Nov 10
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments with Danette Amstein, Managing Principal of the Midian Marketing Group. Midian Marketing, the only strategic marketing, research and creative agency that focuses solely on making a difference in the meat industry. Amstein is a sixth generation Kansas farmer/rancher. She is active in the …
Nov 10
Last Night, after 40 long days, the United States Senate advanced a key procedural step to reopen the federal government, marking the end of the longest shutdown in history. The Final vote was 60-40. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) announced in a video message Sunday evening that the Senate has secured the necessary votes to begin …
Nov 10
The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) is a joint project of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the OCA. OQBN is a network of beef producers, educators, veterinarians, and industry professionals committed to increasing producers’ access to value added marketing opportunities and improving the quality of cattle produced in Oklahoma by increasing communication between all segments of the beef industry. Once verified through OQBN the option to market cattle in a certified sale is available. There is …
Nov 10
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Nov 10
Addressing the Oklahoma Farm Bureau during a record-setting government shutdown, Congresswoman Stephanie Bice outlined a potential path forward to reopen the government and detailed the timeline for the upcoming Farm Bill at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Meeting. (Editor’s note: This interview was conducted on Friday. Last night the Senate voted 60-40 to advance a House‐passed …
Nov 09
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau awarded Blayne Arthur, the State Secretary of Agriculture, with the group’s prestigious Distinguished Service Award during the annual banquet. This award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture and the Farm Bureau organization. Arthur’s acceptance speech resonated with attendees, highlighting the vital role the Farm Bureau plays in representing …
Nov 09
Farm Bureau members witnessed it’s President of the last eight years, Rodd Moesel, pass the gavel on Saturday evening to Stacey Simunek of Kay County. Prior to his election to become President on Saturday at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, he has been serving on the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Board as …
Nov 07
Boxed beef prices ended the week softer, with the Choice cutout falling $1.57 on Friday to $376.40, while Select rose slightly by $0.33 to $361.09. The Choice/Select spread narrowed to $15.31, down nearly $2 from Thursday. Total loads were reported at 137. Compared to last Friday, the overall Choice cutout is down $1.73, signaling some …
Nov 07
According to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, cash cattle trade was lower again this week- with fed steers and heifers both trading at $232 per hundred in the TCFA area of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Steers were off $3.62 from the sales of a week ago while heifers were down $3.75. Live Cattle and …
Nov 07
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Livestock Market Economist Dr. Darrell Peel, who says that despite all the political chatter and rumors surrounding the cattle market, the true fundamentals have not changed. “Cattle numbers haven’t changed. We don’t have any data yet to really confirm that we are saving heifers,” …
