In the neighborhood
Date: Sep 23 2015
| Big Thinkers & BlogMeet Ryan Schneider. A third-generation Cozad, Neb., cattleman and in essence my neighbor (just a few sections away anyway).
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Realistic research
Date: Sep 18 2015
| About the brand & Research“It gives more evidence that there’s a lot of value in producing cattle that are going to fit certain branded-beef programs, specifically Certified Angus Beef,” Travis says.
World economic woes hit home
Date: Aug 27 2015
| Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIf you don’t believe the global factors affecting the U.S. cattle market are numerous and complicated, you probably haven’t heard Dan Basse, president of Ag Resource Company, give an economic outlook. By 2040, Japan’s population will drop by 25.3 million people. Today, the Black Sea region exports 34% of the world’s wheat. Brazil’s currency, the real, has been weak for several years versus the U.S. dollar.
Proceed with caution
Date: Aug 21 2015
| Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIn a cyclical business, when you’re riding the good times, it probably means you’re not far from the bad ones. So it is with the cattle business, said Dan Basse, president of Ag Resource Company, as he kicked off the Feeding Quality Forum in La Vista, Neb., and Garden City, Kan., this week. “It’s not like the mid-1980s, with land values collapsing. It’s more like a slow bleed,” Basse said of the general “downturn” in agricultural commodities. Ag equipment sales have slowed, land prices are going down and grain trade has softened as the dollar strengthened.
Rules and grilling tools
Date: May 27 2015
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionLuckily Kevin Kolman is full of tips for not only giving your grill a full cleaning, but how to keep it from looking like mine, ever again.
Give it a break
Date: May 18 2015
| Blog & Consumer Connection“If you are cutting into meat and you are getting a lot of juices coming out that’s an automatic sign you’re not letting it rest long enough.”
Time and temperature
Date: May 11 2015
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionUsually a few minutes one way or the other is not going to make or break it. But on the grill, 30 seconds could be the difference between done to perfection and done to the dog’s liking.
Care and data, before and after
Date: May 08 2015
| Cattle Feeding & Consumer Connection & News ReleaseMoving your cattle along to meet the goals of everyone in the beef supply chain takes focus on the data-backed decisions to add and capture value. Without people like Kenny Montgomery, Ruth Ammon and Meg Groves, those dollars from down the chain might never make it back to the ranch. These are some of the people who keep the plan on course when your cattle enter the feedyard and packing plant. Montgomery is a cowboy in the classic sense. He’s tough, unassuming and resilient – maybe that’s why Pratt Feeders, Pratt, Kan., has made him a part of its team for so long.
Better beef: the key to a brighter world?
Date: May 04 2015
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionKevin Kolman has a simple equation for making the world a better place. It revolves around family, food and grilling.
From research to real life
Date: Apr 30 2015
| News Release & ResearchModified-live vaccines. The flat iron steak. Timed breeding protocols. Without beef researchers, farmers and ranchers across the country wouldn’t have all the products and applied technology that help them manage better. Consumers wouldn’t benefit from the rising beef quality they’ve enjoyed during the last decade. Without people like Bridget Wasser, Larry Kuehn and Jon Schreffler the best answers might go unshared. These are the ones who not only do the research, but also help apply it.