Trading ski hills for Eagle Hills
Date: Mar 16 2015
Big Thinkers & Blog & CalvingMeet Jessie Rudolph. Calving season keeps this high school sophomore home this time of year, but doesn’t keep her from expanding her horizons.
Category: Blog
No bidders
Date: Mar 09 2015
Blog & Pre-conditioning & Stockmanship & WeaningAt his Cattlemen’s College session last month, I heard Mark present a pretty convincing case for preconditioning (a 11-year analysis of Indiana producers showed a profit of more than $80 per head, on average for 60+ day programs, for example).
But it wasn’t just about the economics of it all. It was about the principle.
Cell phones at the dinner table?
Date: Mar 06 2015
Blog & Consumer Connection
Doing what works
Date: Mar 03 2015
Big Thinkers & BlogWith a smile on his face, I see he enjoys talking about the cattle more than the crops. His eye for quality is also apparent.
“How did you end up here?”
Date: Feb 27 2015
BlogThe paths that lead to the same end point of people raising Angus cattle are as diverse and spread out as the ranches they inhabit across this country.
Beef beyond our borders
Date: Feb 25 2015
Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection$352 per head.
Why is that number significant?
That’s what exports added to each beef animal in 2014.
We can cook and we love beef
Date: Feb 23 2015
Blog & Consumer Connection & ResearchAll through college I heard ag speakers and many a professor talk about the fact that young people just don’t know how to cook beef.
The story in the numbers
Date: Feb 20 2015
Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionSupply challenges—that’s what limits this brand. Throughout our history, as we’ve added supply, we’ve been able to grow demand in tandem.
Developing More than Good Cattle
Date: Feb 18 2015
About the brand & Blog & Consumer ConnectionThis June, the Angus Foundation will again host its annual Beef Leaders Institute (BLI) class to build leadership qualities within the membership and embark on a week-long tour of the beef industry.
Getting ahead of chills
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.