Bigwigs in barbecue

Date: Jul 02 2018

Blog & Consumer Connection

The Culinary Center recently hosted the annual Brand Ambassador Summit, welcoming chefs from all over the country, including a handful of barbecue specialists.

Put it to the test

Date: Jun 29 2018

Blog

There’s nothing like a crisis to shift perspective. Suddenly, everything that’s actually important snaps into vivid focus.

The 1st grade approach

Date: Jun 22 2018

Blog & Consumer Connection

We want people to leave saying, “Wow. I didn’t realize the relevance this brand has to my business.” We want them to leave knowing how high-quality beef can boost their bottom line.

From the beginning

Date: Jun 13 2018

Blog & Consumer Connection

In late April, a few CAB staffers (including me) and 40 chefs gathered in the Amarillo area of Texas for CAB Chef Tour. It’s an impressive affair, one where our education team goes above and beyond.

The Kansas coincidence

Date: Jun 08 2018

Blog

Driving from Kansas to Ohio, farmland stretches out to the north and south of Interstate 70. Rolling hills that remind me of home soon begin to climb higher, and trees grow thicker alongside streams.

Living their story

Date: Jun 01 2018

Big Thinkers & Black Ink & Blog

Meet Lucile: She’s 96 and flies a Beechcraft. Then there’s her son Bob, who started digging up dinosaur bones on their ranch as a relaxing hobby. Bob’s son Grant fly fishes in Alaska.

Keeping after it

Date: May 25 2018

Black Ink & Blog

Still, I try not to get too confident. I know as quickly as all the things can go right, they can turn for the worse.

Beef chain in the backyard

Date: May 21 2018

Blog & Consumer Connection

I’m in the passenger seat of a Ford pickup backed up to a large animal veterinarian’s practice. I’m in a border town of Wyoming and Idaho about to unload a horse off a trailer. I’m with Jim Benedict and it’s an adventure, because that just seems to be his life.

Catching up on those quality records

Date: May 18 2018

Black Ink & Blog

It doesn’t sound like a busy salebarn café or have the same ambience as a back table at the farm supply, but I’d argue that our weekly supply team conference calls are a CAB version of a coffee klatch.