Date: Aug 04 2016
| Big Thinkers & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseSeven years ago when Larry Corah suggested adding a people element to the Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) he helped launch in 2006, he certainly didn’t expect to be a recipient of the Industry Achievement Award one day.
Date: May 31 2016
| Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & News ReleaseThe 2016 cattle market has disappointed many sellers, especially those only focused on more pounds or efficiency. Quality has played an increasingly key role since the “Great Recession” in 2008, and it promises the most stability going forward says CattleFax analyst Lance Zimmerman. Six years ago as a graduate student at Kansas State University, he and economist Ted Schroeder created a demand model that stretched back to 2002.
Date: May 14 2016
| Grid Marketing & News Release & Premium PotentialRewards for hitting the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand target have never been greater, even after 11 consecutive years of growing supply. A survey of CAB-licensed packers Cargill, JBS-USA, National and Tyson showed they paid a record $51.8 million in grid premiums in 2015, and more than $550 million over 20 years.
Date: Apr 05 2016
| Cattle Markets & News ReleaseAmid the forest-rimmed meadows and newly cross-fenced pastures of western Russia, a quarter-million young beef cows earn their keep by producing high-quality beef while building rural communities and a sustainable future for families on two continents. The Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand began production and sales in Russia this spring, through licensed partner Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, said CAB President John Stika.
Date: Mar 31 2016
| About the brand & News ReleaseHannah Johlman joined the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) Industry Information team in May 2016 as a summer intern, writing features, news releases, columns and blogs on all who aim for the brand, from rancher to consumer. She began the summer term with a story tour of ranches and feedlots in Kansas and Colorado.
Date: Mar 11 2016
| BlogOn the Quarter Circle U Ranch in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Angus calves were up before the flowers.
Date: Nov 24 2015
| Blog & Consumer Connection & ResearchDecades of data from Certified Angus Beef ® brand licensed packers show a typical pen-average fat thickness for finished cattle of 0.53 inch.
Date: Nov 19 2015
| Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionI’ve never had a steer finish that heavy, nor much above 1,400 lb., and in fact no rational cattle feeder would use 1,650 lb. as the target.
Date: Nov 17 2015
| Blog & Consumer Connection & EPDsAnd .51 is the average marbling EPD for non-parent bulls this fall, like the ones you’re bidding on and/or buying at private treaty across the country.
Date: Nov 11 2015
| Blog & Consumer Connection & Premium Potential & ResearchYou might say it’s an even number, divisible by 2. But what relevance can we find in -2.26, a negative carried out to two decimal places?
