Date: Mar 15 2011
| News ReleaseIn a perfect world, cattle growth promotants would improve increase marbling, too. Short of that, feeders can strike a balance between grade and gain, implant and marbling levels. Here are four of the top ways:
Date: Mar 14 2011
| BlogI’ll admit it. Some myths are of our own making. We throw around terms like “CAB-licensed” when talking about everything from restaurants to packers to feedlots. So what exactly does that mean? Well, various things on various levels. Ultra-simplified, it’s a close working relationship with the Certified Angus Beef ® brand. It is the right […]
Date: Mar 11 2011
| News ReleaseCattlemen know genetic change is a slow process, especially when compared to other species. That should be enough motivation to think about stacking genetics, says Aaron Arnett, Select Sires vice president. Bull selection is only half the equation.
Date: Mar 09 2011
| BlogI am a true-blue, loyal farm radio fan. I get a daily reminder of the things farmers and ranchers are thinking about this time of year and that gets me thinking.
Date: Mar 07 2011
| Mythbusters & ResearchMythbuster Monday talks variation If you have kids or pets, it shouldn’t be that hard to disprove this morning’s myth. You know that two people, or animals—even with the same lineage—can be as different as night and day. (Quick example: At 2 ½, my oldest will talk the ear off a stranger, while my 1-year-old […]
Date: Feb 28 2011
| BlogI dedicate this edition of Mythbuster Monday to all the hard-working folks who manage value-discovery programs put on by Extension and breed associations across the United States.
Date: Feb 21 2011
| BlogWe’re the original branded beef program, the only one owned by the American Angus Association and the very first one certified by USDA in 1978.
Date: Feb 17 2011
| BlogIn a sprint to both upgrade and build his herd, he saved back replacement heifers like crazy. In the process he got good at breeding, growing and developing them.
Date: Feb 14 2011
| BlogPerformance and quality—those two are not independent of each other. Thank goodness, because folks wouldn’t produce cattle that make CAB if they also didn’t pay the bills.
Date: Feb 07 2011
| BlogMom always taught me it’s what’s inside that counts. CAB has always embraced that philosophy, too, because after the Angus-type cattle are identified they must pass 10 additional carcass specifications.
