Cattle market ponderings
Date: Aug 10 2011
| Blog & Cattle Markets & Premium PotentialBut ag commodities are sure showing some resiliency, particularly the two closest to our business, corn and cattle.
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Are you a beef expert?
Date: Aug 03 2011
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionBut thinking back to some of my first solo flight experiences as a young beef ambassador, I recall how terrifying airports were to me.
A commodity
Date: Jul 29 2011
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionWhile I did not study the root word for “commodity,” it sounds like another word I know: common! That doesn’t make it sound very special, does it?
Certified Angus Beef brand posts record June
Date: Jul 22 2011
| About the brand & Consumer Connection & News ReleaseAlthough beef prices have been relatively high this spring and summer, many consumers and chefs are continuing to look for high-quality cuts. The Certified Angus Beef ® brand sold 70 million pounds in June, the highest volume month in the company’s 33-year history, 4.3% above the previous June and some 10 million pounds better than June 2009.
Running the race
Date: Jul 20 2011
| Blog & Retained OwnershipFeeding your calves in a retained ownership program is a lot like running a marathon.
Singin’ for CAB
Date: Jul 20 2011
| BlogThe CAB Cook-Off Contest – youth sing, perform, and cook—all in the name of the Certified Angus Beef® brand.
BIG, BAM boost beef demand
Date: Jul 12 2011
| NCBA Convention & News ReleaseA dry, flavorless and thinly cut steak can be enough to sour anyone’s taste for beef. “There is no doubt that cattle are getting bigger, and that will continue,” says Terry Houser, Kansas State University meat scientist. “I don’t think we are going to produce smaller rib-eyed cattle anytime soon or start selecting cattle for that trait.” Still, demand for beef looks bright, thanks to new cutting methods developed to tackle the issue of increasing carcass size and its effect on the eating experience.
Carcass data project sets 71% CAB pace
Date: Jul 10 2011
| News ReleaseYou could say there were no losers, but room for more winners in the Kansas Angus Association 2011 Carcass Data Project pen. “The cattle just did phenomenally—everybody’s did,” said Landon Shaw, assistant manager at McPherson County Feeders, a Certified Angus Beef ® brand partner yard near Marquette, Kan.
Photo Friday: California cattle country, part II
Date: Jul 01 2011
| BlogFurther north, pastures are still green, and the ranchers and their cattle are making the most of it. They’re leaving fall-born calves on the cows as long as possible and reaping the benefit of added pounds. Since we missed Wordless Wednesday this week, here’s a “Photo Friday” of our tour instead.
A tour of California cattle country
Date: Jun 30 2011
| BlogEven though urban sprawl threatens their lush pasture, David’s herd holds its ground and is content with their lay of land. The cattle lazily graze and flip their tails under the hot valley sun, and David pays homage to Angus genetics.