Oct 26
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Vice President of Governmental Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, about the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. “This has been a true test of relationships on Capitol Hill and some of the fashions in the House …
Oct 25
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Farm Director, KC Sheperd’s interview with the Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, about the OCA 2023 Fall Gatherings. The OCA has been conducting fall gatherings for over 20 years, Kelsey said, to allow cattle producers, OCA members, and more …
Oct 23
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel about the latest Cattle on Feed report issued by the USDA and heifer numbers in feedlots. In the report issued on October 20, placements were up six percent from one year ago. Peel said while …
Oct 22
Placements in the October Cattle on Feed Report caught most analysts by surprise- as they totaled 2.21 million head in September, 6% above 2022. Net placements were 2.15 million head. The six percent above a year ago was well above the pre report guess average of one percent above a year ago. Cattle and calves …
Oct 20
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from the President and CEO of CattleFax, Randy Blach, at the recent Texas Cattle Feeders Association Convention in Grapevine, Texas. As a keynote speaker at the TCFA Convention, Blach talked about where the cattle business is at now and what it will take to start …
Oct 19
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Kansas State University’s Dr. Bob Weaber about what is ahead for genetics in the beef industry. The Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University regularly conducts a podcast with experts on staff. One of the recent podcast episodes features comments from Weaber, who specializes …
Oct 18
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the Chief Executive Officer of National Livestock, Robert York. This time, Hays and York talk about the future of the cattle industry when it comes to marketing. National Livestock is based in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and consists of businesses spread …
Oct 17
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the Chief Executive Officer of National Livestock, Robert York. Hays and York talk about the state of the cattle industry. National Livestock is based in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and consists of businesses spread out across the country focused on cattle. York …
Oct 16
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with Texas A&M’s Bart Fischer, this time talking about the growth of the Livestock Risk Protection Program. Aside from his role as Research Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, Fischer is also the former Chief Economist …
Oct 13
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is talking with Dakota Moss of Livestock Risk Services about Livestock Risk Protection for cattle producers. Livestock Risk Services has recently been added to the National Family of livestock-related businesses. Livestock Risk Protection is a nationwide price protection offered by USDA, Moss said, and is built for any …
