says Beef Pipeline Profits Needs to Trickle Down to Producers from 2022-02-18T11:01:08
Justin Tupper is a cattle producer from South Dakota, livestock auction operator and even used to be a cowboy on the PRCA circuit. He is also the vice president of the U.S. Cattlemen"s Association.
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Jarold Callahan Explains Good Bulls VS. Great Bulls Ahead of the Express Ranch Spring Bull Sale from 2022-02-17T11:48:05
Raising bulls can be a lot like raising kids; each child or each set of bulls is a little bit different than the previous one. With spring just around the corner, the spring bull sale season is ab...
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Get Ready for Spring Deworming with Dr. DL Step of Boehringer Ingelheim from 2022-02-16T11:24:02
As spring approaches, cattle producers may be beginning to plan their deworming processes. DL Step, DVM for Boehringer Ingelheim, offers his insight on deworming strategies to Ron Hays, senior rep...
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NCBA's Jennifer Nealson Talks Marketing Strategy Success for US Beef from 2022-02-15T21:23:12
The National Cattlemen"s Beef Association is a major contractor to the Cattlemen's Beef Board, investing beef checkoff money to encourage consumers to buy beef in the U.S. and abroad. Jennifer Nea...
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NCBA"s Jennifer Nealson Says Research Leads to Marketing Success for US Beef from 2022-02-15T11:23:01
The National Cattlemen"s Beef Association is a major contractor to the Cattlemen's Beef Board, investing beef checkoff money to encourage consumers to buy beef in the U.S. and abroad. Jennifer Nea...
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Jennifer Nealson is Learning the Ropes of Beef Promotion and Marketing as She Leads the Global Marketing Efforts of the Beef Checkoff for NCBA from 2022-02-14T15:25:10
Jennifer Nealson has been on the job since last summer at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association- and that job is the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Research.
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USMEF"s Dan Halstrom Says U.S. Beef Exports Have More Room to Grow in 2022 from 2022-02-11T10:48:43
When it comes to U.S. beef exports, 2021 was not only a good year but the best year on record in terms of volume and value. 1.44 million metric tons brought in $10.58 billion ? more than $2 billio...
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US Beef's Diversified Market Portfolio Enabled 2021's Record Beef Exports from 2022-02-10T14:09:46
Now that the final meat export numbers are i...
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"Just in Time" Efficiency in Meat Processing a Weakness in Beef Pipeline During Pandemic from 2022-02-09T10:13:26
The cattle U.S. beef industry has struggled for more than two years, set back first by the processing plant fire in Holcomb, Kan. and then by the COVID-19 pandemic months later.
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Showcasing Good Stewardship is the U.S. Beef Cattle Industry's Sustainability Story from 2022-02-08T10:34:53
Sustainability is a topic that is not going away! Last year, the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association members set a goal to make U.S. cattle production climate neutral by 2040.
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Making Better Business People Out of Ranchers is Key to Beef Industry Success from 2022-02-07T11:25:27
The U.S. beef cattle industry is a complex one, especially in the 21st Century. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach told Ron Hays, senior reporter for the Oklahoma Farm Report, that the future of the indust...
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CattleFax CEO Randy Blach Foresees Rising Cattle Prices, Rising Input Costs in 2022 from 2022-02-04T10:51:37
Now that we have settled into 2022 and reviewed the trials and tribulations of the previous year, the future looks much brighter for the U.S. beef cattle industry than it did at this time last yea...
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NCBA Goes On Record Opposing Federal Government Mandates of Cash Cattle Trade from 2022-02-03T05:23:55
It was a relatively short meeting on Wednesday at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention in Houston of the Live Cattle Marketing Committee- at least when you compare this meeting to the Six Hour July...
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Ethan Lane Says Supply Chain and Cattle Markets are Hot Topics at #CattleCon22 from 2022-02-02T10:21
The Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen"s Beef Association Tradeshow are in full swing today in Houston, Texas. The convention acts as a one-stop-shop for cattle producers where they...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Says U.S. Beef Cattle Numbers are Tighter Than Expected from 2022-02-01T12:04:52
The biggest set of data the U.S. beef cattle industry receives annually just came out. The Listen
Clay Burtrum and Others are Getting Down to Business at CattleCon22 from 2022-01-31T11:40:05
Folks are gathering in Houston, Texas for the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen"s Beef Association Trade Show that is set to kick off tomorrow.
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Oklahoma Rancher Justin Reikowsky Reviews Performance Beef: Cattle Management Software from 2022-01-28T10:07:58
In the 21st Century, farming and ranching is practically a science, involving hypotheses, theories, data collection and research to build a truly successful operation. Managing all that can be a h...
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Certified Angus Beef Consumers Want to Know Ranchers' Stories from 2022-01-27T10:58:23
The folks with the Certified Angus Beef Brand know that consumer demand enables CAB to be so successful. While you can always ask consumers what they want in a good steak, oftentimes what they say...
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Decades in the Making, Certified Angus Beef is Expecting to Have a Great Year from 2022-01-26T09:52:27
Demand for quality Angus beef is at an all-time high, but the success of the Certified Angus program did not happen overnight. Decades of research, selective breeding and good and old-fashioned ma...
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Feedback from the 2022 Cattlemen's Congress is Fantastic from 2022-01-25T11:10:15
The 2022 Cattlemen"s Congress is officially in the record books and what a show it was! The 22 sales associated with the show brought in $10.2 million; that is $100,000 more than last year. Bray H...
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Higher Than Expected Placements Provide Slightly Bigger Cattle on Feed Number Than a Year Ago from 2022-01-25T05:37:59
The latest Cattle on Feed report was released by the U.S. Department of Agricul...
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The Importance of Good Cattle Handling Skills with Dr. Stephen Boyles from 2022-01-21T09:55:32
Recently, a unique seminar was offered to exhibitors and producers that featured national beef industry and breed leaders with Beef Quality Assurance at the 2022 Cattlemen"s Congress. The seminar ...
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WOTUS Revision Could Include Big-Ticket Climate Change Policy from Biden Administration from 2022-01-20T10:40:53
The Environmental Protection Agency"s federal advisory committee recently turned in a definition revision recommendation for redefining ?Waters of the United States.? Scott Yager, the chief enviro...
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NCBA's Scott Yager Hopeful EPA Will Pay Attention to Its Own Advisory Committee on WOTUS from 2022-01-19T12:01:19
As the Biden-Harris administration pushes forward with their plans to redefine the definition of ?Waters of the United States? (WOTUS) in hopes of better protecting the nation"s water resources, a...
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American Hereford Association's Focus Includes Consumer Education in 2022 from 2022-01-18T11:08:55
American Hereford cattle"s ability to thrive in adverse environments, cross well with many other breeds and docile nature has driven the breed"s popularity in the U.S.
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American Hereford Association Focusing on Genetic Improvement in 2022 from 2022-01-17T12:16:05
The 2022 Cattlemen"s Congress is not just a great opportunity to showcase the latest and greatest of more than 20 unique cattle breeds, it also offers cattle industry leadership to come together i...
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See How the Angus Link Program Puts Money Back into Your Pocket from 2022-01-16T16:30:13
There is nothing like the changing of the New Year to invigorate hope and help spirits rise. Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association, told the Oklahoma Farm Report"s Ron Hays that he i...
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Why Maine-Anjou Cattle are Popular In and Out of the Show Ring from 2022-01-13T18:32:45
Among the 25 unique breeds attending the 2022 Cattlemen"s Congress, Maine-Anjou cattle arrived early in the show"s schedule and have done well. The breed was present in all the supreme drives and ...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Talks Latest on Beef Exports and Previews Cattle Inventory Report from 2022-01-12T12:41:13
Last week, the U.S. Meat Export Federation released the November report for U.S. beef and pork...
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Clint Rusk on the Sometimes-Underestimated Value of Charolais Beef from 2022-01-11T11:19:31
Cattlemen"s Congress is more than just a world-class cattle show; it is an opportunity for folks from all over the U.S. to gather and network. On the same note, a variety of top-breed officials ha...
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How the American Simmental Has Changed Over the Last Couple Decades from 2022-01-10T11:33:06
More than two-dozen breeds of cattle are participating in the 2022 Cattlemen"s Congress, including American Simmentals. Today, Luke Bowman, director of SimGenetic Development at the American Simme...
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BQA Seminar at Cattlemen's Congress Taught the Importance of Cattle Handling Skills from 2022-01-07T11:31:29
At this year"s Cattlemen"s Congress in Oklahoma City, Okla. a unique seminar was offered to exhibitors and producers that featured national beef industry and breed leaders with Beef Quality Assura...
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American Angus Association Off to a Great Start at 2022 Cattlemen's Congress from 2022-01-06T07:10:46
After a successful inaugural Cattlemen"s Congress for Angus breeders a year ago, they are back for the second year of the event at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Last year, folks came because the...
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Hereford Breed is Well-Represented at Second Annual Cattlemen's Congress from 2022-01-05T14:25:05
The second annual Cattlemen"s Congress is underway in Oklahoma City. In its inaugural year, Cattlemen"s Congress quickly proved to be a world-class purebred cattle event with nearly 10,000 cattle ...
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Lyons-Blythe Says Cattle Producers Must Take Part in Sustainability Conversation from 2022-01-04T11:58:10
U.S. beef cattle production has been a longtime scapegoat for global climate change. Environmental and animal rights extremist groups latched onto the idea that animal agriculture - especially cat...
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Cattle Producers Help Shape the Sustainability Conversation as Part of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef from 2022-01-03T11:35:59
The sustainability conversation has been discussed for a long time in the U.S. beef industry. In the beginning, sustainability practices were coming from the top of the supply chain, which was not...
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Counting Down the Hours Until 2022 Cattlemen's Congress from 2021-12-31T08:32:04
The second-ever Cattlemen"s Congress kicks off tomorrow! After a wildly successful inaugural show last winter, Tyler Norvell, a member of the Board of Directors for Cattlemen"s Congress, and the r...
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NCBA Continues to Work to Increase Transparency, Fairness of Cattle Markets from 2021-12-30T11:33:46
The National Cattlemen"s Beef Association year-end review covered an ongoing issue spotlighted by the ongoing global pandemic.
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NCBA Continues to Protect Cattle Producers from Funding Build Back Better in 2022 from 2021-12-29T11:32:01
Recently, the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association hosted a year-end media review. Ethan Lane, vice president of Government Affairs for the NCBA, said one of the things the NCBA focused on throug...
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Beef Cow Herd Will be Smaller in 2022 from 2021-12-28T08:38:19
Before the global pandemic crippled the U.S. beef supply chain, the U.S. beef cow herd reached its highest number in about 10 years, with Listen
The U.S. Will See a Decrease in Beef Production in 2022 Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-12-27T12:22:27
The final Cattle on Feed report of the year is out.
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Make Plans to Attend Cattlemen's Congress if You're in the Cattle Business from 2021-12-23T10:41:09
The second annual Cattlemen"s Congress has it all; from 24 breeds, set to account for nearly 10,000 head of cattle, countless shows, superior genetics and several cattle sales, all set to take pla...
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2022 Cattlemen's Congress: It is Going to Be Huge! from 2021-12-22T11:44:20
The second-ever Cattlemen"s Congress is only days away! After a wildly successful inaugural show last winter, Tyler Norvell, a member of the Board of Directors for Cattlemen"s Congress, and the re...
