Date: Aug 22 2019
Cattle Feeding & News Release & StockmanshipThe future of food is in our hands, but do we have enough hands to help feed the world? Courtney Daigle, assistant professor of animal welfare at Texas A&M University, shares ideas on the narrowing supply of quality stockmen and how cattlemen might find more top hands.
Date: Aug 12 2019
Cattle Feeding & Health & News Release & Post Weaning & Research & StockmanshipThis isn’t a research topic you’d find at the middle-school science fair. It’s so new, research is just beginning to explore this 16-letter term for immune cells sharing nutrients with major organs: immunometabolism. So far, there are still more questions than answers.
Date: Aug 08 2019
Fetal Programming & Gestation & Gestational Nutrition & News ReleaseAllison Meyer studies what cows eat in the perinatal period from last trimester to the first three weeks post-calving, and the transfer of nutrients from cow to calf.
Date: Aug 05 2019
Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & Premium PotentialFor his leadership to the beef industry and dedication to raising quality cattle, Bohn will receive the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award later this month. The honor will be given at a special dinner during the conference, slated for Aug. 27 to 28 in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: Jul 31 2019
Cattle Feeding & News Release & Post Weaning & Premium Potential & Research & StockmanshipIt’s a hot topic every summer.
“Heat stress is the largest impediment to efficient animal agriculture,” said Rob Rhoads, Virginia Tech. He presented with University of California-Davis colleague Frank Mitloehner for a symposium on the topic at the American Society of Animal Scientists annual meeting in July.
Date: Jul 15 2019
EPDs & News Release & Research & Sire SelectionResearch by UGA animal scientist shows efficiency and marbling traits are not correlated. This is good news for cattlemen.
Date: Jun 19 2019
CAB Connection & News Release & What a Chef WantsChef Brett Sawyer wasn’t going to serve beef in his restaurant – it was too expensive, and he didn’t want to compete with other Cleveland steakhouses. Walking into the establishment, you wouldn’t expect to find a steak on the menu, let alone beef navel as a signature dish. The sleek, black façade meets rustic brick to match the rest of the block. Large oak doors with shimmering, gold letters on the window pane read “The Plum.”
Date: Jun 06 2019
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIt’s no secret, we’re producing more high-quality beef than ever before, but does that suggest a danger of oversaturation or swamping demand? Buzz words and marketing claims talk a lot, but consumers speak with their wallets. What do they say about the years to come?
Date: May 28 2019
News ReleaseLearning doesn’t stop because school’s out for summer. You can only learn so much in a classroom, but in a pasture, feedyard, meats lab or chef’s kitchen—that’s a whole new story.
Date: May 14 2019
Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & News Release & Premium PotentialImagine 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.
