Steve and Ginger Olson go above and beyond. A relationship with the Certified Angus Beef brand has led to nearly 30 years of ranch tours. Their generous hospitality and welcoming demeanor are just some of the reasons they earned the 2019 CAB Ambassador Award.
For a son and husband of teachers, education is a natural priority, with an open invitation to the ranch for any person or group who wants to learn. Between their open door policy and focus on high quality genetics, the Nobles earned the CAB Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award.
Art and Stacy Butler named the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award winner. Their Spring Cove Ranch sits in Bliss, Idaho, where they target the Certified Angus Beef brand in every aspect of management.
His push to get better and desire to win are as much a part of how he was raised—and people who mentored him along the way—as they are a personal philosophy. Probably why he earned the CAB 2019 Progressive Partner Award.
Their camaraderie and shared trust to the work they do for their feeding company doesn’t go unnoticed. The Timmerman family earned the CAB 2019 Feedlot Commitment to Excellence Award for their dedication to feeding quality cattle and getting results.
Is docility economically important? We’d say so. Cattle graded Choice or higher was 63.5% for calm temperaments, compared to 55.5% for their excitable pen mates. The calm advantage was $56 per head.
The rancher doesn’t see an end to growth. The Certified Angus Beef brand continues to set records and grow, even with consumers who don’t yet know about CAB. When his term ends Connealy will tie in his years of board experience to support his family ranch.
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Mike Mills eventually became famous in the barbecue world for his years in the competition circles. In 2010, the four-time world champion and three-time grand world champion in Memphis was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame.
“There’s a solid demand for our beef, both in terms of the domestic market and the export market,” he said. “We think USDA is understating U.S. beef trade, so there’s a real argument of a demand bull market that’s developing as U.S. cattle prices tighten.”
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