Singin’ for CAB
Date: Jul 20 2011
BlogThe CAB Cook-Off Contest – youth sing, perform, and cook—all in the name of the Certified Angus Beef® brand.
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Think about it: Why feeders want info from ranchers
Date: Jul 18 2011
Blog & Consumer Connection & StockmanshipMyth—Feeders have standard processing programs so it doesn’t matter how much information I share with them about ranch care.
Trends worth noting
Date: Jul 14 2011
Blog & ResearchHarvest trends—like grading, percent steers and heifers in the mix, and average carcass weights—are all easily accessible in the CAB Insider column.
Bridges we can’t build
Date: Jul 11 2011
BlogCattle have to go through one of these channels to quality for CAB, because it’s then that they receive third-party USDA verification that all stamped carcasses do indeed live up to our high standards.
We all need a little bit of this
Date: Jul 08 2011
BlogThe amount of time it takes to make genetic changes and then see results and act on that information is agonizing. You can be heading down a rabbit trail for several years before it shows up in the quality of replacement heifers or in feedlot data.
Photo Friday: California cattle country, part II
Date: Jul 01 2011
BlogFurther north, pastures are still green, and the ranchers and their cattle are making the most of it. They’re leaving fall-born calves on the cows as long as possible and reaping the benefit of added pounds. Since we missed Wordless Wednesday this week, here’s a “Photo Friday” of our tour instead.
A tour of California cattle country
Date: Jun 30 2011
BlogEven though urban sprawl threatens their lush pasture, David’s herd holds its ground and is content with their lay of land. The cattle lazily graze and flip their tails under the hot valley sun, and David pays homage to Angus genetics.
How to get them to pay more for that rib eye
Date: Jun 28 2011
BlogHow much will consumers be willing to pay for our product? Our whole brand works on the idea that people will pay more for CAB than commodity Choice because of its consistency, flavor, etc.
It’s not about size
Date: Jun 27 2011
BlogOur CAB-licensed feedlot partners vary a great deal in size, ranging from about 500 to 50,000-head capacities, but they all share a focus on procuring and managing quality cattle.
The Navajo Nation
Date: Jun 24 2011
BlogThe Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture purchased 70 head of purebred Angus bulls from the Stevenson Basin ranch in Montana and leased the bulls to tribal ranchers.