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The 2023 Colvin Scholarship Fund Awards Future Beef Leaders
Certified Angus Beef awards 23 students a grand total of $81,500 in funds through the Colvin Scholarship Fund this year.
Certified Angus Beef Recognizes Beef Quality Research
First-place honors go to Andres Mendizabal, an international student pursuing a Ph.D. in animal science at Texas Tech University. His research is titled, “The Accuracy of USDA Yield Grade and Beef Carcass Components as Predictors of Red Meat Yield.”
Sysco and Certified Angus Beef Announce Partnership to Enhance Animal Welfare and Beef Sustainability
The Cattle Care Partnership between Sysco and CAB highlights the shared commitment of both companies to support farmers and ranchers and the beef community as a whole. By investing in BQA training, the partnership elevates the industry’s work to address consumer concerns, reinforce trust, and ensure future demand for beef.
Students Expand Skills Through Summer Internships with Certified Angus Beef
A strong skillset, positive attitude and leap of faith led four students to a summer of learning with Certified Angus Beef as communications interns. Working on an array of projects, the four build their skills while preparing for careers in the beef and related industries.
Register Now for Feeding Quality Forum
Consumer demand signals spur progress in the cattle business, but producers must be proactive when making changes in their marketing strategy. The Feeding Quality Forum event delivers solutions to market-focused cattlemen who want to get rewarded for raising premium beef.
Certified Angus Beef Expands Offering with Grass-Fed Beef
Certified Angus Beef ® Grass-Fed by Niman Ranch product will make up less than 1% of it’s total supply. A niche product, it will initially only be available through a few, exclusive restaurants and grocery stores. Consistent with all CAB products, the grass-fed beef must meet all 10 specifications to qualify for the brand.
CAB Insider
Carcass Weights Surge
Heavier carcasses typically coincide with richer marbling and higher quality grades. But seasonal grade trends simply push quality lower this time of year as USDA’s grading report for the September 11 week shows an abrupt leg down in percent USDA Choice
Competition Increases for Shrinking Pool of Cull Cows
Total carcass cutout prices have tended to increase during August in most recent years, but round cuts are holding the stronger price spike this season longer into September due to the substitution effect noted in this update.
Success Stories
Never gone dry
Two fishing cabins stood on the edge of the San Marcos river in 1919. Sixty years later Bodey Langford connected the two, as brick-by-brick, he built a home where he and Kathy would raise daughters Anna and Callie. There on his late father’s ranch near Lockhart, Texas, he also built his herd with purpose.
His will, their work
M&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.
Natural Choice to a Prime heritage
“Change is inevitable, success is optional,” David Rutan says. That positive philosophy applied to everything from good morning to great cattle only begins to tell why Morgan Ranches earned the 2020 Certified Angus Beef Commercial Commitment to Excellence award.
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