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Protect the Harvest is Working to Protect Agriculture in the U.S. from 2021-12-21T10:54:11
Scientists have evidence that humans have been practicing animal husbandry since at least the Neolithic Revolution, about 10,000 years ...
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LMA's Chelsea Good Says Fed Cattle Price Dictates Price Discovery from Top Down from 2021-12-20T10:26:10
True price discovery happens in its purest form at livestock auctions. For most cattle, the last time they sell in their life is when they leave a feedlot to be processed.
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Animal Activist Groups Blame Animal Agriculture for Climate Change and Pandemics from 2021-12-17T11:31:46
Animal rights extremist groups are citing sustainability issues in their fight against animal agriculture. Today, we pick up the conversation with Hannah Thompson-Weeman, director of development a...
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Activity Increases Among Animal Rights Extremist Groups Since Pandemic Began from 2021-12-16T11:20:19
When the COVID-19 pandemic sent folks home indefinitely, people focused their attention on their side-hustles, hobbies and interests. As a result, a rise in activism was observed, according to Han...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Breaks Down October U.S. Beef Export Numbers from 2021-12-15T10:22:14
The most recent U.S. meat export data shows that October was a continuation of the trend we have seen all year: a huge amount of beef exports. Ron Hays, director of Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, spok...
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NCBA's Tanner Beymer Says Most Cattle Industry Groups Back Cattle Contract Library Bill from 2021-12-14T10:19:16
Ron Hays, director of Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, and Tanner Beymer, director of Government Affairs and Market Regulatory Policy at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, pick up where yesterda...
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NCBA's Tanner Beymer on U.S. House of Representatives Passage of LMR and Cattle Contract Library Act from 2021-12-13T20:29:46
Early last week, two new pieces of legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the beef cattle industry were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The first was H.R. 5290, a bill that w...
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U.S. Beef Exports Hits Annual Record-Value Levels in October from 2021-12-10T09:59:17
Beef exports continue to be very strong. Today, Ron Hays, director for Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, spoke with Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, about the newly rel...
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Katelyn McCullock says Fourth-Quarter Cattle Prices are Contraseasonal from 2021-12-09T14:49:37
Last week, cash, fed-cattle prices averaged $140 in the U.S., which happens to be the second-highest average price per head in history, behind prices in 2014. In the Southern Plains, prices reache...
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Ethan Lane Predicts WOTUS Will Continue to be Debated as Administrations Come and Go from 2021-12-08T10:05:47
Are you sick of hearing about Waters of the United States (WOTUS)? Buckle up because Ethan Lane, vice president of Government Affairs for the NCBA, told Ron Hays, senior director for Radio Oklahom...
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Holds Keys for Cattle Industry Success from 2021-12-07T11:52:15
This fall, the U.S. Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, turning it into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Now that National Cattlemen"s Beef Association leadership has had...
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American Angus Association's Jeff Mafi Optimistic as 2021 Ends and 2022 Begins from 2021-12-06T10:02:51
Despite 2021"s challenges, the year has proved to be a prosperous one for the American Angus Association. Jeff Mafi, regional manager of Kansas and Oklahoma for AAA, told Ron Hays, director of Rad...
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Merck Rolling Out Innovative Products for Beef Cattle Producers from 2021-12-03T10:58:21
Bovine Respiratory Disease is one of the most common and costly diseases fought by U.S. beef cattle producers. Affecting around 21%, or abo...
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Greg Hanes Talks Fiscal Year 2022 for the Cattlemen's Beef Board from 2021-12-02T11:27:57
Earlier in the year, the Cattlemen"s Beef Board"s $40 million budget was approved for fiscal year 2022. Going forward, Greg Hanes, CEO of the Cattlemen"s Beef Board, told Ron Hays, director of Rad...
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How the CBB Turned a COVID-19 Year into an Opportunity for U.S. Beef from 2021-12-01T10:40:08
Often when the going gets tough one may hear, ?when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.? There is nothing like a global pandemic to help folks exercise optimism. We can all take a lesson in maki...
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National Livestock Announces a New Brand is Joining Its Family: 1931 Legacy Ranch from 2021-11-30T10:37:08
The National Livestock family of companies is adding 1931 Legacy Ranch to its portfolio. The facility will enable National Livestock to purchase cattle from its customers, background them, send to...
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National Livestock's Robert York Excited Cattle Markets are Doing Better from 2021-11-29T12:45:27
From politics to supply chain issues, rising input costs and low cattle prices, it is safe to say 2021 has generally been a tumultuous year, following in 2020"s footsteps. National Livestock CEO R...
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Cattle Producers Have Higher Cattle Prices to be Thankful for from 2021-11-25T12:02:15
This Thanksgiving week, cattle producers have red hot cattle markets to be thankful for. Earlier here in 2021, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel expec...
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Don Close Expects Smaller US Beef Cow Herd in 2022 from 2021-11-24T08:06:51
An indicator of U.S. cattle supplies is beef cow herd numbers. As producers were forced to shrink their herds due to lower processing capacity, drought and high feed prices, Don Close, senior vice...
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USMEF's Dan Halstrom Says Weakened Global Supply Chain is Stifling Meat Exports from 2021-11-23T15:44:06
Global supply chains continue to be weakened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem is complicated, with many issues like container shortages, chassis shortages, truck-driver shortag...
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2022 Cattle Market Forecasts Point to Higher Prices and Higher Break-Evens from 2021-11-22T10:36:06
In the last few trading days, leverage seems to be back on the side of cattle producers. A few weeks ago, Don Close, senior vice president for food and ag research, animal protein at Rabo AgriFina...
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Third-quarter Packer Participation Data Coming Out of 75% Plan Disappointing from 2021-11-19T10:59:42
Third-quarter data for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association"s 75% Plan is in and from the looks of it, packer participation is not up to par.
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NCBA's Ethan Lane on The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act from 2021-11-18T10:02:35
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act is a compromise of Price Discovery bills that have been filed by Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Deb Fischer of Nebraska. Their goal is to retur...
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In America's Heartland, You Cannot Beat Nebraska Cattle Prices Says Derrell Peel from 2021-11-17T09:46:48
Data is gathered for research in many ways, from surveys, social media and through good, old-fashioned observation. For the past few weeks, Derrell Peel, a livestock marketing specialist at Oklaho...
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Fed-Cattle Markets are Current for the First Time in About Two Years from 2021-11-16T10:47:21
It looks like the cattle market is finally showing some response to the laws of supply and demand. Feedlot operators are gaining leverage, resulting in a rise in cash cattle prices. From here, Liv...
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Upcoming Cattlemen's Congress 2022 is Ready for You from 2021-11-15T09:58:16
The second annual Cattlemen"s Congress is coming to Oklahoma City to ring in the new year. Ron Hays, senior farm and ranch director for the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, sat down with Bray Haven, exe...
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Entries Are Open for the 2022 Cattlemen's Congress Coming to Oklahoma City January 1-16 from 2021-11-12T07:27:18
Entries for the second annual Cattlemen's Congress are now open for the more than twenty beef breeds that will be showing in early January at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.
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Oklahoma Stocker Operator Jim Hollenbeck Says Performance Beef Helping Him Succeed from 2021-11-11T08:06:57
For the last two years, Hollenbeck Cattle Co., run by Jim Hollenbeck and his wife, have been using Performance Beef to manage their stocker operation in Jay, Okla.
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Hollenbeck Cattle Co. Utilizes Performance Beef to Simplify Their Backgrounding Operation Record Keeping from 2021-11-10T07:32:22
Today on Beef Buzz, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm and Ranch Director Ron Hays speaks with Jim Hollenbeck, owner of Hollenbeck Cattle in Jay, Okla. and the nutritionist for the Baxter Springs, Kan...
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Kelli Payne Talks Cattle Prices After Yesterday's Steep Rise from 2021-11-09T11:03:16
The cattle market was red hot on Monday. Yearling cattle and calves made a steep jump in price, bringing some of the best prices of the year to producers selling at the Oklahoma National Stockyards.
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Rick Machen Believes Comprehensive Data Helps Cattle Producers Succeed from 2021-11-08T08:15:47
In the cattle industry, there are plenty of tough decisions producers make. Uncontrollable factors, like the weather, have huge impacts on every size of operation. Having a game plan in place for ...
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NCBA's Colin Woodall and Scott Yager on Cattle Industry's Sustainability Goals from 2021-11-05T09:53:04
Right now, Scotland is hosting the COP26 summit to ?unite the world to tackle climate change.? Although the focus in the cattle industry has been on inflation and price discovery lately, the Natio...
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Tom Fanning Contrasts Cash Trade vs. Negotiated Grid Pricing from 2021-11-04T10:11:16
We have been talking a great deal about negotiated cattle trade and the desire to have more price discovery in our fed cattle marketplace. One way to do that is with straight cash cattle trade sal...
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Glynn Tonsor Talks October Meat Demand Monitor Numbers from 2021-11-03T13:26:28
October"s Meat Demand Monitor was released early this w...
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Don Close Worries About Mandated Cash Cattle Trade from 2021-11-02T10:56:23
While the cattle industry looks to increase robust price discovery through cash trade, many producers and industry experts warn of the dangers of mandating cash trade. Many folks agree that mandat...
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Rabo AgriFinance's Don Close on Labor Shortages in Packing Industry from 2021-11-01T11:29:11
Cattle producers are struggling to find leverage when it comes to pricing live cattle. The backlog of cattle continue to throw the scales of supply and demand. Don Close, senior vice president for...
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Beef Packers Struggle to Find Labor Force from 2021-10-29T10:26:19
The U.S. beef supply chain is complicated, with many unique and sometimes even conflicting factions that make it up. That makes it difficult to pinpoint issues when something goes wrong. That coul...
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NCBA's Jerry Bohn Says There is No Doubt 75% Plan has Increased Negotiated Trade from 2021-10-28T18:12:59
Three-quarters of data are now in from the producer side of things when it comes to the 75% Plan. Jerry Bohn, National Cattlemen"s Beef Association president and regional trigger subgroup chair, t...
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Randy Blach Convinced Free Market Will Serve Cattle Producers Best from 2021-10-27T10:40:33
Leverage is like the Holy Grail in the U.S. beef cattle industry; It has been eluding cattle producers for some time now. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach told Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Director Ron Hays...
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CattleFax CEO Randy Blach Says Inflated Prices are Here to Stay from 2021-10-26T10:22:52
Whether you are purchasing gifts ahead of the holiday season, fuel, cattle feed and more, odds are you are paying more thanks to inflation. Inflation is a hot topic at this year"s 2021 Texas Cattl...
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Derrell Peel Says Latest Cattle on Feed Report is Slightly Friendly for the Cattle Industry from 2021-10-25T10:03:28
The latest Cattle on Feed report has been released by the USDA. This month"s re...
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Labor Shortages are the Root Cause of Stagnant Cattle Prices Says Justin Benavidez from 2021-10-22T13:14:15
There are many different ideas as to why cattle prices have not improved. For the second day, Radio Oklahoma"s own Ron Hays gets the scoop from Justin Benavidez, an assistant professor and extensi...
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Texas AgriLife Economist Justin Benavidez Says 75% Measuring Improvement in Negotiated Trade from 2021-10-21T10:50:57
Right now, beef prices and beef demand are high, allowing record-breaking profits for the folks on the processing end of the industry.
