Welcome to OQBN
The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) is a joint project of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association. OQBN is a network of beef producers, educators, veterinarians, and industry professionals committed to increasing producers' access to value added marketing opportunities and improving the quality of cattle produced in Oklahoma.
OQBN offers unbiased information on beef value enhancement. It provides producers, and others in the beef industry, with education and tools to enhance access to value-added programs. These programs include health management verification, age verification, source verification, production system verification, genetic verification, individual animal identification and traceability, alignment with appropriate value-added cattle markets, and increased access to export markets.
As a result of the OQBN, the industry will show an increase in the demand for Oklahoma cattle, which in turn will increase the profitability of beef producers and allied industry businesses in the state. OQBN will also increase the growth and expansion of commercially available and (or) OQBN branded programs as value enhancement becomes more accepted in beef producers management strategies. OQBN will strengthen the producer, allied industry, Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association collaboration.
For more information contact Doug McKinney, Beef Cattle Value Enhancement Specialist at (405) 744-6060 or via email at doug.mckinney@okstate.edu.
OQBN Video
OQBN Certified Sales
McAlester Stockyards
June 19, 2012
Weaning Deadline: May 5, 2012
Lindsey Grant: 918‐423‐2834
Pawnee Livestock
June 16, 2012
Weaning Deadline : May 2, 2012
Will Conway 580-220-9454
Many more to be scheduled for the Fall of 2012
Keep checking back here for more details.
Click here to download a copy of the OQBN Vac-45 Certified Sales information.
