Date: Apr 12 2011
Blog & CalvingHey fellow seekers, It is so exciting when the first calves start arriving in late winter, but I must say I get a little impatient to be done with that window 60 days later. Preg checking lets us identify a few late-bred cows that already have a strike or two against them to sell before calving season begins. […]
Date: Apr 07 2011
Blog & Premium PotentialAs an upcoming CAB intern (officially this fall), I know that we often think about a few basic questions. What does it take to produce high quality beef? Good genetics? Certainly. Proper heard health management? Of course! But most of all it takes commitment – a commitment to managing for quality. This week I had […]
Date: Apr 05 2011
BlogHere”s another fun entry from our Texas intern, Kristen Odom. Enjoy! I love everything about the cattle industry: the people, the process and the product! So, at the 2011 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association annual convention in San Antonio last weekend, I was just about as close to Heaven as possible. The three-day event […]
Date: Apr 01 2011
BlogOn the road to quality took me to Georgia and Alabama this week with two very good friends and colleagues: James Stice, of Kensington Angus, and Darrell Busby, with the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity in Iowa. With James as our guide, we visited several commercial cow-calf producers in western and southern Georgia and eastern Alabama […]
Date: Mar 30 2011
BlogAt Certified Angus Beef LLC, we know people represent our product (beef) to consumers, so we want to make them informed advocates. Yesterday was a prime example of how we accomplished that.
Date: Mar 29 2011
Blog & Forage ManagementAn open attitude toward information exchange was one reason we asked Mike to host the Backgrounding for Quality field day at his ranch. It’s one thing to garner ideas, but another to put them into practice.
Date: Mar 28 2011
BlogWe need you to keep producing quality (and getting paid for it) to make sure this whole process keeps working. Did you know Certified Angus Beef is a non-profit company?
Date: Mar 27 2011
Blog & Grid Marketing & HealthDoing something different with your cattle means finding ways to make them stand out. Cattle with a story sell, and that includes having previous feedyard and packing plant performance data on them.
Date: Mar 25 2011
BlogWith a stiff spring wind whopping against the sides of the big event tent, Mike couldn’t help but make a joke to start the afternoon off. “All I can say is, if this tent starts to go, everybody better grab a rope and hold tight. I suppose it’s kind of like the cattle business — […]
Date: Mar 24 2011
BlogThe purpose of this program is to see how seedstock producer cull bulls (and their customers calves as well) and heifers will perform in the feedlot as well as on the rail.
