Sep 02
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Andy Holloway, a longtime Extension Educator from Canadian, Texas, who joined the conversation to highlight the success and growth of the Hemphill County Beef Conference. He noted that the event just celebrated its 10th anniversary this past spring. “We should have been …
Aug 29
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Dr. Cleveland this summer at the 2025 Beef Improvement Federation annual meeting- click here for his presentation from Amarillo. Dr. Matthew Cleveland, Global Senior Director of Bovine Sustainability at ABS, explains that sustainability is both simple and complex. “We can think about sustainability as …
Aug 28
Senior farm and ranch broadcater Ron Hays continues day two of our conversation with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall who addressed the question of whether cattle from Mexico pose a risk of bringing New World screw worm into the U.S. He explained that protocols have already proven effective: “When you step back and …
Aug 27
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association about the recent human case of New World screw worm and how federal agencies have responded. He said the CDC’s work was effective, noting, “their protocol worked well.” But the bigger focus for …
Aug 26
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dr. Derrell Peel, who began by reviewing recent cattle reports, saying they show little evidence of herd rebuilding so far. “We just haven’t seen much change yet in any sort of heifer retention,” he explained. While many producers are “kind of interested …
Aug 23
Oklahoma State Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel says several things jumped out to him in the August USDA Cattle on Feed Report- including the continuation of a smaller number of cattle on feed for the ninth month in a row. Peel also noted in his post report conversation with Ron Hays that the …
Aug 22
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with longtime Manager Bill Barnhart of OKC West who says the current cattle market has been unlike anything he’s seen in years. “It’s been crazy good. It just seems like we blow through a price barrier every week, and it’s been like this …
Aug 21
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Anne Anderson, who says her journey with Speckle Park cattle began in Canada during efforts to build a supply alliance. “We went out to buy some cattle and the one that brought the most money was speckled. Well, you’re a new company …
Aug 20
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Bray Haven, Executive Vice President of Cattlemen’s Congress, who reflects on the success of the most recent show held this past January. He noted that “our entries and the numbers shown were up five to six percent across the board, sales were …
Aug 19
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Texas Cattle Feeders Association Chairman Robbie Kirkland, who said he came away encouraged after attending the announcement in Austin about new federal funding to fight the New World screwworm. “It was a good day. It was a day that the federal government …
