Duane and I have a commitment to advocate for the beef industry. I write a blog and we connect with consumers whenever possible, but this was an excellent opportunity to connect with folks we have no other way of meeting.
Why are fed cattle prices as high as they are? Well, of course that’s a complicated question with lots of answers relating to cattle supply and beef demand.
From feedlot owners to veterinarians to university educators, we brought in as many cattle production experts that we could to bring insightful and useful information to stocker operators.
Education is part of beef promotion and sales. That’s as true within the beef industry as it is in selling beef to consumers. Any of the 37 meat technical and sales professionals from Buckhead Beef Atlanta who came to Kensington Cattle Company, near Woodbury, Ga., for a ranch field day this spring would surely agree.
Returning from a trip to Oklahoma recently, I passed through Yates Center, KS. Just north of the intersection of highways 54 and 75, on the west side of 75, rests “Berts Tavern“. Their sign reads: “Berts Tavern – We only look expensive”. Anyone with any sense of humor has to find this quite funny. For […]
Good stocker operators think about how to make their cattle better for the next segment in the beef business. Many of them gathered at the Backgrounding for Quality field day near Hamilton, Kan., last month to learn more about what feeders want and how to get there.
I will appreciate and be thankful for the blessings I know this rain brings to farmers and ranchers in this area. I will keep the remainder on this Wednesday wordless.
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