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Beef Prices Likely Will Not Rise Anymore as Consumers Deal with Inflation from 2021-10-20T20:06:17
Even Uncle Sam is having to acknowledge inflated prices in the U.S, increasing social security by 5.9% at the start of the new year. For beef cattle producers, worries about the effects of inflati...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Says Winter Wheat Pasture is Especially Valuable This Year from 2021-10-19T10:55:12
The U.S. cattle market has not fallen a great deal so far into the fall months of 2021, as prices sometimes can. At the same time, they have not moved in the other direction, which has some produc...
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Curbing Methane Outputs Could Be a Win for Producers and Consumers from 2021-10-18T21:30:25
Everyone is talking about climate and the cattle industry is no exception. As consumers demand more sustainably produced products, the beef cattle industry has been working hard to communicate U.S...
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NCBA"s Kent Bacus Hopeful Biden Administration Will Pursue Deals Beneficial to US Beef Producers from 2021-10-15T10:09:28
Earlier this week, KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director for Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, caught up with Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for the National Cattlemen...
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NCBA's Kent Bacus Talks Trade, Contrasts Biden and Trump Administrations from 2021-10-14T20:07:26
Yesterday, KC Sheperd, associate director for Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, caught up with Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Assoc...
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Economist Katelyn McCullock Says Holiday Beef Prices are Expected to be High from 2021-10-13T10:35:42
The fourth quarter of the year is home to the holidays, where many homecooked feasts grace the dinner table. With the price of beef as high as it is, some families may choose a different option fo...
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Dr. Bart Fischer Says Robust Price Discovery May Not Lead to Higher Cattle Prices from 2021-10-12T10:48:25
While beef prices soar to all-time highs, cattle producers continue to cry foul. For the most part, the issue is now common knowledge, attracting industry professionals, politicians and innovators...
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More on Fall Calving Best Practices from Dr. Rosslyn Biggs from 2021-10-11T16:31:35
Last week, KC Sheperd, associate farm director for Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, spoke with Dr.
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NCBA's Todd Wilkinson Carries Message of Caution to Members of the House Ag Committee from 2021-10-08T12:31:31
All is not well in the U.S. beef industry. In the same week U.S. beef exports broke the Listen
Cattle Producers Should Review Records Before Fall Calving Says Dr. Rosslyn Biggs from 2021-10-07T21:15:29
As fair season begins to wrap up in Oklahoma, fall calving season is set to begin. This year, many folks are looking forward to cooler temperatures and much-needed rain in Oklahoma. For cattle pro...
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Help Newly Arrived Cattle Recover Quickest by Providing High-Energy Feed from 2021-10-06T10:09:22
When stocker cattle arrive at their new home they are stressed from travel and most likely have not relaxed enough to properly eat or drink water for several days. That creates a negative energy b...
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Cattle Industry Waits for Third Quarter Numbers From 75% Plan from 2021-10-05T10:25:28
In August of 2020, the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association Live Cattle Marketing committee came together to create the 75% Plan.
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Missouri Cattle Industry Leader Taking Wait-and-See Approach on Industry Price Discovery Plan from 2021-10-04T11:29:09
As 2021 begins to wrap up, cattle producers are waiting for the latest price discovery numbers from the 75% Plan.
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Fiscal Year 2022 Kicks Off New and Proven Marketing Campaigns for Oklahoma Beef from 2021-10-01T10:56:20
A new fiscal year began for the Oklahoma Beef Council and with that, successful outreach programs continue, while new outreach efforts are put to the test. Radio Oklahoma"s own Ron Hays spoke with...
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Hugh Aljoe Says Regenerative Agriculture Education Material Will Soon be Available from 2021-09-30T09:53:18
It is a time of transition for the Noble Research Institute, as research efforts focus more and more on regenerative ranching.
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OSU's Derrell Peel Urges Fall Stocker Operations to Review Budgets Before They Buy Fall Feeders from 2021-09-29T19:27:49
Many wheat producers are hoping to get some wheat pasture planted this fall, while those who have already planted are waiting for rain.
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Beef Cow Herd Liquidation Continues to Unfold from 2021-09-28T12:47:56
On Friday, the USDA released the latest Cattle on Feed report. For more than a ...
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Latest Cattle on Feed Report Shows Some Regions of the Country are More Current Than Others from 2021-09-27T10:28:24
On Friday, the USDA released the latest Cattle on Feed report. For more than a year, fed cattle have outnum...
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New Research Explores the Pros and Cons of Cash Cattle Markets in the U.S. from 2021-09-24T10:16:22
In the early 2000s half of the feedlot cattle sold in the U.S. were sold in a cash market. Today, little more than 20% of the cattle sold in the U.S. are sold that way.
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New Research Shows Grid Market System Adds $700 Million in Value to U.S. Beef from 2021-09-23T11:19:08
In the early 2000s half of the feedlot cattle sold in the U.S. were sold in a cash market. Today, little more than 20% of the cattle sold in the U.S. are sold that way.
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Don Close, VP of Rabo AgriFinance Explains How Beef Won Over the Chinese Consumer from 2021-09-22T10:39:33
Today, Ron Hays gets the Beef Buzz from Don Close, senior vice president for food and ag research, animal protein at Rabo AgriFinance, on plant-based protein in the market and why beef demand is s...
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OCA's Michael Kelsey: We Need to Take a Pause on Issuing New Medical Marijuana Grower Permits from 2021-09-21T13:19:29
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NCBA's Josh White Says Beef Quality Assurance Produces Better Beef from 2021-09-20T10:35:49
The Beef Quality Assurance has been helping cattle producers keep herds healthy and consumers safe since the late 1970s. Like any successful program, BQA has evolved with producer and consumer nee...
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Certified Angus Beef Program is a Win for Producers, Processors and Consumers Says John Stika from 2021-09-17T10:48:30
Beef quality was not the same as it is today. Ordering steak at an upscale restaurant would not guarantee a top-notch dining experience. In 1978, Angus cattle ranchers, in partnership with renowne...
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John Stika Believes the Pandemic Shows Consumers Want High Quality Beef from 2021-09-16T08:07:19
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the globe, people began cooking at home more often. Now that things are opened back up, for the most part, it looks like people are still doing a lot o...
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Dr. Jody Wade's Advice to Cattle Producers is Stay Ahead of BRD from 2021-09-15T13:14:04
Across Oklahoma, producers are preparing their spring-born calves for weaning as summer fades to fall. Weaning processes can be stressful on cattle, which opens newly weaned calves to illness, spe...
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Katelyn McCullock Sees High Hay Prices in the U.S. from 2021-09-14T10:49:52
As pasture and range conditions continue to deteriorate, according to the latest Crop Progress Report by the USDA, suggest tight hay supplies ahead. Katelyn McCullock, director and senior economis...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Believes mCOOL is Old News from 2021-09-13T11:15:40
Several members of the U.S. Senate are pushing to reinstate mandatory Country-of-Origin labeling (mCOOL) in hopes of helping U.S. cattle producers be more profitable.
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Heard Little New in White House Briefing on Competition from 2021-09-10T11:45:19
Low sale prices of live-cattle and high prices for meat products in grocery stores have painted a large target on the Nation"s four largest meat packing companies.
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Dan Halstrom Predicts 2021 Will Be a Record Year for U.S. Beef Exports from 2021-09-09T11:15:06
Around the world, beef is buzzing! As U.S. beef exports continue to reach record highs, industry experts predict a strong end of the year could put 2021 in the history books. President and CEO of ...
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Dietician Shalene McNeill Says Consumers Enthusiastic About Including Beef in Their Diet from 2021-09-08T09:25:35
Beef is a regular part of a nutritious diet - it seems as though this message is beginning to resonate among consumers. Shalene McNeill, registered dietician and human nutrition expert with the Na...
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Shalene McNeill on Why You Should Feed Your Baby Beef from 2021-09-07T12:20:08
What products come to mind when you think of baby food? Where you live, your cultural background and what is available are just some aspects of what dictates the images popping in your mind now. I...
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Randy Blach Says Sustainability is an Opportunity for Beef Cattle Industry from 2021-09-06T05:00:36
Supply and demand drives the global economy and right now, the demand for sustainability is driving all aspects of the supply chain to work harder to meet those expectations.
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Although Beef Demand is High, Dollars are Slow to Trickle Down to Producers from 2021-09-03T12:25:27
More than a year ago, the coronavirus pandemic caused huge disruptions in the global economy, many of which are still being dealt with or suffered through today.
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Dr. Harold Newcomb Says Strategic Deworming Helps Your Bottom Line from 2021-09-02T09:33:34
As ranchers and dairymen and women across Oklahoma prepare their operations for fall, another round of deworming cattle comes to mind. Ron Hays talked with Harold Newcomb, technical services manag...
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Carbon Markets: The Wild West of Free-Market Enterprise from 2021-09-01T10:38:55
Ron takes one more bite of the apple with Scott Yager, chief environmental counsel for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association. Today they sit down, talking about carbon markets.
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Biden Administration Intent on Dumping Trump Era Navigable Waters Protection Rule from 2021-08-31T16:57:47
Radio Oklahoma"s own Ron Hays sat down with Chief Environmental Counsel for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association Scott Yager again, talking about the back and forth of the Waters of the Unite...
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Mark Your Calendars for the Second Annual Cattlemen's Congress from 2021-08-27T11:46:52
The second go-around of the new Cattlemen"s Congress is set to take place right at the beginning of 2022. Born out of pandemic shutdowns in Denver and Ft.
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More From NCBA's Kent Bacus on Why Beef Exports to China, Japan and Korea Work from 2021-08-26T11:36:53
Yesterday, Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association, told Ron Hays that U.S. beef exports are booming in eastern Asia.
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U.S. Beef is Bustling in the Pacific Rim Says NCBA's Kent Bacus from 2021-08-25T08:32:03
As the Biden administration reviews Trump-era trade deals, folks in the beef cattle industry are enjoying the effects of those same deals, with demand skyrocketing in China.
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Bruce Hoffman Talks Treating Bovine Respiratory Disease from 2021-08-24T09:29:22
At CattleCon21, Ron Hays spoke with Bruce Hoffman, veterinarian and senior technical consultant at Elanco, about staying ahead of diseases like Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD), plus the latest va...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Says August Cattle on Feed Report Shows Tighter Cattle Supplies Ahead from 2021-08-23T13:24:17
Last Friday, the USDA released the August 2021 Cattle on Feed report. As the cattle markets recover from last year"s bottleneck, Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State Univ...
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Randy Blach Believes Better Quality Cattle Brings Great Eating Experience to Consumers from 2021-08-20T09:17:29
Some of us may not remember how far the U.S. beef industry has come since the 1980s, but Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, told Ron Hays he does, and people can look at the U.S. beef industry today a...
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Dan Halstrom: There are Concerns Despite High Exports of Beef and Pork from 2021-08-19T10:42:03
Beef and Pork exports are going great right now, but Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, told Ron Hays he does have some concerns. With African Swine Fever active i...
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U.S. Beef. It's What's for Dinner, Globally from 2021-08-18T10:23:43
U.S. beef is in high demand among Americans and abroad, with global exports up 18% from last year. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, told Ron Hays a number of fac...
