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The art of the fix

Date: Aug 05 2019

Black Ink & Consumer Connection

We often say cattlemen are part scientist, part businessman, with a dose of meteorologist and mechanic thrown in. You’re rooted in science, but when great and immediate need comes along, don’t forget there’s an awful lot of your job that is still an exercise in art.

A beacon born from a broken path

Date: Jul 14 2019

Consumer Connection & What a Chef Wants

Doubts flooded in when the young couple decided to open a restaurant in the 1930s. Today, Okeechobee Steakhouse stands as the oldest of its kind in Florida. Known for their commitment to serving quality Certified Angus Beef®, third-generation owner, Ralph Lewis is appreciative of the cattle raisers who supply CAB product.

A new “middle meat”

Date: Jun 12 2019

Blog & Consumer Connection

My taste buds were watering just looking at the menu. Beef Belly – Certified Angus Beef navel, white beans three ways & ramp chimichurri; Apricot Carrots – old style lager braised carrots, apricot mead glaze, puffed grain, mint; Grilled Potato – leeks, lovage, spicy carbonara sauce, sheep’s milk cheese; Coal Toasted Country Bread – buttermilk curd, preserved mushroom, burnt maple syrup, sage

The impossible dream

Date: May 14 2019

Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & News Release & Premium Potential

Imagine an alternate American history line over the past 16 years, with just an incidental supply of “Angus” beef. There’s a Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand but it began to coast in 2002 and scaled back to maintain flat demand. The 30 other Angus programs at that time struggled to compete with commodity beef; most folded.

DemKota begins producing the Certified Angus Beef ® brand

Date: Apr 08 2019

Consumer Connection & News Release

In the heart of South Dakota—a state ranked fourth in yearly Angus registrations, where all cattle outnumber people four to one—there’s been a bit of a desert for marketers of high-quality fed cattle. Many finished animals are still shipped to neighboring states for processing, but DemKota Ranch Beef, a packing plant in Aberdeen, S.D., is looking to keep a higher percentage of them close to home.