Date: Oct 10 2018
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseBeef packers bridge the gap between producers and consumers, but even “the largest packer in the world” is nothing without its suppliers, John Gerber said. The longtime procurement head for Tyson Fresh Meats set the tone. Every link in the supply chain from ranch to consumer has a role to play.
Date: Oct 03 2018
Feeding Quality Forum & Grid Marketing & News ReleaseHitting a target takes practice, careful calibrations, attempts and recalibrations over time. Cow-calf producers make decisions every day, but how many of those relate to the calves’ ability to realize their potential and hit a high-quality beef target? At the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand’s Feeding Quality Forum this summer in Sioux City, Iowa, the brand’s own beef cattle specialist, Paul Dykstra, summarized the rancher’s dilemma.
Date: Oct 01 2018
News Release & Premium Potential & Targeting the BrandWhen Steve Knoll went to buy a few Angus bulls to put on his registered Salers herd, it changed everything. “I was blown away with what the bulls were bringing. The bulls I thought I would just go and buy and bring home, I couldn’t afford,” says the Hereford, Texas, rancher. Instead, his trailer carried two registered Angus cow-calf pairs. One nursing a heifer, the other, a bull.
Date: Sep 21 2018
Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & NutritionVitamins are essential in keeping cattle healthy year-round. Past price spikes have producers looking at savings along with concerns about source and efficacy over time. Jeff Heldt, with Micronutrients Intellibond, explored cost-effective vitamin and mineral strategies.
Date: Sep 09 2018
Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & ResearchPresenters at the Feeding Quality Forum, August 28 to 29 in Sioux City, Iowa, encouraged questioning the routine. More than 200 took in the two-day meetings, where they got practical tips to use now as well as the “10,000-foot view” to spur thought, said Justin Sexten, director of supply development for Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB).
Date: Aug 17 2018
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseEach week, Nebraska cattleman Gerald Timmerman would flip open the Sunday Omaha World- Herald to scan the want ads… “just in case.”
Date: Jul 11 2018
Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & News ReleaseTalk about a national beef traceability system in the U.S. might seem like a broken record. It’s been discussed often, but no efficient structure yet encompasses the entire supply chain.
Date: Jun 26 2018
Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & News Release“Is marbling a free trait?” The question was put to Mark McCully, vice president of production for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand at last week’s Beef Improvement Federation meeting in Loveland, Colo.
Date: Jun 22 2018
About the brand & News ReleaseWhen California rancher and Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) Board chairman David Dal Porto steps into a meeting room, he carries experience, a broad perspective on beef and pride in his own Angus herd.
Date: Jun 01 2018
About the brand & News ReleaseWriting for The Agriculturalist and The Collegian at K-State, and special projects with High Plains Journal, have prepared Moyer to bring experience and enthusiasm to her work.