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NCBA Continues Work With Members and Congress in Improving Market Transparency and Cash Cattle Trade from 2021-08-17T10:29:44
Ethan Lane, vice president of Governmental Affairs at the NCBA, broke down the legislative process - both in the NCBA and the federal government for Radio Oklahoma"s own, Ron Hays.
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Ethan Lane Says All Eyes are on Transfer Taxes from 2021-08-16T09:34:21
The NCBA"s annual conference is an opportunity for producers to learn about the latest news and research in the world of beef cattle production, catch up with old friends and hear from NCBA senior...
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Scott Yager on What New Methane Measurements Mean for the Cattle Industry from 2021-08-13T10:05:48
Ron Hays met with Scott Yager, chief environmental council for the NCBA, to go over the findings in the new IPCC report and what they mean for the cattle industry. The report, which was released e...
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CattleFax VP Kevin Good Says Cattle Market Leverage is Moving Toward Producers from 2021-08-12T09:20:36
Today"s Beef Buzz, from the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, is a service of Farm Data Services of Stillwater.
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NCBA's Danielle Beck on How the Biden Administration Plans on Funding Their Goals for the U.S. from 2021-08-11T09:53:58
Today"s Beef Buzz, from the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, is a service of Farm Data Services of Stillwater.
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NCBA President Jerry Bohn Talks How the Biden Administration Could Impact Beef Producers from 2021-08-10T11:36:03
Today"s Beef Buzz, from the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, is a service of Farm Data Services of Stillwater. Farming and Ranching is a laborious process, but sometimes th...
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Oklahoma National Stockyards President Kelli Payne Talks Resiliency Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic from 2021-08-09T10:36:17
At last week"s Women in Agriculture and Small Business conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kelli Payne spoke about the impact she saw the Stockyards had on the agriculture industry during the C...
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Cattle Selling This Month at The Big Event at Express Ranches are the Best of the Best from 2021-08-06T13:53:59
For decades, Express Ranch has been a leader in the cattle industry and a dominating force among Angus breeders.
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American National Cattle Women: The Cattle Industry"s Boots on the Ground from 2021-08-05T17:17:09
When it comes to promoting beef in the U.S., American National Cattle Women are not only thinking about the future, but also outside the box.
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Clay Burtrum Talks Beef Checkoff Efforts Ahead of the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention from 2021-08-04T20:07:01
At the recent Oklahoma Cattlemen"s Association convention, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays caught up with Clay Burtrum a couple of weeks ahead of this year"s annual Cattle Industr...
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Dr. Tryon Wickersham Urges Cattle Producers to Tell the Positive Story of Beef to Consumers from 2021-08-03T13:07:27
Tryon Wickersham says the valuable role of cattle of being able to eat forages that we can't consume- and turn it into a high quality, delicious meat protein is called "upcycling." He told Radaio ...
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TCFA"s Ross Wilson Sees Robust Price Discovery a Regular Thing in the Southern Plains from 2021-07-30T10:14:54
At last summer"s National Cattlemen"s Beef Association business meeting, cattle producers wrestled with the concept of enough negotiated trade. Agreement was consistent: not enough price discovery...
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Purdue's Jayson Lusk Breaks Down Three Major Issues Before the House Ag Sub-Committee from 2021-07-29T11:30:01
On Wednesday a pair of hearings were held on Capitol Hill in both the House of Representatives and the Senate related to the beef supply chain. Some of the discussion had was relevant to the Holco...
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Jerry Bohn of NCBA Believes Cash Cattle Trade Improving in the Southern Plains and Kansas from 2021-07-28T11:58:58
When he is not busy serving as the president of the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association, Jerry Bohn spends time serving as the NCBA"s Regional Trigger sub-group Chair that is working on the volu...
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Derrell Peel Discusses the Significance and Importance of the Latest USDA Cattle On Feed Report from 2021-07-27T10:26:49
ssued last Friday by the USDA, the quarterly cattle on feed report is significant, according to OSU Professor and Livestock Marketing Extension Specialist, Derrell Peel.
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OSU"S Derrell Peel Breaks Down The Latest Cattle Inventory Report from 2021-07-26T11:15:22
Release on Friday Afternoon, July 23rd, the mid-year cattle inventory report offers much explanation about cattle numbers and their comparison to previous years and cycles. Click here for the full...
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Research Shows Grazing Cattle Provide Many Benefits For Both Humans And The Environment from 2021-07-23T06:48:19
Cattle do more than just take up space but to the casual observer driving across the Plains, it may be difficult to know all the positive benefits of grazing cattle on the High Plains, said Dr. My...
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Cattle Hides in High Demand- Pushing Drop Credit Values to Best Levels Since 2015 from 2021-07-22T14:17:11
In addition to the value of a beef carcass and the beef cuts that typically are generated from the beef carcass, there is a value of other parts of the carcass that are termed %22drop credit.%22 T...
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Clues About Tighter Cattle Supplies May Come from Friday USDA Cattle Reports from 2021-07-21T10:18:39
The Cattle Industry is looking to the US Department of Agriculture for signals about market impact when the agency releases a pair of reports this coming Friday afternoon at 2 PM Central time.
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Serious Cow Herd Liquidation Happening in North Dakota Where Drought Blankets the State from 2021-07-20T08:52:29
While the southern plains has seen drought conditions be a non event thus far in 2021- cattle producers west and north of our area are caught in severe to exceptional drought at the midway point o...
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NCBA President Jerry Bohn Reports Improvement in Negotiated Trade Volume in the Second Quarter of Finished Cattle Sales from 2021-07-19T14:45:35
The President of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Jerry Bohn, has told the membership of the organization that the NCBA voluntary industry plan to increase negotiated trade and price dis...
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NBCA"s Mary-Thomas Hart Breaks Down Alphabet Regulations For Cattle Industry to Watch from 2021-07-16T13:36:50
Across the U.S. there are several alphabet agencies and programs that impact agriculture.
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Cattle Producers to Talk Rules and Regulations On Marijuana Production in Oklahoma from 2021-07-15T11:50:35
Medical marijuana is legal in Oklahoma, and production for this segment of the industry has grown exponentially.
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Upcoming Cattle Industry Policy According to OCA"s Michael Kelsey from 2021-07-14T09:39:45
With both the Oklahoma Cattlemen"s Association Annual Convention and Tradeshow along with the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association Convention quickly approaching, so is the preparation for cattle...
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NCBA"s Ethan Lane On "The Big Issue" of Supply Chain Concerns from 2021-07-13T10:02:23
According to Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association, there is one central issue that he works daily on, and that is beef supply chain concerns.
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USMEF Dan Halstrom On The Record-Breaking Month of May for U.S. Beef from 2021-07-12T09:57:57
U.S. beef export records hit an all-time high for the month of May, both for value and volume. According to the latest data released from the USDA, beef exports topped $900 million for the first t...
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OSU"s Dr. Amy Hagerman Sees Benefits in the CRP Grasslands Program from 2021-07-09T09:38:26
Originating in the 1980s, the Conservation Reserve Program has captured millions of acres over the years for an extended 10-15-year period. Dr.
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KSU"S Glynn Tonsor Explains Importance Of Consumers Across the Beef Industry In Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing from 2021-07-08T09:25:16
Two producers, two market economists, and one social engineer appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee in the latter days of June to discuss cattle market transparency and current market h...
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Dr. Glenn Tonsor Expects Fewer Cattle Being Slaughtered And More Leverage For Feedlots Going Into The Third Quarter from 2021-07-07T09:51:48
Before the Fourth of July, livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel said we were on the cusp of being current in feedlot country. Kansas State University agricultural economics professor, Glynn...
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NCBA"s Kent Bacus Discusses Product of the USA Label for Beef from 2021-07-06T12:32:18
Often seen in grocery stores and retail markets across America is the Product of the USA label for fresh beef. But, is it really accurate? Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and ma...
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Strong U.S. Ag Trade Ambassador Important as Global Demand For U.S. Beef Grows, Says NCBA's Kent Bacus from 2021-07-02T07:57:46
There is growing demand for U.S. beef across the globe and with the increased demand comes the need for a strong U.S. trade negotiator. Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and marke...
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Kent Bacus, NCBA, Says Biden Trade Policies Different Than Under Trump Administration from 2021-07-01T07:38:23
There are major differences in trade policy with the Biden Administration versus the Trump Administration said Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for the National...
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NCBA's Danielle Beck Says Eliminating Stepped Up Basis Would Severely Hurt Family Farms from 2021-06-30T08:09:01
The Biden Administration"s ambitious spending and taxing plans are creating concern among cattle producers, said Danielle Beck, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen"s B...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Expects Better Cattle Market in Second Half of 2021 from 2021-06-29T08:15:15
Cattle producers can expect an improved market in the last half of 2021 as Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, continues his analysis of the latest USDA Cattle on Feed repo...
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Latest Cattle On Feed Report Confirms Feedlots are Doing a Good Job of Moving Cattle Through the System from 2021-06-28T09:22:23
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report could be another indicator of the cattle industry getting closer to being current on moving cattle through the system, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension li...
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During Testimony to Senate Ag Committee, Dr. Glynn Tonsor Encouraged Lawmakers Not to Take Action That Could Harm Quality of Cattle Market from 2021-06-25T08:11:45
During his opening comments before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee this week, Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist, said it is important not to harm...
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Two Producers, Two Points Of View At The Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing On Cattle Prices from 2021-06-24T10:38:54
On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held an official hearing on market transparency and the need to fix the markets. Two cattle producers, two market economists, and one social engineer...
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NCBA's Tanner Beymer Expects Today's Senate Ag Committee Hearing on Cattle Market Transparency to be a Continuation of Ideas From a Recent Meeting in Kansas City from 2021-06-23T08:13:07
A U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on cattle market transparency is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and Tanner Beymer, director of government affairs and market regulatory policy for NC...
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Livestock Economist Katelyn McCullock Expects Stronger Feeder Cattle Market from 2021-06-22T08:30:34
Katelyn McCullock, director and senior agricultural economist for the Livestock Marketing Information Center, sees strength in the feeder cattle market and on today"s Beef Buzz explains why she is...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Believes Feedlots Are Only a Few Weeks Away From Being Current on Fed Cattle Supplies from 2021-06-21T07:27:27
It could be just a matter of a few weeks before we finally see feedlots current with fed cattle supplies, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Peel recently visited wit...
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OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel Says Drop in Boxed Beef Prices Not Unexpected Even as Feedlots Get Closer to Being Current from 2021-06-18T09:53:51
The spread between boxed beef prices and the cash cattle market has narrowed somewhat in recent days and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, says the lower boxed beef price...
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Virtual Conference to Focus on Beef Sustainability, June 22-24 from 2021-06-17T07:54:55
The Alltech ONE Ideas virtual conference is scheduled for June 22-24 and according to Dr. Vaughn Holder, Alltech ruminants research director, there are many vital agriculture and business related ...
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Glynn Tonsor"s May Meat Demand Monitor Shows Increases in Meat Demand from 2021-06-16T08:45:57
Meat demand for May 2021 has strongly increased across the board when compared to the previous month and continues to rise. On today"s Beef Buzz, Kansas State University agricultural economics pro...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Says 75 Percent Plan is Working But Much More Work Remains to Get Robust Price Discovery from 2021-06-15T07:30:22
During last summer"s NCBA conference, cattle producers created a voluntary framework to achieve robust price discovery in the fed cattle market.
