Date: Nov 28 2016
| Angus Convention & Cattle Markets & News ReleaseAngus bull buyers paid record-high prices in 2015. The calves from those sires are going to market now, and breeders should be helping their customers get the most out of the investment. That was the message from three panelists at the 2016 Angus Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4-7.
Date: Nov 18 2016
| Angus Convention & Breeding & Breeding Technologies & Heifer Development & News Release & Research & Sire SelectionAngus cattle need to do more than ever before. Carcass quality, functional females, feedlot performance—they all matter. That theme was evident at the Innovation Workshops during the National Angus Convention, Nov. 4 to 7, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Date: Nov 16 2016
| Angus Convention & Black Ink & BlogPerhaps that one-liner could sum up the reason more than 2,000 attendees came to the educational event. To learn, to prepare. To make sure we’re on the cutting edge.
Date: Oct 20 2016
| Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & News ReleaseWhen it’s just not possible to bring 600 people from across the globe to the feedyard, the next best thing is to bring a little of that Herington, Kan., family operation to them. Cattle feeders Shane and Shawn Tiffany took the stage during educational sessions at last month’s Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand annual conference in Tucson, Ariz. The brothers gave foodservice and retail professionals a glimpse of life in a feedyard, often one of the most misunderstood parts of the beef community.
Date: Oct 14 2016
| Black Ink & Blog & ResearchMy son was convinced that a regular t-shirt and jeans wouldn’t do for his 2nd grade field trip last spring. They were headed to a local farm.
Date: Sep 30 2016
| Early Weaning & Feeding Quality Forum & Lactation & News Release & Premium Potential & ResearchCattle have changed. If your management hasn’t, animal scientist Robbi Pritchard suggests you take a look to be sure it’s still relevant. The South Dakota State University emeritus professor addressed cattle feeders and allied industry at the Feeding Quality Forum in August.
Date: Sep 26 2016
| Big Thinkers & News ReleaseIt’s hard to pinpoint when the transformation began, but on the Christensen family’s western ranch, it’s evident that it happened: a commitment to excellence. The views of the Rocky Mountains look much the same as they did when Grandpa Karl homesteaded near Hot Springs, Mont., a century ago, but third-generation rancher Shawn Christensen and wife Jen now raise their two daughters there.
Date: Sep 15 2016
| Big Thinkers & Black Ink & BlogFor a cattle feeder, shipping day is not only the culmination of months of work, it’s also payday.
Date: Sep 09 2016
| Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News Release“Who is going to flinch first?” Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., said that’s the main question he and his team ponder when looking at this “plateau” phase in the ag markets.
Date: Sep 01 2016
| EPDs & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIf you think you have the cattle feeding business all figured out, you’re probably mistaken. That’s according to speakers at the Feeding Quality Forum in Grand Island, Neb., and Amarillo, Texas, last week. The experts addressed what they “used to know” that’s no longer so.
