Date: Nov 23 2009
News ReleaseCattle feeding conditions vary by location. One yard might be knee-deep in snow, while the other is dealing with piles of mud. Record high temperatures might cause heat stress in one area while cattle in another region are enduring torrential rainfall.
Date: Nov 19 2009
News ReleaseThe portrait of Louis M. “Mick” Colvin has entered the hallowed halls of the Saddle & Sirloin Gallery in Louisville, Ky. More than 230 of Colvin’s family and friends gathered Sunday, Nov. 15 for the dinner and unveiling at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, where the gallery has been located since 1977. Before that time, it was housed in the Chicago Stock Yards beginning in 1903.
Date: Nov 19 2009
News ReleaseOpportunities hide within every challenge, but beef producers can find them through analysis and planning. That was part of the take-home message at the Feeding Quality Forums, Nov. 10 in South Sioux City, Neb., and Nov. 12 in Garden City, Kan.
Date: Nov 09 2009
News ReleaseBeef reigns supreme in consumers’ protein choices, according to research released earlier this year from West Texas A&M University. Nearly half of consumers surveyed put beef as their No. 1 protein choice, and 97% indicated they ate beef between one and 12 times each week.
Date: Nov 05 2009
News ReleaseGenetic change in the cattle business is a slow and steady process, but evidence shows it’s happening, and that it’s positive for beef quality.
Date: Nov 03 2009
News ReleaseYour cowherd checklist might look pretty sparse after the calves are weaned and rebreeding is confirmed. Maybe the cows regained some condition and they’re coasting now on crop residue. Next item would be, what, calving?
Date: Oct 20 2009
News ReleaseWhen times are lean, sales of luxury items are typically the first to fall off. However, when it comes to beef, it appears that consumer demand for the higher quality and pricier Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand held up better than that for USDA Choice or lower grade beef.
Date: Oct 19 2009
News ReleaseCattlemen tell stories in a lot of ways – across a fence gate, over coffee at the feed store, through the pickup window or atop a good horse in the back of the ropin’ pen. Now, producers focused on quality can also tell their stories at www.certifiedangusbeef.com.
Date: Oct 19 2009
Cattle Feeding & EPDs & Grid Marketing & News Release & Post WeaningWhen you get a bonus on grid cattle, sometimes it’s easier to count your blessings than to ask why. But Tom Brink, senior vice president for Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, says taking a look at discounts and premiums can help you get more of the latter.
Date: Oct 13 2009
News ReleaseThree years ago, a 30-year decline in beef quality grades was apparent, with only half of fed cattle grading USDA Choice. The Choice/Select spread hit record highs in 2006, but today the picture is much different (see chart). July figures show 60.1% of the harvest mix graded Choice the first half of this year, but why?