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USDA Sec. Vilsack Explains $4 Billion Plan to Strengthen Critical Food Supply Chians from 2021-06-14T07:59:20
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through the Build Back Better initiative and on today"s Beef Buzz USDA Sec. T...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Concerned About How Biden Administration Will Pay For All The Spending Packages from 2021-06-11T07:46:57
It"s a scary time for agriculture and cattle producers in Washington, D.C., said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs, as the Biden Administration wants to spend trillions of doll...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Said Cattlemen Are Concerned About DOJ Investigation And Re-Listing of Prairie Chicken from 2021-06-10T08:25:37
The on-going Department of Justice investigation into the cattle markets and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as threatened or endangered are two of the key is...
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Cattlemen And Congress Growing Impatient With USDA and DOJ Cattle Market Investigations from 2021-06-09T10:05:24
As the wheel of justice slowly grind away, cattlemen, including Roger Mills County rancher and U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), are growing impatient when it comes to the federal investigations of ca...
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Dan Halstrom, CEO of U.S. Meat Export Federation, Optimistic About Continued Strong Demand For U.S. Meat from 2021-06-08T08:07:09
Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation offered up a healthy dose of optimism for continued strong U.S. meat exports the rest of this year. He recently spoke with Radio ...
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Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation, Says There is Strong Global Demand For U.S. Beef Exports from 2021-06-07T07:40:19
Global demand for U.S. meat, and beef in particular, is strong, said Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. He recently spoke with Radio Oklahoma Agriculture Network A...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Expects Cyber Attack on JBS to Have Minimal Market Impact from 2021-06-04T07:51:28
The cyber-attack on JBS impacted 23 percent of the nation"s beef slaughter for a single day and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist said the market impact is minimal. This i...
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OCA Leader Wes Givens Invites Public to Attend Annual Ranch Rodeo to Support Oklahoma Children's Hospital Foundation from 2021-06-03T08:07:19
A summer highlight for many Oklahomans is the annual OCA Ranch Rodeo, scheduled this year for Aug. 20-21 at the Lazy E Arena. Weston Givens, Arnett, Okla., rancher and former OCA President, overse...
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Oklahoma Rancher Jimmy Taylor Believes Beef Checkoff Dollars Are a Great Investment from 2021-06-02T08:12:49
Jimmy Taylor, a Cheyenne, Okla., rancher elected earlier this year as secretary treasurer of the Cattlemen"s Beef Promotion Board, said the beef checkoff is helping cattle producers by increasing ...
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Oklahoma Rancher Jimmy Taylor Working Hard to Increase Beef Demand as a Member of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion And Research Board from 2021-06-01T08:20:11
Calling it a great honor, Jimmy Taylor, Cheyenne, Okla., rancher was elected earlier this year as secretary treasurer of the Cattlemen"s Beef Promotion and Research Board. On today"s Beef Buzz Tay...
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Regenerative Ranching Program at Noble Research Institute Focused on Five Research Areas from 2021-05-28T07:30:19
In case you missed our earlier story, as the Noble Research Institute moves towards establishing a successful regenerative ranching program, Hugh Aljoe, director of producer relations for the Nobl...
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Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute, Explains Why Regenerative Ranching is Important from 2021-05-27T07:49:57
In case you missed our earlier story, today"s Beef Buzz is a repeat of an interview we did with High Aljoe on regenerative ranching. With the focus on regenerative ranching, The Noble Research Ins...
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NCBA's Colin Woodall Says Terminating Beef Checkoff Would Hurt Cattlemen from 2021-05-26T07:47:29
Last July two groups, R-CALF USA and the Organization of Competitive Markets, petitioned USDA to terminate the national beef checkoff program. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen"s Beef A...
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Dr. Derrell Peel Explains Challenges With Expanding Meat Processing Capacity from 2021-05-25T08:19:34
Expanding meat processing capacity is one of those issues that falls under the heading of ?easier said than done.? Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, said there are severa...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Believes Latest Cattle on Feed Report Shows We Are Continuing to Work Through a Large Number of Cattle from 2021-05-24T08:12:24
Analyzing the numbers from the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report, Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, said we are slowly working our way through a large number of cattle. T...
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Clay Burtrum, Oklahoma Rancher And Chairman of The Federation of State Beef Councils, Explains How Volunteer Producers Work Together to Increase Beef Demand from 2021-05-21T08:05:03
Beef demand is strong today, much of it due to the efforts of volunteer cattle producers working together through qualified state beef councils to promote beef.
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Meat Demand is up But KSU's Glynn Tonsor Says There Are a Couple of Areas of Concern to Watch from 2021-05-20T07:42:09
Demand for meat and beef in particular is good news said Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist. The KSU economist regularly surveys consumers for his month...
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KSU's Glynn Tonsor Says Packer Margins Are High Because Processing Capacity is Maxed Out from 2021-05-19T07:40:29
The difference between live cash cattle prices and wholesale beef prices has attracted a lot of attention and Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist, can ex...
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Lack of Packer Capacity, High Feed Costs And Drought All Weighing on The Cattle Market Says OSU's Dr. Peel from 2021-05-17T07:53:53
Large profit margins for the beef packing industry, as high as $900 per animal, are attracting the ?stink eye? from cattle producers who are struggling to make any profit. Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Ex...
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ChopLocal is a Unique Website Connecting Meat Producers With Consumers from 2021-05-14T08:07:19
Perhaps spurred by the pandemic, more consumers are wanting to buy meat direct from the producer and a unique website called ChopLocal has been established to help both consumers and producers. Fo...
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Gov. Stitt Enjoys Grilling Hamburgers Beneath Peta Billboard Calling Him a Meathead from 2021-05-13T08:49:32
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is a strong supporter of Oklahoma animal agriculture. To celebrate Ag Day earlier this year he declared Eat Meat Week to highlight meat consumption. The anti-animal a...
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Clay Burtrum, Chairman of Federation of State Beef Councils, Says They Are Focusing on Explaining Sustainability to Consumers from 2021-05-12T14:32:53
Sustainability is the key word Clay Burtrum, Stillwater, Okla., rancher and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, is focusing on these days as cattle producers reach out to consumers....
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Tyler Norvell Explains Changes for The 2022 Cattlemen's Congress from 2021-05-11T09:16:14
The second edition of Cattlemen"s Congress will be Jan. 1-16, 2022 in Oklahoma City, said Tyler Norvell, president of the board of directors for Cattlemen"s Congress.
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Dr. Frank Mitloehner, UC-Davis, Says Science Tells us With Stable Cow Herds, we Are Not Adding to Climate Warming from 2021-05-10T07:59:10
Science tells us with a stable cattle herd, we are not adding to climate warning, said Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in Cooperative Extension in the Animal Science Dep...
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OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel Encourages Producers to Make a Drought Plan Now to Get You Through to Next Year from 2021-05-07T08:25:55
With the prospects of drought looming ever closer to Oklahoma, Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, is encouraging cattle producers to have a plan in place now if there is a...
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U.S. Beef Exports Set Records in March, Much of it Going to S. Korea and Other Far East Countries from 2021-05-06T08:15:44
Beef exports for March posted the highest monthly value on record, much of it going to the Far East and Pacific Rim countries. Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, said Sout...
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NCBA's Colin Woodall Says They Are Working Hard To Tell The Truth About The Cattle Industry Today from 2021-05-05T08:26:20
Fighting against misinformation and setting the record straight is keeping the cattle industry busy these days said Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association. Woodall recentl...
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NCBA's Colin Woodall Says Increasing Plant Capacity And Explaining The Benefits of Cattle And The Environment Will Help Increase Beef Prices from 2021-05-04T08:32:13
Increasing slaughter capacity by 4-5,000 head per day could lead to better prices for cattle producers said Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association. Woodall recently talked...
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Colin Woodall, NCBA, Says Producers Are on The Wrong Side of Market Leverage Right Now from 2021-05-03T08:00:03
Cattle producers are caught in a balancing act with the packers, as each side works on leveraging supply and demand, said Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association. Woodall r...
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OCA's Michael Kelsey Praises Legislation Establishing Cattle Theft Registry But he Says There Are Still More Legislative Issues to be Resolved from 2021-04-30T08:40:29
With about one month left in the Oklahoma Legislative session, Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen"s Association, said there are some key issues they are focusing on...
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Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute, Explains Why Rengenerative Ranching is Important from 2021-04-28T08:22:13
With the focus on regenerative ranching, The Noble Research Institute is returning to its roots, said Hugh Aljoe, director of producer relations for the Noble Research Institute.
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Drought, High Feed Costs Tempering Optimism For a Better Cattle Market, Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-04-27T07:57:40
Optimism of a strong cattle market in 2021 is being tempered somewhat by drought and higher feed costs said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. I haven"t given up on it, bu...
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Latest Cattle on Feed Report Considered Bullish Says OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel from 2021-04-26T08:10:11
The latest USDA Cattle of Feed Report is our first chance to compare with pandemic numbers from a year ago, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. This is the first month...
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Cargill, Sysco Food Companies Donate $5 Million For Southern Plains Grassland Program from 2021-04-23T08:09:23
The Southern Great Plains is home for a diversity of wildlife and domestic animals that depend on a healthy ecosystem. Cargill and Sysco, two of the world"s largest food companies, recently announ...
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New Company Touts Affordable And Efficient Livestock RFID Ear Tagging System from 2021-04-22T08:07
Affordable and efficient ultra-high frequency ear tags from a new company in Missouri will save livestock producers time and increase animal production said Matt Poindexter, Harrisonville, MO catt...
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New Livestock Electronic Tracking System Simplifies Record Keeping from 2021-04-21T08:24:03
A new company outside of Kansas City has developed a unique system to help cattle producers electronically track their cattle, said Matt Poindexter, Harrisonville, MO cattle producer and represent...
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Oklahoma National Stockyards Continues to Play a Significant Role For The Cattle Industry from 2021-04-20T08:12:09
As the world"s largest cattle stocker and feeder market the Oklahoma National Stockyards holds a significant place in the agriculture and business arena. That significance was highlighted during t...
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Oklahoma National Stockyards Having a Good Year Says President Kelli Payne from 2021-04-19T08:08:22
The Oklahoma National Stockyards is one of only two remaining livestock markets in the country that use the commission firm structure with a live auction selling direct to buyers. The other facili...
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Momma Cows Could Still be Showing Effects of February's Brutal Cold Says OSU's Mark Johnson from 2021-04-16T08:03:46
The lingering impact of February"s brutal cold may still be evident in cow herds said Dr. Mark Johnson, OSU Associate Professor of Animal Science and supervisor of the OSU Purebred Beef Cattle Cen...
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February's Brutal Cold Could Impact Breeding Bulls This Spring Says OSU's Mark Johnson from 2021-04-15T08:06:58
The impact of February"s brutal cold is starting to show up in breeding bulls said Dr. Mark Johnson, OSU Associate Professor of Animal Science and supervisor of the OSU Purebred Beef Cattle Center.
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U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Expects Good Year For Exports from 2021-04-14T08:22:03
When compared to a year ago, U.S. meat exports for the first part of 2021 are lower but Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said that was expected. He recently spoke...
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U.S. Meat Exports Down in Latest Report But Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation, Says That Was Expected from 2021-04-13T07:43:42
U.S. meat exports were down, in both value and volume, in February according to the latest available data and Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, said that was expe...
