During CattleCon 2025, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays caught up with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, and talked about the U.S. beef export market of today. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Halstrom noted that while the Trump Administration’s talk …
Category: Top Beef Buzz
Feb 13
From Select to Prime: The Changing Dynamics of Beef Production with Randy Blach
At CattleCon 2025, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the chance to catch up with the CEO of CattleFax, Randy Blach, and talk about the rises and falls of select and prime grades of beef. Yesterday, they discussed the strengths and challenges of the beef industry. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm …
Feb 12
Randy Blach’s Take on Beef Supply, Demand, and Industry Growth
At CattleCon 2025, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the chance to catch up with the CEO of CattleFax, Randy Blach, and talk about the strengths and challenges of the beef industry today. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, Oklahoma. “There is so much opportunity,” Blach stated about …
Feb 11
Oklahoma Cattlemen Shine at CattleCon 2025: Insights from OCA’s Michael Kelsey
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s Executive Vice President, Michael Kelsey, about the recently wrapped up CattleCon 2025. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, Oklahoma. According to Kelsey, this year’s conference was a huge success, garnering around 8,500 cattlemen and women from …
Feb 10
Don Close on Beef Market Dynamics & Consumer Loyalty
At the NCBA’s CattleCon 2025, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, continued his conversation with Senior Protein Analyst for Terrain, Don Close. In part one of their talk, they discussed the 2024 Cattle Inventory Report. Today, they are focused on today’s beef consumers. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, …
Feb 07
Ethan Lane: NCBA Looking for Best Opportunities to Work with New Administration and Congress
As NCBA’s CattleCon 2025 came to a close, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with Ethan Lane, to get a policy wrap-up from NCBA’s Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Oklahoma Farm Report’s coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. The NCBA Board of Directors for both the policy and …
Feb 06
Analyzing the Impact of the 2024 Cattle Inventory Report with Terrain’s Don Close
At the NCBA’s CattleCon 2025, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with Terrain’s Chief Research and Analytics Officer, Don Close. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, Oklahoma. The 2024 Cattle Inventory Report released last week showed that total cattle numbers were down 1 percent from last year, and …
Feb 05
Outgoing NCBA President Mark Eisele Reflects on His Service to the Beef Industry
At CattleCon 2025 held in San Antonio, Texas, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked with the outgoing President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Mark Eisele. Coverage of CattleCon 2025 is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Eisele is happy to have given his time and resources for the advancement of NCBA …
Feb 04
NCBA’s Ethan Lane on Moving Forward with the New Trump Administration
While attending NCBA’s CattleCon, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with the Vice President of Governmental Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane about working with the new Trump administration. Oklahoma Farm Report’s coverage of CattleCon is powered by Farm Data Services. “This is such an unprecedented set of circumstances, for …
Jan 31
2025 Cattle Herd One Percent Smaller Than 2024- Beef Cow Herd a Half Percent Down- Are We at the Bottom??
The much anticipated USDA NASS Cattle Inventory Report was released on Friday afternoon. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel to discuss its findings and their implications for the beef cattle industry. “This is the biggest report we get all year in …

























