Feb 19
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ben Weinheimer, president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, about the sharp decline in Mexican feeder cattle entering U.S. feedlots and the broader implications for beef production. Industry sources believe that here in the first quarter of 2026, there are “almost no …
Feb 18
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays talked recently at CattleCon26 with Sigrid Johannes, Senior Director of Government Affairs For NCBA, about the growing concern surrounding New World screwworm and what government and industry are doing to keep it out of the United States. Johannes says that even in winter, the …
Feb 17
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Bray Haven, Executive Vice President of Cattlemen’s Congress, as they recap the sixth year of the event and reflect on record-setting growth. Haven says the 2026 Congress finished strong and continues to gain momentum across the cattle industry. Haven noted that this …
Feb 16
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Kent Bacus, who works out of the Washington, D.C., office of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the state of global trade and its impact on U.S. cattle producers. The conversation focused heavily on lingering frustrations tied to lost export access and …
Feb 13
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Justin Hossfeld, National Sales Manager for Range and Pasture with Envu, about how new technology is changing the way ranchers manage grass, cattle, and time. Hossfeld emphasized that Envu is uniquely focused on range, pasture, and environmental science. As he explained, “We …
Feb 12
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Mary -Thomas Hart, Chief Counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about a long-running legal fight in Oklahoma that could have national implications for cattle producers and other livestock operations. Hart discusses the renewed attention on chicken litter litigation in the Illinois …
Feb 11
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Oklahoma State University Extension livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel to dig further into the latest cattle inventory numbers and what they really say about where the industry stands. Peel summed up the new report simply, saying it’s the “same story, next …
Feb 10
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Colin Woodall, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Woodall addressed ongoing criticism from a segment of producers surrounding NCBA’s role in the dollar-per-head Beef Checkoff, calling much of that criticism “misinformation” and laying out how the system actually works. …
Feb 09
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Kevin Good of CattleFax, following the CattleFax Industry Outlook seminar at CattleCon 2026, where supply, demand, and global politics were front and center. One of the biggest issues discussed was the continued disruption of Mexican feeder cattle imports tied to New World …
Feb 06
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Gene Copenhaver, newly installed president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, who officially assumed the role Thursday evening at CattleCon26. Copenhaver began by sharing his roots in southwest Virginia, where his family’s operation has evolved over generations. “We’re in the southwest corner …
