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Join us next Thursday, July 16 at 12 p.m. CT for our next Beef on Dairy Dialogue webinar! 

Dr. Derrell Peel with Oklahoma State University, will cover the current cattle supply and demand fundamentals and expectations for prices, production and cattle inventories for 2026 and beyond with a special focus on the BXD aspect of the market.

Derrell Peel is the Charles Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics.  He has served as the Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist since he came to Oklahoma State University in 1989.  He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Montana State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He previously served as the Superintendent of the Southeastern Colorado Range Research Station in Springfield Colorado.   His main program areas at Oklahoma State University include livestock market outlook and marketing/risk management education for livestock producers.

Derrell also works in the area of international livestock and meat trade with particular focus on Mexico and Canada and the North American livestock and meat industry.  He lived in Mexico on sabbatical in 2001 and has developed an extensive knowledge of the Mexican cattle and beef industry and the economics of cattle and beef trade between the U.S. and Mexico.

There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour prior to the webinar. Register online at: https://go.iastate.edu/VDNNYU 

Date: August 18

Location: University of Minnesota – West Central Research & Outreach Center (46352 MN-329, Morris, MN 56267 Morris, MN)

Time: 9:00 -9:30 a.m. registration

Program: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This field day will include a combination of classroom and field demonstrations

Topics include:

· Interseeding alfalfa with other crops - Marisol Berti, North Dakota State University

· Show sorghum processors

· Grazing under Solar panels – Brad Heins, Sabrina Florentino, University of Minnesota

· Virtual Fencing – Brad Heins

· In season manure application on forages – Chryseis Modderman, University of Minnesota

· Discussion on cover crops = Shelby Gruss, Iowa State University

· Controlling alfalfa diseases - Deb Samac, USDA ARS

· Controlling alfalfa pests – Anthony Hanson, University of Minnesota

More information will be shared once it become available!