Jul 24
At the 2024 Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with Atmospheric Scientist Matt Makens with Makens Weather. Makens talked to Hays about the transition from El Niño to La Niña. Makens explained that other than normal seasonal conditions such as winter’s chill and summer’s heat, El Niño and …
Jul 23
At the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, talked with the Vice President of Governmental Affairs of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, about the appropriations process in the House. “This Congress [the House] has moved quicker this year than we expected them to,” Lane admitted. “They have all …
Jul 21
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report shows the on feed number slightly above a year ago- Placements off seven percent and marketings down nine percent. But OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel tells Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays that the real key number may be the percentage of heifers in the steer/heifer …
Jul 19
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with National Cattlemen’s Association executive director of government affairs, Kent Bacus, about some of the tax policies that are in jeopardy of being discontinued by the end of 2025. Coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San …
Jul 18
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with the president and CEO of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Ben Weinheimer, about the state of the business in the Southern Plains. Weinheimer represents feedlots in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business …
Jul 17
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, talked with the Vice President of Governmental Affairs of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, about the possibility of moving forward with additional resources for the dollar per head Beef Checkoff. Our coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business …
Jul 16
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with NCBA Chief Veterinarian Dr. Kathy Simmons about the appearance of avian bird flu in dairy cattle in March of 2024. Herds have been affected in Texas, Kansas, and in one herd in Oklahoma. Coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry …
Jul 15
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, California, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, about worldwide export markets. Coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego is being powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. …
Jul 12
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with Terrain’s Chief Research and Analytics Officer, Don Close. Among other things, Close has previously worked as a senior animal protein analyst at Rabobank, and as a market director for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. Coverage from the 2024 Cattle …
Jul 11
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the chance to catch up with the President and CEO of CattleFax, Randy Blach, and Chairman of the Cattleman’s Beef Promotion Board Andy Bishop to see their reactions to the recent Beef Checkoff Return On Investment (ROI) study. Coverage from …
