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NCBA Cattlemen’s College 2026: The Gold Standard in Beef Cattle Education
Tue Oct 7th, 2025 19:07:34 CDT
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) will once again heavily emphasize producer education at the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention (Cattle Con), largely through the comprehensive Cattlemen’s College program. In a conversation with Hunter Ihrman, NCBA’s Senior Director of Producer Education, Michaela Clowser detailed the sessions, speakers, and new access options for the upcoming event. 2026 Cattlemen’s ...
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Heather Hampton Knodle Exploring How AI Is Changing Farming
Wed Oct 8th, 2025 16:52:44 CDT
Listen To KC Sheperd and Heather Hampton Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Heather Hampton Knodle, president of Knodle Farms, at the Rural Economic Outlook Conference, who discussed both the promise and the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern agriculture. Knodle emphasized that while AI can seem intimidating to producers, it offers real, practical opportunities ...
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Scott Hays: Pork Industry Rebounds, But Prop 12 Fix Still Urgently Needed
Tue Oct 7th, 2025 19:06:54 CDT
Farm Director KC Shepered spoke with Scott Hays of the Missouri Pork Association reflected on the state of pork production. He noted, “Our producers have just come off a really tough time 2023 and then on into 2024 was was one of the toughest periods, at least in my career, my lifetime, for pork ...
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Dr. Derrell Peel: Dry Conditions Stall Wheat Pasture, Tight Margins Squeeze Stocker Cattle Sector Wed Oct 8th, 2025 10:13:57 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel, who says dry weather has slowed progress on what many expected to be an excellent wheat pasture season. “It’s kind of slowed things down a lot in terms of both planting wheat in some cases, ...
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