Date: Sep 06 2012
Consumer Connection & News ReleaseAs Labor Day ushered in the fall grilling season, with a nod toward the season’s more traditional pot roast, some in the beef trade were stewing over supply concerns.
While all beef costs more this fall, those selling the best can maintain confidence in consumer acceptance, as seen in June sales reports announced this month.
Date: Sep 06 2012
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseFrom drought and high feed prices to the shrinking cowherd and beef demand, there’s been a lot weighing on cattle feeders’ minds lately.
Producers gathered at last week’s Feeding Quality Forum in Grand Island, Neb., and Amarillo, Texas, to discuss these topics and get ideas for dealing with the ongoing industry challenges
Date: Aug 01 2012
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseA man of many firsts will add another to his long list in August. Kenneth Eng will be the first feedlot nutritionist to be honored with the Industry Achievement Award at the 2012 Feeding Quality Forum
Date: Jul 09 2012
Breeding & News ReleaseA good crossbreeding program takes some background in genetics, a big enough herd and land base, good bull suppliers and time to figure all that out. Producers looking for a simpler route to heterosis often opt to use a composite bull.
Date: Jul 05 2012
News Release & Research & StockmanshipHere’s a quick feedlot riddle: They’re tiny, relatively easy to control and can affect cattle health, performance and carcass quality in a serious way. What are they?
Date: Jul 03 2012
Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseDate: Jun 26 2012
News Release & Premium Potential & StockmanshipSick cattle are expensive cattle. Treatment is costly in itself, but the side effects of illness keep robbing through lower performance and carcass quality.
Date: Jun 22 2012
Cattle Markets & News ReleaseBlack-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA.
That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longest-running of those: the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand.
Date: Jun 22 2012
Canada & Cattle Markets & News ReleaseCow-calf ranchers can’t control weather and markets, but price signals guide something that can be controlled: herd genetics.
Date: Jun 15 2012
News Release & ResearchEating satisfaction rules when it comes to making beef lovers happy. That was clear in early results from the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA), but defining that satisfaction seemed harder to pinpoint.
