Mar 29
Last week, the U.S.A. Poultry Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) held their annual Strategic Planning Conference in Tokyo, Japan. Bringing together USAPEEC’s global staff and industry representatives from across the sector, the conference enables participants to analyze opportunities for expansion and barriers to market access, and then formulate strategy to increase and create additional demand for American poultry …
Mar 29
Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane slammed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf’s comments regarding cell cultured meat that he made during a hearing on the FDA’s fiscal year 2024 budget request: “By his own admission, the FDA’s role is to ensure food safety, but Commissioner …
Mar 29
Today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing on “The Federal Regulators’ Response to Recent Bank Failures”. Lucas questioned the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature …
Mar 29
Why you want them, how to know what you’ve got and how to get more. Cattle. Sheep. Goats. When ranchers think about the creatures living on their land, their minds probably go to the livestock. But there’s a whole host of other species in residence — and how many are present could indicate the health …
Mar 29
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with beef advocate and sixth-generation cattle rancher from Throckmorton, Texas, Tucker Brown, about how he advocates for the beef industry by educating and entertaining consumers. Brown is active in his family’s operation, the R.A. Brown Ranch, and is on the Leadership Development Committee at the …
Mar 29
In early March, the fed cattle market topped out at just over $165/cwt. before pulling back to an average around $164/cwt., where prices have become stagnant for a few weeks. Live cattle contract prices on the CME have been unsettled, to put it mildly. It is likely that the unrest surrounding financial institutions, coupled with …
Mar 29
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow-Calf Corner.” Today, he talks about factors affecting calf prices. There are some management and health programs that consistently increase sale price of beef calves. …
Mar 29
While we’ll leave fuller explanations for the turmoil financial institutions such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and others to those with more expertise, it’s clear that good-old-fashioned poor choices played a role. It turns out that betting heavily on low-interest government debt when that government is hiking interest rates to fight inflation might not …
Mar 29
The office of Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) is now accepting entries from high school students in the Fourth Congressional District for An Artistic Discovery, the annual Congressional Art Competition. The winning artist’s work will be displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol. Sponsored by the Congressional Institute, this nationwide competition …
