A commodity
Date: Jul 29 2011
Blog & Consumer ConnectionWhile I did not study the root word for “commodity,” it sounds like another word I know: common! That doesn’t make it sound very special, does it?
Category: Blog
Equal opportunity
Date: Jul 25 2011
About the brand & BlogMyth—I have to be a big producer to participate in CAB premiums. Fact—Any producer of any size can aim for quality and reap rewards.
Running the race
Date: Jul 20 2011
Blog & Retained OwnershipFeeding your calves in a retained ownership program is a lot like running a marathon.
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.
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.