Oct 04
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, visited with the President of Certified Angus Beef, John Stika, about domestic beef demand and the taste and quality that CAB brings to the table. “I think we are all probably very pleased with the position that beef in general is in at the moment,” Stika said. “Grade is pretty …
Oct 03
Express Ranches’ Premier Bull Sale will be held on October 7, 2024, at the ranch in Yukon, Oklahoma. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Kevin Hafner, the Vice President for Operations for the ranch to talk about the upcoming sale and the 225 elite Angus and Hereford bulls being offered. Express …
Oct 02
Recently, a friendly Beef Cook-Off was held at the British Embassy between the U.S. and the U.K. in an attempt to convince the British to offer access to U.S. Beef in the British market. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association executive director of government affairs, Kent Bacus, …
Oct 01
In this BeefBuzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talks to Kansas State Associate Professor and Beef Extension Veterinarian Dr. AJ Tarpoff about weaning strategies for calves. One strategy Dr. Tarpoff referred to as a hard wean. He explained this method by saying, “At a single point in time, we separate mom and calf. …
Sep 30
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Executive Vice President of Cattlemen’s Congress Bray Haven to get an update on the 2025 show slated for January 4-16, 2025, in Oklahoma City. The mission of the Cattlemen’s Congress is to be an exhibitor-friendly show for cattlemen, by cattlemen. All of the major breed …
Sep 27
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is featuring comments from Dr. Dale Woerner, Cargill Endowed Professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech University from a recent conversation he is featured in on the Angus at Work Podcast. Yesterday’s BeefBuzz detailed the problems with the current yield grade system, and …
Sep 26
Farm Director Ron Hays is featuring comments from Dr. Dale Woerner, Cargill Endowed Professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech University from a recent conversation he is featured in on the Angus at Work Podcast. Woerner is talking about problems with the current yield grade system. Yield grade is a …
Sep 25
Earlier this year, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked with Bob Weaber of Kansas State University about being intentional with heterosis. This is the second part of the conversation; the first of which can be found here. Both small and large herds can be improved with intentional heterosis, or mixing different breeds of …
Sep 24
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked to OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel after the latest USDA Cattle of Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon and reflected no surprises. They talked about the pressure on cattle and bull prices in this second part of the conversation. The first part was …
Sep 22
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked to OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel after the latest USDA Cattle of Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon and reflected no surprises. The September USDA Cattle on Feed Report pegged August Placements at 98.6% of last year; Marketings in August were 96.4% of …
