Meeting of the Minds
Date: Oct 21 2016
| Big Thinkers & BlogMore often than not, my travels take me to the places where the cattle roam, rather that the spots where the steaks are served.
Posts by CAB Cattle Crew :
Meat is about trust, author says
Date: Oct 12 2016
| News Release & ResearchImagine living when there was no supermarket or grocery store where you could buy food, having to grow just about everything your family needs. That could be any rural area in the country a couple hundred years ago.
A different breed of stars
Date: Sep 26 2016
| Big Thinkers & Consumer Connection & News Release“Five Star Land & Livestock” the barn reads. The curious eyes that travel 30 miles south of Sacramento to the Wilton, Calif., ranch meet the name that started it all. “Do you think it’s too bright?” Abbie Nelson asks of the chosen shade of new red paint that surrounds the white block letters of text. It’s just right, but even so it will surely fade under the California sun.
How the beef value chain works
Date: Sep 24 2016
| Cattle Markets & News ReleaseWhen cattle prices erratically head lower, it’s easy to take issue with reports of higher packer margins or retail beef prices that still seem relatively high. But in a volatile market, the segments along beef’s supply chain often see much above- or below-average returns.
Face the pace of change
Date: Sep 22 2016
| Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseWe are used to slow change in the cattle business. After decades at that pace, however, the North American cattle and beef industries are undergoing a rapid transition. “Farming and food production in total are no longer local industries,” said Pete Anderson, Midwest PMS research director.
‘Just call Terry Harris’
Date: Sep 21 2016
| Big Thinkers & BlogAs a girl who’s called Mr. Terry plenty of times and told others to do the same, I figured it was only fitting.
Beef price ups and downs
Date: Sep 08 2016
| Cattle Markets & News ReleaseThe cattle market zig-zags up and down more than ever, but so do prices for the end product, says a boxed beef reporter for Urner Barry, in Toms River, N.J. “Ranchers understand not only what it takes to raise an animal, the science of it, but also for what market and when,” says Bruce Longo. “The same happens in the beef market.”
Angus therapy
Date: Sep 05 2016
| Big Thinkers & BlogBesides a set of old scrapbooks that reveal a rich history in the Angus breed, Abbie Nelson’s table is tidy, well kept like the rest of the place.
‘Yes, absolutely.’
Date: Sep 02 2016
| BlogThe Nelsons, while both native Californians, hailed from different parts of the Golden State only to end up in Wilton with a combined four kids in tow.
Breed all the cows at one time
Date: Aug 31 2016
| Breeding & Breeding Technologies & EPDs & News ReleaseIf your opinion of artificial insemination (AI) for the beef cattle herd is “been there, done that,” you may want to give it another look. New protocols and synchronization methods have eased the pressure. “There’s no question that fixed-time AI has gotten easier,” says Cliff Lamb, University of Florida animal scientist. That’s important for those who tried other AI programs in the past but did not find success, and also noteworthy for those who have never tried AI.