Posts by Miranda Reiman :

A DVR for the beef business

Date: May 12 2016

Imagine if we could have that same kind of efficiency in the cattle business — especially as it relates to genetics — cutting the time it takes us to see end results by half?

Less about touring, more about trusting

Date: May 04 2016

The whole Nebraska-based trip was designed to give the 50 or so chefs in attendance confidence in the beef they serve their customers.

Following the Calves: Relishing the routine

Date: Apr 22 2016

I finally got to meet the two men who had the vision to create Broken Hills Ranch and started the herd that we’ve been profiling as part of our “Following the Calves” series

Hot topic, cool solutions

Date: Apr 13 2016

The evolution of a lead, Bruning-style

Date: Apr 04 2016

That was my first lead. It was a collective list of all the milestones that the Frank Bruning family are setting this year.

Getting what you pay for

Date: Apr 01 2016

Imagine buying a bull with a birth weight EPD (expected progeny difference) of 1.0, only to bring him home and find out he was actually a +9.6. What if that mistake was your fault?

Beef must differentiate

Date: Mar 30 2016

A lot can change in half a century. A lot can stay the same. U.S. feeder cattle illustrate that well, said Mark McCully, vice president of supply for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand, at the Indiana Beef Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting last month.

Correlated traits

Date: Mar 15 2016

Ranchers who care about their cattle, the buyers of those cattle and the final beef consumers, also tend to be just some of the most genuine, welcoming and humble people you’ll ever meet.

Following the Calves: Decisions, decisions

Date: Feb 24 2016

I could hear it in Virginia Evert’s voice. She hated to say that. After all, she and cousin-in-law Rachael spent nearly a year with those heifers.

Beef battle

Date: Feb 18 2016

“Bring it!” Maybe those weren’t his exact words, but that was Dick Hollman’s attitude when he heard about the plan for a breed cook-off of sorts set to take place at the following year’s Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic.