Date: Apr 13 2011
| BlogIf I had a dime for every time I had to explain how CAB works, I’d be nothing short of a multi-millionaire! It is our job to help Angus seedstock producers sell Angus bulls to any cow-calf producer, straightbred or commercial crossbred.
Date: Apr 09 2011
| Hot topics & ResearchLast time, I walked through the breakeven calculator for all those who want to dive deeper into the impact of carcass merit on feeder calf values. Now I want to plug in some real-world scenarios to show how this thing works. If you need to, catch up on Parts I & II of this series […]
Date: Apr 07 2011
| Blog & Premium PotentialAs an upcoming CAB intern (officially this fall), I know that we often think about a few basic questions. What does it take to produce high quality beef? Good genetics? Certainly. Proper heard health management? Of course! But most of all it takes commitment – a commitment to managing for quality. This week I had […]
Date: Apr 07 2011
| Hot topics & ResearchOn Tuesday Laura shared a video on the breakeven calculator we created to help you estimate the value of your high-quality feeder cattle. You can download it for free here, then follow along as I walk through it. A breakeven calculator is not a new tool and every feedlot manager uses one. It takes expected selling price […]
Date: Apr 05 2011
| News ReleaseWhat began as an idea to create specifications for beef with a breed connection has sparked the interest of many over the years to create their own branded programs. The founding brand remains at the top, but the proliferation of others has arguably made the entire beef industry more consumer driven.
Date: Apr 05 2011
| BlogHere”s another fun entry from our Texas intern, Kristen Odom. Enjoy! I love everything about the cattle industry: the people, the process and the product! So, at the 2011 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association annual convention in San Antonio last weekend, I was just about as close to Heaven as possible. The three-day event […]
Date: Apr 05 2011
| Cow Herd & Feeder Calf Marketing & ResearchIt won”t be long until spring has flown past, summer is creeping by and we need to start making tough cattle marketing decisions. Maybe you calve in the fall and these decisions are really quickly approaching: Sell now or keep them on grass? Retain ownership, partner or send them to the auction barn? How much will the cost of feedstuffs impact those decisions?
Date: Apr 01 2011
| BlogOn the road to quality took me to Georgia and Alabama this week with two very good friends and colleagues: James Stice, of Kensington Angus, and Darrell Busby, with the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity in Iowa. With James as our guide, we visited several commercial cow-calf producers in western and southern Georgia and eastern Alabama […]
Date: Mar 29 2011
| Blog & Forage ManagementAn open attitude toward information exchange was one reason we asked Mike to host the Backgrounding for Quality field day at his ranch. It’s one thing to garner ideas, but another to put them into practice.
Date: Mar 27 2011
| Blog & Grid Marketing & HealthDoing something different with your cattle means finding ways to make them stand out. Cattle with a story sell, and that includes having previous feedyard and packing plant performance data on them.