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Rancher Lamar Steiger Says Wal Mart Focused on Providing High Quality Fresh Beef from 2021-04-12T08:15:15
Consumers are demanding more high-quality beef in a convenient way, said Lamar Steiger, a cow/calf operator from northwest Arkansas. That"s one of the key lessons the beef industry has learned fro...
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Wal Mart Heads The List of Grocery Stores Focusing on Providing Quality Beef For Consumers from 2021-04-09T08:34:06
Wal Mart has been very aggressive in its efforts to deliver a great eating experience for consumers who buy beef at a Wal Mart store said Lamar Steiger, a cow/calf operator from northwest Arkansas.
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Arkansas Beef Producer Explains How Wal Mart Improved Its Meat Counter Reputation from 2021-04-08T08:18:05
It"s an interesting story to learn how Wal Mart became the largest beef retailer in the world and Lamar Steiger, a cow/calf operator from northwest Arkansas, relates that story on today"s Beef Buzz.
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Producers Should Have a Plan Ready if Drought Becomes Reality This Summer, Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-04-07T08:14:54
If drought visits your ranch this year, you need to be prepared said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Drought has covered much of the western U.S. for more than a year a...
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Strong Demand Fueling Higher Beef Cattle Prices Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-04-06T08:01:28
Strong demand is fueling higher beef cattle prices as we enter the spring months said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Wholesale boxed beef prices are strong, and Peel s...
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Flies Are a Huge Economic Threat For Pasture Cattle Says Mark Upton, Central Life Sciences from 2021-04-05T07:58:18
As temperatures warm and the grass greens up this spring and summer, a producer has to realize horn flies are the biggest problem in terms of economic threat for their pastured cattle, said Mark U...
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Beef Cattle Producers to Receive CFAP Funds Soon, Says NCBA's Ethan Lane from 2021-04-02T08:09:15
Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs, is pleased to see beef cattle producers are going to be receiving CFAP funds soon, as promised by Congress. For the cattle industry we are pl...
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NCBA's Voluntary Price Discovery Policy Approaches First Milestone Says Ethan Lane in The D.C. Office from 2021-04-01T07:58:17
Voluntary efforts in developing more price discovery in the cattle market is nearing its first milestone, said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs. NCBA policy established last s...
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Senate Legislation Establishing Percentage of Cash Versus Negotiated Cattle Trade Examined by NCBA's Ethan Lane from 2021-03-31T08:20:54
Legislation by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to increase competition and transparency among packers is continuing to attract attention from the cattle industry said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of...
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Cloud of Uncertainty Hangs Over Meat Demand Going Into Spring Months from 2021-03-30T10:56:13
There remains some uncertainty in the meat demand picture going into the spring months said Katelyn McCullock, director and senior agricultural economist for the Livestock Marketing Information Ce...
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KSU's Dr. Glynn Tonsor Develops Tool to Determine Value of Calf Vaccination Programs from 2021-03-29T07:50:17
The economic value of calf vaccination programs can be more easily determined using a new decision tool designed by Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist. ...
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KSU's Dr. Glynn Tonsor Uses Meat Demand Index to Measure Improving Economy from 2021-03-26T08:03:08
One possible indicator of an improving economy is meat demand and Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist, has developed a meat demand index to measure deman...
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Cattle Producers to Finally Receive Payments From First Round of CFAP from 2021-03-25T08:04:49
Cattle producers hurt the most by the pandemic last spring will finally get some relief as announced this week by USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack. On today"s Beef Buzz, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Direct...
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Next Six Weeks Critical For Cattle Market Says OSU's Dr. Peel from 2021-03-23T07:58:48
Cattle producers can look forward to good profit margins in the latter half of his year, especially if Mother Nature cooperates said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Wha...
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No Surprises in The February Cattle on Feed Report Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-03-22T08:02:37
The latest USDA Cattle of Feed Report held few surprises, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Placements in February were 98 percent of last year and marketings were 9...
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Jack Ward, American Hereford Association, Praises Cattlemen's Congress And Will Make Decision on Returning in 2022 by Early April from 2021-03-19T08:29:04
Having logged over 20 years of experience with the Hereford cattle breed, and judged hundreds of shows along the way Jack Ward, executive vice president of the American Hereford Association, knows...
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New Dietary Guidelines Say It's Okay to Give Beef to Infants And Toddlers from 2021-03-18T07:53:38
New dietary guidelines saying it"s okay to feed infants and toddlers beef is potentially a whole new market for the beef industry. On Today"s Beef Buzz Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron ...
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Consumer Demand For High Quality Beef Increased During The Pandemic Says Dr. Nevil Speer from 2021-03-17T15:30:24
The beef cattle industry has come a long way during the past pandemic-infused 12 months said Dr. Nevil Speer, director of industry relations for Where Food Comes From, Inc. Where Food Comes From, ...
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Livestock Shows Displaying Real World Examples of What we Need on The Farm, Says OYE Judge Frank Ward from 2021-03-16T08:17:29
Today"s livestock shows are displaying the kind of livestock we need on the farm said Frank Ward, Orland, California rancher and judge of the pure-bred heifers at this year"s Oklahoma Youth Expo. ...
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Horn Flies Are a Huge Economic Threat For Pasture Cattle But Can be Easily Controlled from 2021-03-15T08:30:03
As temperatures warm and the grass greens up this spring and summer, a producer has to realize horn flies are the biggest problem in terms of economic threat for their pastured cattle, said Mark U...
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Current Congress Unlikely to Repeal Death Tax Says NCBA's Danielle Beck from 2021-03-12T08:26:34
Abolishing the estate tax will be difficult with the current Democrat-controlled Congress said Danielle Beck, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association.
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KSU Research Shows Consumers Overwhelmingly Prefer Beef Burgers Over Plant-Based Alternatives from 2021-03-11T08:15:24
Recent research indicates consumers overwhelmingly prefer beef hamburgers over plant-based alternatives. Dr. Travis O"Quinn, meat scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Scie...
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It's Important to Accurately Compare Genomic EPDs For Older and Younger Cattle, Says Kelli Retallick, Angus Genetics, Inc. from 2021-03-10T08:32:12
Accurately comparing genomic EPDs for older and younger cattle is important said Kelli Retallick, director of genetic and genomic programs with Angus Genetics Inc., a subsidiary of the American An...
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OSU's Derrell Peel Expects Higher Feed Costs to Impact How Feedlots Buy Feeder Cattle from 2021-03-09T08:03:36
Rising feed prices will impact how feedlots respond to the feeder cattle market this spring, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. There"s been a lot of talk about the h...
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Good Record Keeping Critical For Profitability, Regardless The Size of Beef Cow Herd from 2021-03-08T07:48:38
A tight set of record books could make the difference between profit and loss depending on the size of your beef business said Dr. Nevil Speer, director of industry relations for Where Food Comes ...
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Consumers Want More High Quality Beef, Says CattleFax CEO Randy Blach from 2021-03-05T08:01:33
Consumers want more high-quality beef and are willing to pay for it, said Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, a global leader in beef industry research, analysis and information. Blach was a featured s...
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U.S. Produces 75 Percent of All High-Quality Beef in The World, Boosting Demand, Says Randy Blach With CattleFax from 2021-03-04T08:03:58
The U.S. is the largest beef producer on the planet as we produce about 75 percent of all the high-quality fed beef in the world said Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, a global leader in beef industr...
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Experts Agree Strong Global Demand For U.S. Beef Should Continue in 2021 from 2021-03-03T08:10:30
Strong global demand for U.S. beef is boosting the market said Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association. Bacus was a prese...
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Buyers Will Have Many Choices of Top Line Bulls at Express Ranches Bull Sale March 5 from 2021-03-02T08:01:31
There will be plenty of choices available for cattle producers looking for a top line herd bull at this year"s spring bull sale at Express Ranches, said Jarold Callahan, president of Express Ranch...
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Today's Herd Bull Vastly Different Than 25 Years Ago, Says Jarold Callahan, Express Ranches from 2021-03-01T08:43:01
Today"s modern breeding herd bull is not your father"s bull as the genetics have vastly improved the past 25 years said Jarold Callahan, president of Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla. Callahan is prep...
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Cattle Market Forecast Calls For Strong Prices Ahead Says Kevin Good With CattleFax from 2021-02-26T08:51:13
If we can get through the next few months, cattle prices will be strong for the next several years said Kevin Good, vice president of industry relations with CattleFax. Good laid out the future ma...
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New EPA Administration Water Officials Appear Willing to Work With Agriculture Says NCBA's Scott Yager from 2021-02-25T07:41:55
The Biden Administration"s EPA appears willing to work with agriculture on water issues said Scott Yager, Chief Environmental Counsel of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Yager commented ...
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Help is on The Way For Cattle Producers Impacted by Brutal Cold Weather And Covid-19 Says NCBA's Ethan Lane from 2021-02-24T08:18:27
Cattle producers impacted by the brutal cold wave can expect some additional relief from the USDA said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs. Lane commented on the severe winter we...
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Data And Information Should Drive Cattle Market Transparency, Not Emotion, Says KSU Economist Dr. Glynn Tonsor from 2021-02-23T08:12:33
Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist, cautions against letting emotion rather than data drive the debate surrounding cattle market transparency. Tonsor wa...
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Latest Cattle on Feed Report Shows There Are Plenty of Cattle in The System, Says OSU's Dr. Peel from 2021-02-22T08:15:24
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed indicated we are fairly current and beef demand remains strong, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Peel recently talked with Radio Okla...
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Everyone Agrees, Including Oklahoma Legislature, There Will Be a Cattlemen's Congress in 2022 from 2021-02-19T08:54:02
The Cattlemen"s Congress will have a second edition in 2022 said Jarold Callahan, president of Express Ranches and a member of the Cattlemen"s Congress board of directors.
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BQA Program Gives Consumers Confidence in Beef Producers, Says Idaho Rancher And Former CBB Chair Kim Brackett from 2021-02-18T10:33:42
Consumers today trust the cattle producer but want to be able to verify that trust with science-based facts. Enter the Beef Quality Assurance program.
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Large Genetic Toolbox Available For Angus Breeders Says AGI's Joel Cowley from 2021-02-17T08:07:02
Angus breeders have embraced the latest technology for EPDs and Joel Cowley, president of Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI) said their genetic toolbox is growing every day in an effort to make them more ...
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KSU Veterinarian Offers Advice on Keeping Newborn Calves Alive During Brutal Cold from 2021-02-16T10:08:10
When a baby calf is born during severe cold conditions, beef producers should try to get that calf dry and warm immediately said Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, Kansas State University Extension and Research be...
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Latest Technology on Display at Express Ranches Spring Bull Sale March 5th from 2021-02-15T09:35:10
The annual spring bull sale at Express Ranches in Yukon is scheduled for March 5 and Jarold Callahan, president of Express Ranches, said they use the latest technology to deliver the best animal f...
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When Brutal Cold Hits, Cows Need Extra Energy And Attention, Says KSU Extension Beef Cow Specialist Justin Waggoner from 2021-02-12T08:18:56
Cattle in good condition with good, dry haircoats can handle temperatures in the teens but when it gets in the single digits or below, stress becomes a major factor requiring producers to add extr...
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Tight Corn Supplies Equals Higher Corn Prices And Raises Cost of Gain For Feedlots, Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-02-11T08:37:10
With the latest grain stocks report showing 50 million fewer bushels of corn in the bin, Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, said this could have an impact of the cost of f...
