One person at a time
Date: May 07 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionMyth: People don’t really want to hear the farmers’ and ranchers’ story.
Fact: The general consumer is very interested in learning about how their food is produced.
Category: Blog
Older and wiser to BSE
Date: May 02 2012
Blog & Health & Maternal FunctionBut in the beef industry, most anybody can share that same “where were you” experience when talking about December 2003.
Mythbuster Monday talks change and chance
Date: Apr 30 2012
About the brand & BlogToday’s myth: That good lookin’ black calf does all the talking for the Black Ink team. The truth is, everything we do is a team effort.
Show-Me what’s in those Genes!
Date: Apr 27 2012
Blog & Heifer DevelopmentSometimes there’s more than what meets the eye. This week, the cattlemen and women of the Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Program learned just that.
Beef: packers gotta have it
Date: Apr 24 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionAlthough packers were unable to drive live prices down, they were able to improve margins by increasing boxed values across all grades.
Signals through the clouds
Date: Apr 23 2012
Blog & Consumer Connection & Grid MarketingMyth: USDA-reported CAB premiums tell the whole story of packer demand for high-quality cattle.
Optimism
Date: Apr 18 2012
BlogAre you feeling optimistic or cautiously optimistic in your part of cattle country right now? Like one of those boats rising with the tide of high demand?
Cattle price finds support despite beef harvest decline
Date: Apr 17 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionProduction was significantly cut on Monday of last week as packers worked to minimize losses and regain position.
Burning bluestem for better beef
Date: Apr 12 2012
Blog & StockmanshipDespite moderate pasture rotation, some areas of bluestem didn’t get as much grazing pressure as adjacent fescue.
Beef market setback may spur featuring
Date: Apr 10 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionAlthough buyers were able to reduce cattle costs, packers continue to give up operating margins because boxed values again slipped on poor demand.