New look, same mission for CAB division
Date: Jan 10 2019
News ReleaseNew look, same mission for CAB division A “rebranding” for the brand’s producer-facing effort. By Sarah Moyer
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“Roast Perfect” app takes the guesswork out of roasting beef
Date: Dec 12 2018
Consumer Connection & News ReleaseBeef roasts could become the centerpiece of more holiday meals, if only consumers could get more comfortable with cooking them.
Certified Angus Beef brand elevates beef industry
Date: Dec 09 2018
Angus Convention & Consumer Connection & News ReleaseIt’s a Cinderella story that never seems to grow old. An Ohio Angus breeder went out to eat and ordered an Angus steak that turned out terrible. The experience sparked an idea for a certified brand of beef that would be enjoyed 40 years later, in the U.S. and 50 other countries around the world.
Near the pinnacle of beef quality
Date: Dec 06 2018
Angus Convention & News Release & Premium PotentialIt takes a powerful start and decades of focus to get harvest groups that regularly qualify 100% for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand. What about 97.7% at CAB Prime brand and that one steer “only” hitting the traditional premium Choice CAB mark? Not too good to be true, that’s just the mark of a Champion. To be precise, it’s the Champion pen of 40 enrolled in the 2018 Angus Value Discovery Contest (AVDC), produced by Jack and Bill Boyer, Boyer Brothers Angus, Perryville, Mo.
Health, vaccinations not synonymous
Date: Dec 04 2018
Cattle Feeding & Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & Post Weaning & Pre-conditioningVictory in war starts long before the battle. The same is true in combat against cattle diseases. “My job as a military commander is to take a soldier and make him resilient,” Col. Sam Barringer said at the Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa this summer. The veterinarian and technical specialist for Diamond V illustrated the point by stretching a rubber band: too much pressure, no matter the reason, may cause it to break.
Vaccinate healthy calves: Wait on illness
Date: Dec 04 2018
Cattle Feeding & Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & Post Weaning & Pre-conditioningYou vaccinate to keep cattle healthy, but if they’re already coming down with a bug or your timing is off, your efforts could be worse than a waste. That’s what Brian Vander Ley, veterinarian epidemiologist at the University of Nebraska, told 200 cattlemen at the Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, this August.
Apply now for CAB Colvin Scholarships
Date: Dec 03 2018
News ReleaseStudents already helping lead the beef community could win a share of $33,500 by applying online for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand’s Colvin Scholarship. The Fund has awarded more than $250,000 to 76 college juniors, seniors and graduate students since 1999.
Cows that fit, calves that fit
Date: Nov 29 2018
EPDs & Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & ResearchGenetic selection for ranch environment or meeting market demand? That’s a choice cattlemen don’t have to make, said Dan Moser, president of Angus Genetics Inc., speaking at the Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, this summer.
Chinese key to cattle market prospects
Date: Nov 21 2018
Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseThe one thing certain in commodity markets is ambiguity. Ag Resource Company president Dan Basse, however, provided a bit of clarity and foresight at the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand’s Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa.
Genetic answers to consumer demand
Date: Nov 20 2018
Angus Convention & Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & EPDs & News ReleaseWhat’s relevant today isn’t necessarily so tomorrow. Investing in the future pushes everybody forward. That was the motivating think piece Mark McCully shared with cattlemen as part of the National Angus Convention’s opening session Saturday, Nov. 3, in Columbus, Ohio. As farmers and ranchers attended breakouts designed to make their own herds better, McCully’s point held its weight. Anything that could make it above the Select line was once considered “on target” for satisfying consumer demand.