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, U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (USDA-RMA) Administrator Marcia Bunger joins …
Category: Ag News
Jan 03
Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators 2024 program application now open through March 1
Applications for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 2024 Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators program year are now open until March 1 for rural Oklahoma and agricultural innovators looking to develop their enterprises and deepen their business understanding. The Activate Oklahoma rural innovation pipeline provides resources and assistance for innovative rural Oklahoma businesses that have an …
Jan 03
CAB Insider: Carcass Quality Set to Climb Seasonally
Last week’s holiday-disrupted cattle harvest schedule proved to yield a very small total for the week with an estimated 508,000 head, down 5.6% on the same week a year ago. That suggests packers will need to fill their inventory due to this week’s shortened slaughter from Monday’s holiday. Further evidence of spotmarket, fed cattle demand …
Jan 03
Happy Hour with Dr. Jayson Lusk, Friday at Cattlemen’s Congress
Join friends of Oklahoma State University for a happy hour with Dr. Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of OSU Agriculture. Friday, January 5 | 1-2 PMHosted byOklahoma State University Foundation and Cattlemen’s Congress Cattlemen’s Bar, Located in Barn 3, Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Please contact Hillary Driskill with any questions about the happy hour at …
Jan 03
AHA Pinpoints the Place of the Hereford Breed in the Sustainability Mission
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the Executive Vice President of the American Hereford Association, Jack Ward, about technology in the beef industry. While genomic technology has been used frequently at the seedstock level, Ward said he sees potential for growth in the commercial industry and the feedlot sector to identify what …
Jan 03
Energy, fuel rates decrease for PSO, OGE customers in 2024
Fuel cost reductions and a shift in interim utility rates will add up to savings in the new year for Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OGE) utility customers in Oklahoma. PSO residential customers will start seeing an average fuel-cost reduction of $15.53 per month on their January bill. Additionally, PSO residential customers …
Jan 03
CME Group’s Makenzie Billings Talks Cattle Markets and More
Recently, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter, visited with Makenzie Billings of the CME Group about the cattle markets and more. “I am the manager of the livestock products at CME Group, but what we do at the exchange is we offer products for folks to come and manage their price risk,” Billings said. …
Jan 03
Champions Selected at the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress Junior Limousin & Lim-Flex Show
Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association flaunted their Limousin and Lim-Flex entries in the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress junior show. The show was held Tuesday, January 2 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Judge Shane Bedwell, Holt, Mo. evaluated the junior Limousin and Lim-Flex animals. In the Junior Limousin show, Grand Champion Limousin Female was TASF CLAC …
Jan 03
Dairy Discovery Zone Wraps Up 2023 Tour Adding New Stops in Texas and Colorado
– Dairy MAX‘s award-winning, interactive Dairy Discovery Zone exhibit (DDZ) has successfully completed its 2023 tour. This year, the DDZ marked new milestones by debuting at the Greeley Stampede in Colorado, the State Fair of Oklahoma and the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo, alongside continued appearances at the Colorado State Fair, New Mexico State Fair …
Jan 03
Additional cropping systems keep seed dealers connected to Producers
“The buck stops here,” says Ty Marker, a seed dealer with Marker Ag, a Nebraska-based, independent retailer of farm products that’s been in business for 25 years. “I’m only as good as the person who stands behind me, so I’m choosey about my affiliations. I need supplier partners who understand how our operation works and …
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