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Good Nutrition Critical for Keeping Cattle Healthy in Brutal Cold Weather Says OSU Veterinarian Dr. Rosslyn Biggs from 2021-02-10T08:32:23
Subzero temperatures can make life difficult for cattle and their caretakes and Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU beef cattle extension specialist and College of Veterinary Medicine director, said good nutri...
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OSU Veterinarian Dr. Rosslyn Biggs Offers Advice on Preparing Cattle For Bitter Cold Temperatures from 2021-02-09T08:41:32
With severe cold temperatures bearing down on the High Plains, cattle producers need to be prepared to protect their cattle, said Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU beef cattle extension specialist and Colleg...
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Tight Beef Supply Indicated in Latest USDA Cattle Inventory Report Says Katelyn McCullock, LMIC from 2021-02-08T08:30:49
A deep dive into the latest USDA Cattle Inventory Report indicates a tighter beef supply situation for the coming year, said Katelyn McCullock, director and senior agricultural economist for the L...
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Vilsack Makes it Clear During His Senate Ag Committee Confirmation Hearing he Wants More Cattle Market Transparency from 2021-02-05T08:56:08
During his Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing for USDA Secretary earlier this week Tom Vilsack made it clear he wants more transparency in the cattle markets. On today"s Beef Buzz w...
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Cattle Play a Major Role in Keeping us Healthy Says Dr. Sara Place from 2021-02-04T08:15:14
Livestock play a major role in keeping humans and the planet healthy through a process called upcycling said Dr. Sara Place, chief sustainability officer with Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
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Widespread Industry Support Helped Get The Livestock Dealers Statutory Trust Law Passed Says LMA's Chelsea Good from 2021-02-03T09:14:15
Widespread industry support for the Livestock Dealers Statutory Trust law helped get it passed before the end of 2020 said Chelsea Good, vice president of government and industry affairs for the L...
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New Law Will Help Livestock Sellers Recover Funds When a Dealer's Check Bounces Says LMA's Chelsea Good from 2021-02-02T08:20:25
A little known section of the Covid relief package passed at the end of 2020 could provide relief for victims of unscrupulous cattle dealers said Chelsea Good, vice president of government and ind...
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January Cattle Inventory Report Shows Stability Depsite Pandemic says OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel from 2021-02-01T09:00:46
There were no big surprises in the latest USDA Cattle Inventory Report released Jan. 29, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. There"s a lot of numbers in this report as...
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Congressman Frank Lucas Determined to Resolve Cattle Market Manipulation Issue from 2021-01-29T08:30:46
When U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) studies the current livestock marketing system he is looking at it from several angles as a Congressman, rancher and consumer. On today"s Beef Buzz, he explains w...
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RAMP-UP Act Would Benefit Both Livestock Producers And Consumers, Says Cong. Frank Lucas from 2021-01-28T08:29:10
The RAMP-UP Act authored by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) in 2020 is aimed at helping livestock producers and consumers. On today"s Beef Buzz, Cong. Lucas discusses his legislation with Radio Oklah...
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U.S. Beef Exports Expected to Increase 10 percent in 2021 Due to Growing E-Commerce Trade Says Dan Halstrom, USMEF from 2021-01-27T08:20:14
The COVID-19 pandemic slammed U.S. beef exports but Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, expects a strong recovery in 2021. If you look at Asia, Vietnam, China, Hong...
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Latest Cattle on Feed Report Shows Higher Than Expected Placements from 2021-01-26T08:25:43
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report shows slightly higher than expected placements but with little market impact, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. The January rep...
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Helping Commercial Cattle Producers Capture Value of Angus Genetics is Troy Marshall's Focus With the American Angus Association from 2021-01-25T08:38:50
With his many years of experience in the commercial and registered cattle industries, Troy Marshall, was a good fit when the American Angus Association hired him last summer as director of commerc...
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Oklahoma Cattle Producers Cautiously Optimistic Says OCA's Michael Kelsey from 2021-01-22T08:34:04
Cautious optimism is the predominant attitude among Oklahoma cattle producers during the first month of the year said Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen"s Associati...
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MOU Between USDA and FDA on Gene Editing is Good Business Says NCBA's Ethan Lane from 2021-01-21T08:24:51
On his way out the door, the now former USDA Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USDA and the FDA on animal agriculture gene editing. The MOU was somet...
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January Cattle Inventory Report Expected to Show a Stable U.S. Cow Herd Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2021-01-20T08:33:44
Cattle industry officials are closely watching the biannual USDA Cattle Inventory report coming out Jan. 29 and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, expects the numbers to c...
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Simmental Cattle Breeders Expect a Great Year After Their Success in 2020 from 2021-01-19T08:05:44
Cattle producers raising Simmental cattle are kicking off the new year encouraged by their success in 2020, said Luke Bowman, director of commercial and industry relations with the American Simmen...
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American Hereford Association Executive Jack Ward Proud of Breed's Genetic Improvements from 2021-01-18T08:17:24
Having logged over 20 years of experience with the Hereford cattle breed, Jack Ward, executive vice president of the American Hereford Association, said there has been tremendous genetic improveme...
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Gene Editing Technology Could Soon Be Common Practice For Beef Cattle Industry from 2021-01-15T08:08:58
Cutting edge technology, including gene editing, could soon be a common practice for the beef cattle seedstock industry, said Jack Ward, executive vice president of the American Hereford Association.
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Seedstock Industry Undergone Many Changes in Last 20 Years, Says Jack Ward, American Hereford Association from 2021-01-14T08:06:18
Genetic evaluations may be at the top of the list of changes Jack Ward, executive vice president of the American Hereford Association, has witnessed during his many years of involvement in the see...
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2020 Taught Beef Producers a Valuable Lesson, Says American Angus Assoc. CEO Mark McCully from 2021-01-13T10:45:40
The leader of the nation"s largest cattle breed association believes this past year taught beef producers a valuable lesson. During an interview with Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Ha...
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Angus Breeders Survived 2020 By Being Flexible And Quickly Adapting, Says CEO Mark McCully from 2021-01-12T08:05:26
Flexibility and adaption were keys for Angus cattle breeders to survive 2020 and open the new year with some optimism said Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association, during an interview ...
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Superior Livestock's Bell Ringer Sale Opens The Year With a Record Number of Cattle Offered from 2021-01-11T08:48:42
Superior Livestock"s Bell Ringer sale kicks off the new year this week with a record number of cattle offered, said Danny Jones, president of Superior Livestock.
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Oklahoma City's Central Location Helped Breed Association's Pivot Quickly When Denver Canceled, Says Shane Bedwell, American Hereford Association from 2021-01-08T15:22:11
Oklahoma City"s central location is one of several reasons" cattle breed associations were able to quickly rally their members when the Denver National Western Stock Show cancelled last fall.
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Livestock Shows Offer "Eveball" Evaluation to Compliment Genetic Evaluation from 2021-01-07T08:51:11
Cattle shows are a long-held tradition for cattle producers and their families and one of the reasons is because they provide that all important visual inspection of the animals, which may be lack...
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Cattle Prices to Improve in 2021 Says Katelyn McCullock, Livestock Marketing Information Center from 2021-01-06T08:31:55
Katelyn McCullock, director and senior agricultural economist for the Livestock Marketing Information Center, expects 2021 to better for cattle producers than 2020 but there will still be a few hi...
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Limousin Breeders Excited to Display Cattle Genetics During Cattlemen's Congress Underway Now in Oklahoma City from 2021-01-05T08:47:47
The inaugural Cattleman"s Congress is providing a great opportunity for breeders to get their cattle genetics in front of the public, said Mark Anderson, executive director of the North American L...
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With More Than 11,000 Head Entered, Cattlemen's Congress Livestock Show is Considered Essential to The Nation's Food Supply from 2021-01-04T08:50:43
The inaugural Cattlemen"s Congress is underway at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City and Jarold Callahan, president of Express Ranches and a member of the Cattlemen"s Congress board o...
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New USDA Dietary Guidelines Good For Beef Industry, Says NCBA's Danielle Beck from 2020-12-31T09:05:45
The new five-year USDA dietary guidelines have been released and Danielle Beck, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association, said the beef industry came out...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Says There Are Some Positives to Having a Familiar Face Return to The USDA from 2020-12-30T08:41:50
A familiar face is returning to lead the USDA under the Biden administration and that is good news for agriculture, said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs. During an interview ...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Says Budget Bill Includes Several Good Things For Animal Agriculture from 2020-12-29T08:38:51
The omnibus federal budget bill passed this week by Congress includes several items good for animal agriculture, said Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs. During an interview wit...
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Cattlemen's Congress Expected to Have a Huge Economic Impact from 2020-12-24T08:21:49
The first ever Cattlemen"s Congress, Jan. 2-17 at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds could drop a $50 million economic impact on the city, said Tyler Norvell, executive director of the Oklahoma Youth E...
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Cattlemen's Congress to Begin Jan. 2 in Oklahoma City from 2020-12-23T09:02:42
A new cattle show called the Cattlemen"s Congress is scheduled for Jan. 2-17 in Oklahoma City. The show replaces the traditional Denver Livestock Show which had to cancel due to the pandemic.
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January Cattle Inventory Report Could Set The Stage For a Successful 2021, Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2020-12-22T09:12:14
The USDA Cattle Inventory report due out in late January could set the stage for a successful year in 2021, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. I think we"re going to ...
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December Cattle on Feed Report Shows Market Wrinkles Have Been Mostly Erased from 2020-12-21T11:37:59
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report indicates many of the wrinkles caused by the pandemic in the spring are smoothing out, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. The De...
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Beef Producers Seek New Promotion Opportunities And Will Sponsor NASCAR Race In February from 2020-12-18T10:01:38
Beef producers will be taking advantage of a new opportunity to promote their product in early 2021 said Stillwater, Okla., rancher Clay Burtrum. Burtrum is vice chairman of the Federation of Stat...
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New Study Shows Consumers Prefer Beef as COVID Keeps Them at Home from 2020-12-17T17:21:11
A recent study of Covid-19"s impact on consumers" behaviors indicates they are choosing beef more often than before the pandemic. Clay Burtrum, Stillwater, Okla., rancher and vice chairman of the ...
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New Study Shows Consumers Prefer Beef When Eating at Home During The Holidays from 2020-12-17T12:22:35
A recent study of Covid-19"s impact on consumers" behaviors indicates they are choosing beef more often than before the pandemic. Clay Burtrum, Stillwater, Okla., rancher and vice chairman of the ...
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Cattle Markets Mixed as we Wrap up The Year, Says OSU's Dr. Peel from 2020-12-16T19:56:46
Cattle market prices have been scattered all about the boards as we wrap up a year no one wants to remember, said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. We"ve have had very st...
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Lower Beef Cut Out Values Could Be Due to Seasonal Pressure, Says KSU's Dr. Glynn Tonsor from 2020-12-15T09:38:57
The current market slump for boxed beef and cash cattle could be a seasonal reduction but Dr. Glynn Tonsor, K-State Extension livestock market economist, said it could be a more disturbing sign. H...
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Hybrid Vigor Key For Commercial Cattle Producers, Says Veteran Texas Rancher Donnell Brown from 2020-12-14T11:03:46
It"s all about profitability if you want to stay in business and a key for commercial cattle producers is increasing hybrid vigor within their herds. For more than 100 years the R.A. Brown Ranch, ...
