Don’t blame the calves
Date: Aug 16 2017
Cattle Feeding & Premium Potential & ResearchPercent marbling in harvested fed cattle tends to decrease from late February to early May.
Category: Research
Don’t blame the calves
Date: Jun 14 2017
News Release & ResearchThings aren’t always what they seem. It’s no secret, marbling in harvested fed cattle declines from late February to early May each year.
Not there yet
Date: May 08 2017
Blog & CAB Connection & Grid Marketing & ResearchI understand why it’s tempting for cattlemen to ask, “Do we have enough quality? Can we start selecting for something else?”
News release: Bigger, better beef herds
Date: Feb 20 2017
Cattle Markets & News Release & ResearchA bigger beef cattle herd. A younger cow herd. In the face of declining cattle prices, these two facts can bring hope.
Why beef quality grades are improving
Date: Dec 08 2016
News Release & ResearchPrices have eased, but a 10-year uptrend in beef quality from U.S. grain-fed cattle remains in place. That’s partly because lower quality beef has sold at a widening discount to average quality, says a beef cattle specialist with the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.
Bending Curves, Breaking Stereotypes
Date: Nov 18 2016
Angus Convention & Breeding & Breeding Technologies & Heifer Development & News Release & Research & Sire SelectionAngus cattle need to do more than ever before. Carcass quality, functional females, feedlot performance—they all matter. That theme was evident at the Innovation Workshops during the National Angus Convention, Nov. 4 to 7, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Beef yield grade opportunities detailed
Date: Oct 28 2016
Feeding Quality Forum & ResearchQuality grades have been in effect for nearly a century, but yield grades have been required in the United States for more than 50 years.
Nice little marketing program you’ve got there
Date: Oct 14 2016
Black Ink & Blog & ResearchMy son was convinced that a regular t-shirt and jeans wouldn’t do for his 2nd grade field trip last spring. They were headed to a local farm.
Meat is about trust, author says
Date: Oct 12 2016
News Release & ResearchImagine living when there was no supermarket or grocery store where you could buy food, having to grow just about everything your family needs. That could be any rural area in the country a couple hundred years ago.
The matching game
Date: Sep 30 2016
Early Weaning & Feeding Quality Forum & Lactation & News Release & Premium Potential & ResearchCattle have changed. If your management hasn’t, animal scientist Robbi Pritchard suggests you take a look to be sure it’s still relevant. The South Dakota State University emeritus professor addressed cattle feeders and allied industry at the Feeding Quality Forum in August.