Date: Jun 08 2021
Big Thinkers & CAB Connection & Cattle Feeding“Do we just sign up? Or get special ear tags?”
Those are questions we hear quite often from producers who want to raise cattle for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.
Date: Jun 03 2021
Cattle Feeding & News Release & Post Weaning & Research & StockmanshipStress of any kind affects performance and health, but also well-being and behavior, a special focus for CSU animal scientist Lily Edwards-Callaway. Her team’s literature review found shade benefits vary by location, structure type and the weather.
Date: Nov 18 2020
Black Ink & Feeder Calf Marketing & Retained Ownership“Nobody likes to hear this in the middle of a trial, but it seems often true in life and business: the thing that feels so hard now, won’t always feel hard.” Miranda’s Black Ink® column for November touches on the idea of growth, and how it often feels better in hindsight.
Date: Oct 16 2020
Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & Post WeaningM&M Feeders now includes two yards, with Jamie Huyser tackling the daily tasks at Elm Creek and Daron helps manage operations at Lexington. Mel does everything from keeping up customer relations to driving the feedtruck, while Marvin handles commodity trading from his home in Idaho.
Date: Oct 15 2020
Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & Post WeaningIt’s not the work of fancy technology, though spreadsheets of data and consultants lend their hand. It’s six generations of meticulous puzzle masters who focused on making better each piece of the bigger picture.
Date: Sep 24 2020
Feeder Calf Marketing & News Release & Post WeaningM&M Feeders does business based on honesty. The Huyser family lives by that code, and runs their cattle feeding business the same way. For building beneficial relationships and their drive to produce the best, M&M Feeders earned the 2020 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from the Certified Angus Beef ® brand.
Date: Sep 24 2020
Maternal Function & News Release & Post Weaning & Stockmanship & SustainabilityThe owner-managers of Morgan Ranches learn and teach through such wisdom gathered over decades. Every day is a choice, and they choose to make it good. That positive philosophy only begins to tell why Morgan Ranches earned the 2020 CAB Commercial Commitment to Excellence award.
Date: Sep 24 2020
News Release & Post Weaning & SustainabilityOne feeds, the other breeds and stocks a steady supply, ready to fill the pens as they empty. Wilson Cattle Company harvests the grass in Baker Valley while Beef Northwest, started by the fifth generation of Wilsons, finishes the cattle. It’s a symbiotic relationship, both dependent on each other.
Date: Aug 04 2020
Big Thinkers & Retained Ownership & Sire SelectionThe Steib family has expanded their farm and feedlot operation into a dynamic ranch. Today, they raise the calves they eventually feed out, having a hand in quality decisions every step of the way.
Date: Jul 21 2020
Big Thinkers & EPDs & Premium Potential & Retained OwnershipThe Miller family has invested time, technology and the study of expected progeny differences into their cattle. The result? Quality Angus genetics that consistently come on top and premiums that end up in the hands of the farmers.
