Date: Mar 03 2021
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Targeting the BrandSo far in 2021, Choice carcasses are at a higher premium to Select than in any of the previous five years. This is important, not because Choice carcasses are the production target, but because the producer’s share of the Choice premium is the foundation on which CAB and Prime premiums are added.
Date: Oct 22 2020
Big Thinkers & Breeding Technologies & Maternal Function & Targeting the BrandThe pastures at Dalebanks Angus near Eureka, Kan., hide the plants’ challenge well. Native big and little bluestem adapted over the ages to thrive in the shallow soil, only a few inches deep in places, that blankets the underlying limestone. Shards of flint mingle with the roots.
Date: Oct 02 2020
Breeding & EPDs & News Release & Targeting the BrandIt’s a call to serve, the same that led John Grimes to run for the American Angus Association board of directors. The sun now setting on his second three-year term, he reflects on his leadership as Certified Angus Beef® board chairman. The head of Maplecrest Farms in Hillsboro, Ohio, says there’s no instant gratification in the cattle business, with constant change cattlemen have to be nimble.
Date: Sep 24 2020
Breeding & News Release & Targeting the BrandWhen the industry was going one way, Matt Perrier saw his parents and grandparents going another. That dedication to quality, to the Perrier family and Dalebank Angus’s goal of “practical, profitable genetics,” was rewarded with the 2020 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence award.
Date: Jul 29 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Targeting the BrandFed cattle prices have stabilized and improved in the later part of July, but are still lower than a year ago. With a backlog of cattle on feed longer, greater eligibility is joining up with higher quality grades to increase July certified head counts above those seen a year ago.
Date: Jun 30 2020
About the brand & Big Thinkers & Breeding & Sire Selection & Targeting the BrandWith goals of increasing CAB acceptance rate, the brand has updated Targeting the Brand™ requirements to help commercial producers improve beef quality through bull selection.
Date: May 28 2020
Breeding & EPDs & News Release & Sire Selection & Targeting the BrandBreeders and bull studs use the Targeting the Brand™ logo to denote bulls that excel in the marbling EPD and the Grid Dollar Value Index. The genetic requirements were recently updated: so that commercial cow-calf producers better find sires that help them hit CAB brand specifications.
Date: Mar 11 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Targeting the BrandSeasonal factors are impacting the CAB carcass headcount. Feeders have older, heavier cattle and more in the yard, lending to a higher supply while CAB acceptance is staying at a steady 36%.
Date: Sep 25 2019
Consumer Connection & News Release & Targeting the BrandFor a son and husband of teachers, education is a natural priority, with an open invitation to the ranch for any person or group who wants to learn. Between their open door policy and focus on high quality genetics, the Nobles earned the CAB Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award.
Date: Sep 25 2019
Consumer Connection & News Release & Targeting the BrandArt and Stacy Butler named the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award winner. Their Spring Cove Ranch sits in Bliss, Idaho, where they target the Certified Angus Beef brand in every aspect of management.
