Date: Sep 21 2009
| News ReleaseDara Dix will tell you there’s no secret to her success, though she may balk at taking credit for it. You could call her “the secretary” at McPherson County Feeders Inc., a Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) licensee near Marquette, Kan. But neither that nor her job description are enough to justify her selection as 2009 CAB Quality Assurance (QA) Officer of the Year. Still, she earned the honor.
Date: Sep 21 2009
| News ReleaseAt Buffalo Feeders LLC, military precision brings in the feeding day, sure as reveille. Trucks trundle out at 0600 hours, filled with ration that has been weighed and measured within a 1% accuracy margin. Every load of corn has been sampled, and the flake is tested every hour. Pen after pen of uniform, black cattle line the bunks, ready for chow.
Date: Sep 08 2009
| News ReleaseWhen you walk into a grocery store, you’re surrounded by choices of several branded beef lines. That’s a relatively new development, promising better beef, and it’s most apparent in just the past 10 years.
Date: Sep 02 2009
| News ReleaseJust being average doesn’t cut it in the feeding industry. That’s a lesson Savannah, Mo., cattleman John Osborn learned quickly.
Date: Sep 01 2009
| News ReleaseA decade after retiring as executive director of the world’s premiere branded beef company, Louis M. “Mick” Colvin’s dedication to leadership in the beef industry is unwavering. College juniors and seniors who share Colvin’s passion for the beef industry are encouraged to apply for the $9,000 in scholarships sponsored by Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) and the Colvin Scholarship fund.
Date: Jul 29 2009
| News ReleaseMason Fleenor may squint a little when checking pens, but he certainly sees 20/20 when it comes to selecting top-quality cattle. The Iowa seedstock producer and manager of GG Genetics feedlot picked out 41 of his own steers to win the northeast region’s AngusSource® Carcass Challenge (ASCC) second quarter title for 2009, with 90.2% qualifying for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand or USDA Prime.
Date: Jul 15 2009
| News ReleaseA group of reporters walks into a barn … The punch line is not what you would expect. A gathering of mainstream media professionals from Midtown Manhattan did walk into a barn – and cattle pasture – at Trowbridge Farm near Ghent, N.Y.
Date: Jun 24 2009
| News ReleaseAs a cowherd operator, you can produce a quality calf. The feedlot manager knows what it takes to finish that calf on feed so it can earn carcass premiums.
Date: Jun 16 2009
| News ReleaseNorth Dakota is home to a ranch and feedlot that targets the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand. Bar V Ranch LTD, Jamestown, N.D., has been committed to producing high-quality Angus cattle since the 1970s. In May, the Bar V 1,500-head feedlot took that commitment to the next level.
Date: Mar 11 2009
| News ReleaseOnly one honored stockman each year can win a spot in the hallowed hall of fame in Louisville, Ky. Officials of the Kentucky State Fair Board have announced that Louis M. “Mick” Colvin will receive the 2009 Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Award. Colvin’s portrait will be hung in November in the historic gallery at the Kentucky State Fair and Exposition Center. The Saddle & Sirloin gallery honors pioneers in animal agriculture, with the earliest portraits of European stockmen from the 1700s.
