Full of good advice

Date: Apr 28 2011

Blog & Cattle Feeding & Post Weaning

Mike could be one of the most recognized commercial Angus producers in the country, making appearances on programs at the Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show and the National Angus Tour.

Wordless Wednesday: Petrified?

Date: Apr 27 2011

Blog

This should surprise no one, but we found some interesting rocks on Rockytop. One of them looks a lot like a Certified Angus Beef brand strip steak, except it has the wrong kind of marbling.

We only look expensive….

Date: Apr 25 2011

Blog

Returning from a trip to Oklahoma recently, I passed through Yates Center, KS.  Just north of the intersection of highways 54 and 75, on the west side of 75, rests “Berts Tavern“.  Their sign reads: “Berts Tavern – We only look expensive”. Anyone with any sense of humor has to find this quite funny.  For […]

The skinny on backfat

Date: Apr 25 2011

Blog

Mythbuster Monday on trait relationships Certain things just go together: peanut butter and jelly; socks and shoes; margaritas and those cute little cocktail umbrellas. But this morning we’re going to talk about two things that are married in many producers’ minds, but need to go through the big D. Backfat and marbling. Myth: Cattle have […]

Environmentalists on the ranch

Date: Apr 22 2011

Blog

Celebrate this day by taking a quick ride through the beautiful Oregon ranching landscape with a true environmentalist, rancher Julie Laird.

Doing time in the limbo pen

Date: Apr 21 2011

Blog

They should have been shining stars of the herd, and maybe it will still work out. Read more about Steve’s update from his own herd and operation this week during the spring growing season.

Wordless Wednesday, wishful thinking

Date: Apr 20 2011

Blog

I will appreciate and be thankful for the blessings I know this rain brings to farmers and ranchers in this area. I will keep the remainder on this Wednesday wordless.

Performance testing for profitability

Date: Apr 19 2011

Blog & EPDs

It’s not a place to pick up a bargain, as discerning ranchers have come to know that good bulls are brought to the test from across the country, and they will pay a good price to own them. 

Who me? I sell at weaning….

Date: Apr 18 2011

Blog

Everybody knows that the cattle industry has historically been segmented, with each link (from cow-calf producer to stocker to feeder) most concerned with how they can make the most money for themselves.

It isn’t REALLY Angus, is it?

Date: Apr 13 2011

Blog

If I had a dime for every time I had to explain how CAB works, I’d be nothing short of a multi-millionaire! It is our job to help Angus seedstock producers sell Angus bulls to any cow-calf producer, straightbred or commercial crossbred.