There are several reasons, in a non-drought year, that most people consider Oklahoma the greatest state for raising beef cattle. One of those reasons is that as a rule of thumb, Oklahoma forages do not have severe mineral deficiencies or high levels of mineral antagonists compared to forages in many other states. In 2022, the […]

More than 150 leaders from across Nebraska’s beef industry gathered at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead Nov. 4 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Feedlot Innovation Center. The $7.2 million facility will pave the way for world-class research projects and teaching and extension opportunities in a commercial-scale, state-of-the-art […]

So far in 2022, beef exports have increased over the record levels of 2021. The January – September period has total beef exports up 4.6 percent year over year. However, the latest data shows that exports in the month of September, were down 5.7 percent year over year, the largest, and only the second monthly decrease in […]

U.S. pork exports topped year-ago totals for the second consecutive month in September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. September beef exports were below last year for the first time in 2022, but exports remain on a record pace through the first three quarters of the year. […]

Max Armstrong reports on a recent reconnaissance mission to the local grocery store where he checked out the turkey inventory. Max notes that the turkey shopping season is being impacted by the high pathological avian influenza outbreak which has caused the loss of more than 7.5 million turkeys. This loss comes at the same time […]