Two valid pathways to profit
Date: Apr 06 2012
Blog & BreedingMyth: If you straightbreed your cattle, you’re a fool who ignores the “free lunch.” Fact: Crossbreeding has merits.
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Beef price, volume down
Date: Apr 03 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionOne would expect spot values to be lower given weakness in the forward month, but show lists continue relatively small.
PB & Cattle
Date: Apr 02 2012
Blog & Cattle Feeding & Post WeaningMyth: Feedlots are so crunched for feeder calf supplies, they don’t care where the cattle come from, they just need more of ‘em.
Hello, trouble. . .
Date: Mar 31 2012
BlogSometimes we encounter diversions when trying to operate a purpose-driven herd. I had a bad feeling about 425, ever since February 26.
The feedlot melting pot
Date: Mar 30 2012
Blog & Post Weaning & StockmanshipWithout history on the cattle, feedlots or cattle buyers don’t know what to expect. Look at this pen of cattle at a feedlot in western Kansas.
Expensive steak doesn’t have to cost us customers
Date: Mar 27 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionRestaurateurs are not getting rich off of beef (even if they’re selling a single steak for $92), but they are using a little good old American ingenuity to keep people eating what you produce.
Prices rise for a reason
Date: Mar 26 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionMyth: Restaurateurs are just using the high prices of corn and other inputs as an excuse to rip people off at the plate. They must be making a killing!
Tri-tip twice
Date: Mar 17 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionAs I was grilling out the other night, I thought about how many times I’ve served beef tri-tip to friends and family and it always elicits the same reaction.
When it rains, it pours…
Date: Mar 16 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogWhen it rains, it pours. And when our industry focuses on meeting the demands of our final customers like Dale focuses on his feedyard customers, it pours success back down the entire system.
Relationships
Date: Mar 13 2012
BlogOur agricultural industry, and in particular the beef cattle business it seems, is about relationships.