Sep 11
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Oklahoma cattle producer and Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board Chairman Cheryl Devuyst, who is representing U.S. cattle producers during a special trade mission to Japan. Devuyst says the Heartland tour has brought beef, corn and soybean producers together with Japanese buyers and …
Sep 10
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Chandler Keys about President Donald Trump’s recent presidential orders involving the beef cattle industry, including a directive to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office to re-examine mandatory country-of-origin labeling, or MCOOL, and whether it could …
Sep 10
The Next Generation Stockman event will bring middle and high school students together on September 26 in Perkins, Oklahoma at Sandridge Land and Cattle, for a day focused on cattle management, nutrition, reproduction and herd selection. Asher Mace, assistant ranch manager at Sandridge, said in a recent conversation with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport that …
Sep 09
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Chandler Keys, longtime beef industry lobbyist and consultant to agricultural organizations and companies, about the unprecedented level of attention the beef industry is receiving from President Donald Trump. Keys says that in his time working in public policy in Washington, D.C., he …
Sep 08
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. corn crop is rated 56% Good to Excellent this week, down 1 point from last week, and corn harvested is at 5% nationally. Soybean crop conditions are rated 58% good to excellent this week, equal to last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 34% …
Sep 08
Read an Accurate Ag Book Week is returning to classrooms across Oklahoma this September, aiming to introduce students to the realities of agriculture through engaging, factual literature. In a conversation with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Emily Ague, Ag in the Classroom state coordinator, shared how the annual initiative helps students understand the source of their …
Sep 08
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Cattlemen’s Congress Executive VP Bray Haven, who says organizers are preparing for the seventh Cattlemen’s Congress, set to begin January 3rd 2027, with an expanded board, new sales opportunities and continued efforts to grow the event for the future. Expanded …
Sep 05
President Donald J. Trump signed two Executive Orders supporting America’s ranchers and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins made additional announcements protecting our nation’s cattle herd and providing transparency for consumers. American ranchers embody the ethos of our nation’s founding 250 years ago and should be provided with the tools to rebuild our Great …
Sep 04
The recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding small refinery exemptions impact ag markets significantly across the grain and energy sectors. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Oklahoma State University crop marketing specialist Todd Hubbs to examine the market implications of the EPA’s actions, export demand bottlenecks, and grain marketing decisions facing …
Sep 04
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Dr. Jonathan Cammack, entomologist with Oklahoma State University Extension, about the latest developments surrounding New World screwworm and what livestock producers can do to help protect their animals as the threat continues. Sterile Flies Key to Screwworm Eradication Cammack discussed New …
