Posts by Miranda Reiman :

Natural, organic–What’s the diff?

Date: Jun 11 2012

Myth: In beef production, the terms “natural” and “organic” are interchangeable. Fact: They’re not the same.

Older vs. better cows

Date: Jun 08 2012

More longevity and fertility in the cowherd seem like a “no brainer.” But when those pursuits come at the expense of uniformity or other functionality, it could pay to do some hard studying.

What grumps?

Date: Jun 06 2012

Meet the father-son combo of Gary and Lane Darnall. They welcome calls from ranchers at their feedyard in western Nebraska.

A step toward the next step

Date: Jun 04 2012

Myth: There is no information out there for folks who want to try feeding cattle for the first time.

Fact: There are resources and you don’t even have to look that far to find them.

Leaving the ranch, knowledge in tow

Date: May 25 2012

Last week I said I’d share some quotes from our Master’s of Brand Advocacy group (made up of foodservice distributors from across the U.S.)

What we don’t know

Date: May 21 2012

Myth: We’ve studied marbling for so long, there’s no point in researchers going over it again.

From order takers to salesmen

Date: May 18 2012

This might just seem like a “warm and fuzzy” day out on the range, but I heard many quote-worthy statements that were enough to prove it was worth it and it worked.

Doing for others, worth doing right

Date: May 12 2012

Because my mom always said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” That’s one of the many lessons she taught me and my siblings.

Looks can tell in beef cattle

Date: May 10 2012

“Boy, if he isn’t a spitting image of his grandpa!”
You’ve likely heard similar references before and they make this concept easy to grasp: Just like people, cattle don’t inherit genes equally.

Older and wiser to BSE

Date: May 02 2012

But in the beef industry, most anybody can share that same “where were you” experience when talking about December 2003.