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.
