Each week, Beltway Beef brings you the latest policy news affecting the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Hear from subject-matter experts, producers, and industry leaders on the topics that impact the business viability of farms and ranches across the country. On this episode, we are joined by Cattlemen to Cattlemen Host Kevin Ochsner and Executive …
Category: Ag News
Mar 16
Growth Energy Kicks Off 2023 Executive Leadership Conference
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest ethanol trade association, today began its 14th annual Executive Leadership Conference (ELC), a marquee event for the biofuels industry where top ethanol industry leaders and innovators will participate in panel discussions, networking, and charity fundraising events. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked off the three-day event with a speech that …
Mar 16
State Representative Dell Kerbs says OYE Exhibitors are the Leaders of the Future
Each year at the Oklahoma Youth Expo, legislators have the opportunity to be paired with a showman and compete with other legislator/exhibitor pairs for the top showman. This opportunity allows legislators to connect with the future of the agriculture industry and be part of the Oklahoma Youth Expo experience. Following the Legislative Showmanship Competition at …
Mar 16
NCBA’s Shalene McNeill Believes Beef Can Fill the Gaps in Dietary Shortfalls for Americans
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Executive Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Dr. Shalene McNeill, and talking about advocating for beef in the dietary guidelines for 2025. “Every five years, this process starts over, and it starts with a group of scientists that are nominated …
Mar 16
Oklahoma Drought Monitor Shows Conditions Virtually Unchanged from a Week Ago
To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. Oklahoma is going on week four now of no change in the exceptional drought and extreme drought or worse categories. Exceptional drought remains at 8.86 percent, and extreme drought or worse remains at 36.64 percent. Severe drought or worse is virtually unchanged but increased slightly from last week’s …
Mar 16
Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 16
Records Fall at OYE Night of Stars Gilt Sale- $1.259 Million Total for the 131 Lots
Records fell Wednesday night at the Oklahoma Youth Expo Night of Stars Gilt Sale- 131 Gilts sell for a record $1,259,250- a $9,612 per head average, also easily a new record. This eclipsed the 2021 Matinee version of the Night of Stars sale that came several days after the rest of that year’s OYE wrapped …
Mar 15
Consumer Transparency Research Study Highlights Importance of Transparency in Animal Protein
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), announced on January 31, the results of the company’s first-ever consumer transparency research study. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays got the chance to visit with the Executive …
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