Ron Hays

The live animal and genetics sales connected to Cattlemen’s Congress jumped over a million dollars in total for 2026 versus 2025. For the sales that were held on site – 7.59 million dollars were generated in 2025 with $9.29 million dollars brought in for ... See more

It was day two on Monday for the inaugural Cattlemen’s Congress Junior Speech contest. Over the two sessions held on Wednesday January 7th and Monday January 12th- entries from 13 states and the youth competed in five categories in three age divisions. Cl... See more

The weekend was busy and filled with shows and sales at the 6th Cattlemen’s Congress. Among the results- Express Ranches took Champion honors at the Super ROV Angus Heifer & Bull Pen & Carload Show. You can view all the results from the 2026 show ... See more

This past week, NCBA and state cattle groups from across the US- including the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, the Texas Cattle Feeders and TSCRA– filed comments generally supportive of efforts made by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Co... See more

Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays caught up with Michael Kelsey, Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association at the 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress and talked about the value of Congress to the Oklahoma cattle industry- and then moved on to s... See more