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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.
Focus Under the Hide
From the bulls they buy, the cows they cull and the grass their cattle graze, each decision is evaluated based on how it affects the ranch’s economics, the land and family. This management style earned the Niznik family the Certified Angus Beef 2021 Canadian Commitment to Excellence award.
Certified Angus Beef Offers Summer Internships
CAB is accepting applications for three communications internship positions for Summer 2022. Effective communication is the foundation for success in any career, and CAB interns get real-world experiences with audiences across the beef supply chain.
Student Opportunities at Certified Angus Beef
Careers are built around connections and experiences. For college students interested in building a better future through beef, Certified Angus Beef created Youth Beef Leaders Seminar.
Change is a good thing
From the moment his boots hit the dirt on the way to the barn, to switching off the lights and locking the door of the Hickory House Restaurant, Jonathan Perry is committed to the beef business. The 2021 CAB Chairman brings a unique perspective to the table. By day, he’s a cattleman. By night, he’s a meat cutter.
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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.
Will Quality Premiums Continue Higher
Today’s Premium Choice and Prime beef production volume is monumentally larger than it was in 2006 when just 14% of Angus-type carcasses met CAB specifications, compared to our latest annual average of 36%. The current small drops from record-high production volumes create supply concerns among grocers and restaurant partners in today’s demand-driven environment.
Behind the Brand
Colvin Fund: $40,000 for 7 young leaders
Seven college students in beef and related studies have been awarded $40,000 in scholarships from the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand. That’s up nearly 54% from last year’s total.
Two for one
I often joke with Justin that the best thing about hiring him was his wife, Julie.
Collide
So when the request came from CAB, I happily obliged. It’s pretty special, let me tell ya, when work and friends collide.
Success Stories
Good stories, part II
Sitting shotgun in his truck, Rick Gurley was right. He’d tipped his hat when we exchanged pleasantries, barely made it across the cattle guard to his place near Huntsville when I knew.
Good stories, part I
Rick Gurley’s a storyteller. You know the kind.
Dissatisfied with a simple synopsis, driven by detail, he’ll settle into a memory and take you back with him for the ride.
Predictable cattle in a business that’s anything but
In a world where changes seems hard to predict, where prices are volatile and weather is, too, it’s nice to have something constant to rely on.
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