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Healthier Soils and Stronger Herds

Effective land stewardship requires an understanding of how each decision affects forage growth, cattle performance and long-term stocking rates. When land is the foundation of the business, producers are more likely to invest time and resources into managing it intentionally.

Smitty’s Service on CAB Board

Lamb continues to find himself struck by just how far-reaching the Angus breed has become. The brand’s growing demand and rising prime carcasses left a strong impression. He hopes everyone recognizes the vital connection built between consumers and Angus producers. Humbled by the opportunity to serve, Lamb reflects on his time as chairman with gratitude.

Zybach Angus Receives Certified Angus Beef Progressive Partner Award

Steve Zybach’s vision for smaller Angus producers to get more value for their calves through feeder calf sales with value-added programs led him to be recognized as the 2025 CAB Progressive Partner.

Cross Cattle Company earns Certified Angus Beef Canadian Commitment to Excellence award

Using disciplined breeding, genetics and hands-on management to raise Angus cattle that consistently hit high standards, Cross Cattle Company’s focus on quality earned them the 2025 Canadian Commitment to Excellence award.

Willis Ranch Earns Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award

Willis Ranch combines traditional stockmanship with modern genetic tools to produce cattle that thrive and meet high-quality carcass targets. Earning them the 2025 Commercial Commitment to Excellence award.

Success, Despite Challenges

Today’s market is complex and competitive. The collective effort of stakeholders across the supply chain positions Certified Angus Beef to meet the record demand for premium beef moving forward. Signals across the beef industry are clear and Angus farmers and ranchers seeking high-quality genetics that deliver premium beef are producing a product in high demand.

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Producers Can Influence Sustainability

Sustainability is a new target for producers. While there are no plans to meet these goals yet, there is interest in how cattle can be part of the solution. It comes down to the adage, “trust but verify,” and verification will need to come from those raising beef.

Look Back and Learnings from the 2021 Cattle Market

Starting in March 2020, disarray set in motion a chain of events leading to the fed cattle backlog from plant closures slowing the supply chain throughout 2021. While the market likes to avoid the unkown, the last two years put the beef business in uncharted territory.

Nominations for CAB Rancher Awards Close Jan 17

It takes passion, drive and ability to build a top-quality beef program based on economics, ethics and sustainability. A legacy like that merits recognition from peers and those they affect throughout the supply chain all the way to consumers.

Meeting Demand with Better Beef in 2021

More than forty years after selling the first pound of branded beef on October 18, 1978, Certified Angus Beef continues to deliver for consumers and producers. The brand closed fiscal year 2021 with a few new records and another billion on the books.

How to Face Evolving Demands

In the rapid changing space of sustainability, finding clarity on what to do is challenging. At the 2021 Feeding Quality Forum, Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson offered insights on what can be expected of producers moving forward.

CAB Insider

Big Shifts in Quality Grades

The 2025 quality grade trend tracked the USDA Prime grade a full percentage point higher than the prior year through August, averaging 11.5%. Since then, the Prime grade trend has defied seasonal expectations, normally setting a course toward a fall low in both Choice and Prime grade percentages.

CAB Brand Sales Second Largest on Record

The brand recorded the second largest ever sales volume in fiscal 2022 with total sales culminating in 1.234 billion pounds, a 1.6% increase on the prior year. The sum was narrowly below the brand’s 2019 record 1.25 billion pounds sold.

Texas Grade Tumbles

Following beef quality grade trends may not be as exciting as college football, but for beef marketers quality grade is the game. This season is nothing short of dynamic, as we’ve been waiting on improvement in what has been a subpar carcass marbling achievement across the northern tier of cattle feeding country most of this year.

Success Stories

News release: from potential to profit

News release: from potential to profit

From potential to profit Angus Value Discovery Contest winners named   by Nicole Lane Erceg If anyone else had made the phone call to Jamie Hoffman, he’d have thought it was a mistake or joke. The manager of Hoffman Angus Farm, Otwell, Ind., was on the line with his...

It takes a team

It takes a team

It’s about more than hard work and great genetics — having the right people in business with you can make all the difference.

Ready for rory?

Ready for rory?

I strain my ears as a few people wander into the kitchen of the Amarillo Country Club, pondering if those new voices match the one of chef and TV personality Rory Schepisi.

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