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Merck Animal Health Has New Technology to Optimize Value For Beef Cow Producers from 2020-12-11T09:28:04
Livestock producers will soon have access to new technology optimizing the value of each of their animals. Dr. Jason Nickell, Merck Animal Health, explained how a new operating unit called Merck A...
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Cattlemen's Congress Livestock Show to Crown First Ever National Champions For Open Class Heifer And Bull And Could Have $50 Million Economic Impact from 2020-12-10T16:42:53
The first ever Cattlemen"s Congress, Jan. 2-17 at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds could drop a $50 million economic impact on the city, said Tyler Norvell, executive director of the Oklahoma Youth E...
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OYE's Tyler Norvell Says They Are in Final Stages of Preperation For The Cattlemen's Congress in January from 2020-12-09T11:49:10
A new cattle show called the Cattlemen"s Congress is scheduled for Jan. 2-17 in Oklahoma City. The show replaces the traditional Denver Livestock Show which had to cancel due to the pandemic.
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KSU Vet Dr. Jordan Gebhardt Talks About Bio Exclusion in The Feed Industry from 2020-12-08T09:51:38
Keeping a disease out of our herd is easier than treating it after the fact and that is why Dr. Jordan Gebhardt with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University is focusing his r...
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Anti-Ag Animal Groups Keep Up Attacks During Pandemic But Message May Be Falling On Deaf Ears as Consumer Demand For Meat Increases from 2020-12-07T09:18:45
Like most groups this year the anti-ag animal crowd had to shift from in-person meetings to virtual online conferences, but that did not slow them down, said Hannah Thompson-Weeman, vice president...
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Anti-Animal Ag Groups Ramp Up Attacks During Pandemic from 2020-12-04T09:43:19
The anti-animal agriculture crowd seems to never want to let a good crisis go to waste and that"s why groups like the Animal Agriculture Alliance are so important to get the true message of agricu...
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Adding Value To Cattle Pays Off at The Market Says Danny Jones, Superior Livestock from 2020-12-03T09:43:57
Cattle producers have learned adding value to their herds through vaccination programs and improved bloodlines pays off in the marketplace. Danny Jones, president of Superior Livestock, talks abou...
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Tale of Two Different Feeder Cattle Markets This Fall Says Dr. Derrell Peel from 2020-12-02T09:19:18
This fall"s feeder cattle market has been a mix of many variables and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, said even though that is normal, the variability is even greater t...
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2020 May End Being a Normal Year For Beef Production Says OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel from 2020-12-01T09:45:16
Despite all the craziness of 2020 we"re not far from market expectations at the beginning of the year said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist.
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LMA's Chelsea Good Talks About How Auction Markets Have Handled This Challenging Year from 2020-11-30T09:19:20
This has been a challenging year for many people including the nation"s livestock auction markets, said Chelsea Good, vice president of government and industry affairs for the Livestock Marketing ...
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Cattle Producers Have Found Unique Ways to Promote Beef During This Challenging Time from 2020-11-27T09:27:31
Cattle producers have found unique ways to promote beef during this challenging year and Greg Hanes, CEO of the Cattlemen"s Beef Promotion and Research Board, explains some of those methods on tod...
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Greg Hanes, Cattlemen's Beef Board, Says Zoom And Other Technologies Are Helping Them Reach More Consumers from 2020-11-25T09:19:21
One silver lining in this pandemic-infused year is the rapid advancement of communications technology, allowing us to talk to more people via Zoom and other choices. Greg Hanes, CEO of the Cattlem...
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USMEF's Dan Halstrom Says The Trump Administration Has Been a Good Period For U.S. Meat Exports from 2020-11-24T09:27:22
As the Trump Administration begins the transition to President-elect Joe Biden, a review of U.S. meat exports during the Trump years is in order. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat E...
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No Surprises in Latest Cattle on Feed Report And OSU's Derrell Peel Says The Market is Leveling Out from 2020-11-23T08:34:21
The latest Cattle on Feed report held few surprises and should attract a favorable market reaction said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist.
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U.S. Meat Export Glass is Half Full But It's Filling Up Fast Says USMEF's Dan Halstrom from 2020-11-20T09:28:24
The meat export glass is half full with a lot of room at the top says Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Halstrom recently spoke via Zoom with Radio Oklahoma Agric...
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October Ice Storm Dramatically Impacted Cattle Markets Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2020-11-19T09:32:08
Just as it appeared the cattle markets were operating in a more seasonal fall pattern, Mother Nature threw a wicked curve ball in the form of that late October ice storm in the southern High Plain...
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Slow Pace of U.S. Beef Exports a Concern, Says Market Analyst Katelyn McCullock from 2020-11-18T09:42:20
While pork exports will likely set record levels this year, the slow pace of beef exports is a concern, says Katelyn McCullock, director and senior agricultural economist for the Livestock Marketi...
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Katelyn McCullock, Livestock Marketing Information Center, Talks About Holiday Beef Demand During The Pandemic from 2020-11-17T09:37:30
During the holidays consumers often turn to traditional ham and turkey entrees so it"s not unusual to see beef demand seasonally decrease. Yet this is a year unlike any other.
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Simmental Among The Breeds to be Shown At Cattlemen's Congress in Oklahoma City in January from 2020-11-16T09:14:35
When the venerable Denver National Western Stock Show canceled its annual event for January due to COVID-19 restrictions by the city, Oklahoma City stepped in with the Cattlemen"s Congress. Now al...
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When the venerable Denver National Western Stock Show canceled its annual event for January due to COVID-19 restrictions by the city, Oklahoma City stepped in with the Cattlemen"s Congress. Now al...
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Market Analyst Corbitt Wall Makes The Case For Cattle Producers and Beef Packers Are Not in The Same Business from 2020-11-13T10:04:53
Cattle producers and meat packers are not in the same business and that has never been more obvious than during the pandemic, said market analyst Corbit Wall. Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Direct...
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NCBA's Ethan Lane Reviews Election Results from 2020-11-12T09:24:32
During a cattle industry Stockmanship and Stewardship virtual meeting this week Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs, offered an analysis of the national election results. On the ...
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The Certified Angus Beef Brand Remains Focused on Providing Quallity to Consumers and Profitability to Producers from 2020-11-11T10:25:54
The Certified Angus Beef brand has always focused on delivering a great eating experiencing for consumers while increasing profitability for producers. That"s even more important today said John S...
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Certified Angus Beef President John Stika Upbeat About CAB in 2021 from 2020-11-10T15:10:33
For many beef producers, this year can best be described as a ?dumpster fire? but that doesn"t mean there haven"t been some good things happen too, said John Stika, president of Certified Angus Be...
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Science of Genomics Key to Success in Purebred Angus Industry Says Dr. Kent Andersen With Zoetis from 2020-11-09T09:47:18
Dr. Kent Andersen, director of technical services with Zoetis Animal Genetics, says the science of genomics continues to be a key part of the success in the purebred industry including the America...
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NCBA Postpones 2021 Convention Until August But Keeps Location The Same from 2020-11-06T09:45:29
The 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show has been postponed until August due to COVID-19 restrictions. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association, talked with R...
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Oklahoma Rancher and American Angus Assoc. Leader John Pfeiffer Says Better Genetic Information Has Improved Herd Quality from 2020-11-05T09:38:56
Better genetic information has greatly improved the quality of cattle in both registered and commercial herds said John Pfeiffer, Mulhall, Okla., rancher and past president of the American Angus A...
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Despite Adjustments Due To Covid, Oklahoma Rancher John Pfeiffer Looking Forward to This Weekend's American Angus Assoc. Convention from 2020-11-04T09:15:43
The 137th annual meeting of the American Angus Association is Nov. 8-9 in the Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center and like many similar events during this pandemic, association officials have had ...
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NCBA's Colin Woodall Says OCM is Spreading Misinformation About The Cattle Industry Group. from 2020-11-03T09:21:55
The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) has been busy spreading misinformation about the National Cattlemen"s Beef Association and its leadership. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlem...
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Good Animal Husbandry Can Help Reduce BRD Says Dr. Jim Sears, Elanco Animal Health from 2020-11-02T09:24:15
Good animal husbandry practices are the best way to reduce bovine respiratory disease (BRD), which wreaks havoc on cattle herds every year, especially when they are stressed. On today"s Beef Buzz ...
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Damage From BRD Estimated at $1 Billion Annually and Dr. Jim Sears Says Stress on Young Cattle is The Main Factor from 2020-10-30T09:24:49
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) has been a reoccurring and expensive challenge for cattle producers and Dr. Jim Sears, veterinarian and senior technical advisor with Elanco Animal Health said str...
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Congressman Frank Lucas Believes PRICE Act Addresses Weak Spots in Cattle Marketing HIghlighted by COVID Pandemic from 2020-10-29T12:03:11
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas has been one of the key lawmakers working on legislation that help cattle producers get back onto their feet after the two black swan events they have had to navig...
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Dr. Rosslyn Biggs on Why Having a Biosecurity Plan in Place is So Important for Producers from 2020-10-28T12:07:15
Having a biosecurity plan in place should be a big priority for cattle producers, says Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU beef cattle extension specialist, and College of Veterinary Medicine director. Radio O...
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Beef Producers Should Ask Veterinarian For Ideas To Help Improve Cowherds, Says Dr. Fred Gingrich, American Assoc. of Bovine Practitioners from 2020-10-28T09:10:38
Beef producers should ask their veterinarians for ideas that can help improve their cowherds, said Dr. Fred Gingrich, executive director of the American Assoc. of Bovine Practitioners during a rec...
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Beef Producers Should Ask Veterinarian For Ideas To Help Improve Cowherds, Says Dr. Fred Gingrich, Ammrican Assoc. of Bovine Practitioners from 2020-10-27T10:30:43
Beef producers should ask their veterinarians for ideas that can help improve their cowherds, said Dr. Fred Gingrich, executive director of the American Assoc. of Bovine Practitioners during a rec...
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Latest Cattle on Feed Report Termed Bearish For The Market Says OSU's Dr. Peel from 2020-10-26T09:22:41
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report could be bearish for the market said Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist. Dr. Peel analyzed the report during an interview with Radio O...
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American Angus Association Meeting Scheduled For Nov. 8-9, Kansas City, and CEO Mark McCully Says They Are Offering Both In-Person and Virtual Options from 2020-10-23T11:15:53
The 137th annual meeting of the American Angus Association is scheduled for Nov. 8-9 in the Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center and like many similar events during this pandemic, association offic...
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American Angus Association Meeting Scheduled For Nov. 8-9, Kansas City, and CEO Mark MCully Says They Are Offering Both In-Person and Virtual Options from 2020-10-23T10:46:44
The 137th annual meeting of the American Angus Association is scheduled for Nov. 8-9 in the Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center and like many similar events during this pandemic, association offic...
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Dismal Wheat Pasture Prospects Weighing on The Feeder Cattle Market, Says OSU's Derrell Peel from 2020-10-22T10:19:35
Prospects for a good winter wheat pasture season are becoming less likely as drought conditions expand throughout the southern Plains. Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, s...
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Concern Grows For Adequate and Affordable Hay Supplies as Drought Conditions Intensify Across The Country from 2020-10-21T10:27:42
We"ve been watching drought conditions all year slowly expand throughout cattle country from Oklahoma west to California. The impact on cattle feed, especially hay is starting to show in the market.
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