From staff reports Farm Data Services’ Vice President of Operations Clay Burtrum discussed the upcoming Trust in Beef Sustainable Ranchers Tour held June 19-20 on his Stillwater ranch.
The Trust in Beef organization provides technical resources to aid producers in managing their ranches. The tour visits five states, showcasing ranchers and farmers who discuss regenerative practices and daily farming challenges.
“We all know that everybody has a different definition of what sustainability is as we talk about building a better beef system in this beef production system that we talk about, and what does it mean on your ranch,” Burtrum said.
Part of Farm Journal’s initiative, the tour discusses the ins and outs of sustainability.
The tour is supported locally by Oklahoma Ag Credit, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma, Oklahoma Beef Council, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Corteva and the Oklahoma Natural Resource Conservation Service.
June 19 will feature a reception at Oklahoma State University’s Totusek Arena. On June 20, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur will give opening remarks before venturing to Burtrum’s Cattle Ranch.
Following Arthur’s remarks, Burtrum said the ranch tour will feature several stops covering virtual fence, sustainable spraying techniques, grazing management systems and more. Then the group will return to Totusek Arena for a luncheon sponsored by Oklahoma Ag Credit and Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma and prepared by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. Farm Data Services will discuss sustainability and record management. The session will wrap up with a Beef Quality Assurance session with the Oklahoma Beef Council.
Registration and more details are available at www.trustinbeef.com/sustainable- ranchers-tour/.
“They have put this all together in a one-stop area where you can have these resources as a farmer and rancher as you come about these tours,” Burtrum said.