Beef Buzz with Ron Hays on RON (Radio Oklahoma Network)

For the fourth month in a row- feedlot inventories fell in the January first USDA Cattle on Feed Report. Oklahoma Farm Report's Ron Hays talked with OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel about the numbers, all of which were under year ago levels.

Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel says that the final Cattle on Feed Report of 2022 was generally in line with what the pre report guesses were. Perhaps the only descrepancy was a slightly higher placement number than the average per report guess.

The Certified Angus Beef program is all about delivering a great eating experience to consumers- and part of that experience is letting them know that the Angus cattle that meet the standards for the CAB program have been raised the right way.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with the Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlemen

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlemen

As 2022 comes to an end, Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel looks at the global 2022 Beef Picture- and then offers some predictions of how things may unfold in 2023. Global beef production is forecast to decrease slightly in 2023. Beef production decreases in the U.S.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Chief Legal Strategist for the National Pork Producer

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is featuring comments from the United States Meat Export Federation

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Merck Animal Health

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back with the 2022 President-Elect of the National Cattlemen

Once again, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Lesser Prairie Chicken across parts of five states- including western Oklaoma and Kansas, southeastern Colorado, New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle.

The November USDA Cattle on Feed Report appears to be a confirmation of what finally showed up in the October report thirty days earlier- cattle numbers in our nation's feedlots have finally peaked and will likely be getting tighter for the foreseeable future- so says Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel.

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon and is being called friendly to bullish, depending on who you listen to. Oklahoma Farm Report's Ron Hays talked after the numbers were released with Oklahoma State University's Dr.

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon and is being called friendly to bullish, depending on who you listen to. Oklahoma Farm Report's Ron Hays talked after the numbers were released with Oklahoma State University's Dr.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with National Cattlemen

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from the president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, about August beef export numbers in 2022. Halstrom said that overall, August was another remarkable billion-dollar month full of broad-based growth.

During the pandemic, beef packers had more cattle to source than capacity, giving the packers the upper hand in negotiations with feedlots and increased revenue and profits compared to other parts of the beef pipeline.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting again with the Executive Director of Market Research and Intelligence for the National Cattlemen

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Executive Director of Market Research and Intelligence for the National Cattlemen

The concept of being a good steward of your land is not new to cattle producers. Today, we use a little different terminology. Senior Farm and Ranch Director is featuring part two of comments from the Noble Research Institute

The Noble Research Institute continues its work to emphasize regenerative ranching, and that includes utilizing soil health principles. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from the Noble Research Institute

This February, on the opening weekend of NASCAR, ahead of the Daytona 500, the third Beef. It

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel and talked about the heifer numbers within USDA

The October USDA Cattle on Feed report issued on Friday was exactly what the doctored ordered for the cattle industry- and was a nice bonus on top of better cattle prices seen this past week.

Leading the scientific research on behalf of the dollar at beef checkoff at the National Cattlemen

Research is one of the three pillars for the beef checkoff, along with marketing, promotion and education. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the National Cattlemen

Over the last three years, about 50 percent or more of the wheat crop in the state of Oklahoma has been grazed for wheat pasture. Looking at the fall months of 2022, and early days of 2023, that trend is likely to suffer.

A couple of weeks ago, the Beef Buzz featured comments from Michael Formica of the National Pork Producers Council talking about how California

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Mariah Reimer, the Foundation coordinator at Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association talking about the inaugural Oklahoma Best Beef Competition, a part of the 2022 Stockyards Steak Out, which was held at the Oklahoma National Stockyards over the weekend.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with CattleFax CEO, Randy Blach, talking more about the current cattle market conditions and the influence of drought.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with CattleFax CEO, Randy Blach, talking about the current cattle market conditions. Blach said the cattle industry has faced many headwinds over the last three or four years.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back with Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel, talking more about the study he and Kansas State’s Dr. Glynn Tonsor conducted on the value of imports and exports of beef in the United States. Peel said that based on the study, the U.S.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Economist, Derrell Peel about the value of imports and exports for the U.S. beef market. Peel and his colleague, Dr.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the challenge to California's Proposition 12 by the American Farm Bureau and the National Pork Producers Council.

As pasture and range conditions continue to drop in the Southern Plains, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Oklahoma State University Agricultural Economist, Amy Hagerman, talking about federal programs that can aid producers in covering the cost of buying and transporting forage for livestock.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Executive Director for National Resources and Executive Director of the Public Lands Council, Kaitlynn Glover, talking about urging the Biden administration to press pause on a new WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.) rule.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Executive Director for National Resources and Executive Director of the Public Lands Council, Kaitlynn Glover, as she gives her take on the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on WOTUS (Waters of the United States).

The USDA recently proposed new competition and market integrity rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Collectively referred to by the agriculture industry as the GIPSA rules, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall talking about these regulations.

This past week, the White House held its conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. One of those attending representing U.S. agriculture was the CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Colin Woodall.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s conversation with Oklahoma State University Agricultural Economist, Amy Hagerman, talking about disaster programs available to help ag producers get through the drought.

In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed the climate disclosure rule (The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors), which requires registrants to disclose information about direct greenhouse gas emissions, indirect greenhouse gas emissions from purchased electricity, or other forms...

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, got the chance to visit with Tanner Beymer, Senior Director of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, talking about the USDA’s new proposed competition and market integrity rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

With three quarters of 2022 almost behind us, as we enter the final quarter of this year, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back with Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel talking about the beef cow herd numbers.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel, talking about the latest Cattle on Feed Report released by the USDA this past Friday.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Executive Director of Integrity Beef, Robert Wells, who has primarily been with the Noble Research Institute since 2005. Integrity beef is working with the American Farmland Trust to access a 30 million dollar grant under the climate-smart ag program.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Vice President, Michael Kelsey at the Emergency Drought Commission’s first meeting, talking about ideas for how relief funds may be used to aid producers.

Several agricultural leaders testified before a house ag subcommittee on conservation this week, including Shayne Wiese, who is a cattle producer from the state of Iowa. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Wiese during his testimony to the House Ag Committee this week on conservation.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, visited with the Director and Senior Agricultural Economist at the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock talking about consumer trends and beef export numbers.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking about cow herd liquidation with commentary from OSU’s Extension Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel and Bob Rodenberger with Stockman Oklahoman. “There is little doubt that the drought is accelerating the herd liquidation,” Peel said. “It started last year.

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, had the chance to visit with Robert Wells from Integrity Beef, an alliance that simplifies cow/calf producer management decisions and increases the marketability of calves through the production of high-quality, uniform, value-stacked, preconditioned cattle. Dr.