Date: Nov 05 2015
| Hot topicsThat could be a fraction, but it means in 11 years out of 13, a 1993 CattleFax report said you could have made money retaining ownership of home-raised calves through the finishing phase and selling to a packer. Yes, I know, that was a long time ago – seems like only yesterday though. I got started […]
Date: Oct 27 2015
| Big Thinkers & BlogIn October, the last of last year’s 150 calves finished at Cattleman’s Choice Feedyard, near Gage, Okla., went to harvest at National Beef.
Date: Oct 12 2015
| Blog & StockmanshipThere’s a stone wall of sorts near the top of our country lane. People don’t know if it’s coming or going unless they visited here 10 years ago.
Date: Mar 10 2015
| Consumer Feature & Grid Marketing & News ReleaseBeef’s getting better, to judge by the uptrend in quality grades and resurgent consumer demand. However, an increasing share of that demand has been for ground beef – and an average pound of that versatile staple now sells for more than $4. Last year a Rabobank AgriFinance white paper entitled “Ground Beef Nation” (GBN) questioned the industry’s priorities now that Americans consume 11 billion hamburgers each year. It called for greater efficiency and retooling to fit a changed market for one-third to half of young cattle, and warned business as usual could lead to weakened market share for beef over time.
Date: Feb 16 2015
| Blog & CalvingWarm milk keeps the chill away fine, but the first few hours can be critical.A month ago, I saw the February calving date approaching and thought about all the times I’d seen heifers decide on just the wrong place for the wind and weather, despite ample shelter.
Date: Nov 28 2014
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionPeople ask Bruce Longo all the time, “How did you get from selling wheel chairs for a living, to reporting the price of a PISMO?”
Date: Nov 21 2014
| About the brand & BlogI wanted to know more about the man behind the TIPS curtain at Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB). TIPS is the Trademark Integrity Protection System created by CAB senior vice president Brent Eichar when he was practically a kid in 1988.
Date: Nov 16 2014
| Blog & Premium PotentialJonnie Schreffler might admit to being a “good old boy,” but it’s mostly good. Jon to those who aren’t yet friends, worked his way up from “Green Thumb” part-time help after high school in 1978, to farm manager at Thompson since 2010.
Date: Nov 10 2014
| Hot topicsFrom Angus Queen to Detail Queen I got to spend time with one of the most energetic, focused people on our team last week, a colleague you might not even notice at a Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand event. But you’d notice if she were NOT involved. Events don’t just occur, you know. They take […]
Date: Aug 13 2014
| Blog & WeaningAs we get ready for preweaning shots and deworming, I think these calves are in the homestretch.
