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Your cattle, data and the grid
Many cattlemen have an idea of how grid marketing works, but might still have some questions as they’re digging through carcass data. Paul Dykstra will present a free webinar, “Understanding grid marketing and carcass data,” on January 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. CST.
“A Rare Breed: Legacies of Excellence” launches this week
Follow along as these short video features detail registered breeders, commercial cattlemen and cattle feeders from Oregon to Texas. Get a glimpse of their family life and their cattle philosophy, and get ideas for your own operation.
Nominate quality cattlemen for 2021 CAB awards by Jan. 17
Cattlemen aren’t in it for accolades, but you know who they are and we need your help on their behalf. Their passion, drive and ability to create more top-quality beef lifts all of us and merits wider notice. Nominations are open until Jan. 17 for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand supply development awards.
January 31 deadline for CAB Colvin Scholarship
Selected by the Colvin Scholarship Fund Committee, applicants are judged on their activities, scholastic achievement, communication skills and reference materials. Applicants will be selected to win their share of $50,000.
Behind the brand
Of all the Angus-identified cattle, only about 35% make the cut for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand. This news release covers our November webinar and details how those cattle get in, ways other cattle fall short, and what producers can do about it.
Come what may
Every year, farmers and ranchers somewhere get knocked down by natural disasters. But that often leaves people wondering: “How can we help?” The Certified Angus Beef ® brand created the Rural Relief Fund as a way to rally their community to provide support.
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Prime Grade Prompts Attention
Prime cutout values and grid premiums have been rich in the third and fourth quarters of the past two years. Yet the spillover into the first quarter this year shows that the market is reacting to the recently smaller availability, retreating back to the 2019 supply pace.
Cow Herd Implications
The USDA January 1 cow herd inventory, published this Monday, confirmed a 2% decline in the beef cow herd, along with a 1% decline in feeder cattle supplies. This is relatively in line with earlier estimates, although some had projected the beef cow decline fractionally smaller than the USDA number.
Behind the Brand
Know all about CAB?
If there is any way you can make it to the new, interactive Cattlemen’s Capstone, July 16 to 17 in Wooster, Ohio, commit to it now.
Cooking up world class leadership
A chef to hotel guests and dignitaries around the world, Tony Biggs has joined the Certified Angus Beef® brand team in delivering the very best beef to carnivores
everywhere. As the brand’s new director of culinary arts, Biggs will lead the company’s culinary expertise and outreach, helping chefs, retailers and consumers
interpret premium beef trends and apply them on menus, in meat cases and in kitchens around the globe.
A Throwback to Way Back
I recently had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Bob VanStavern (Dr. Bob as we refer to him around the office) to talk about the early years of the company.
Success Stories
Like father, like son
After my stop in Lost Nation, I hit the road for Monona, Iowa, to catch up with Koal Deering.
Koal is a young, innovative farmer who operates an Angus cowherd and feedlot.
Opportunity lies beyond the ranch gate
The two shook hands and what began as a conversation more than 10 years later has blossomed into a friendship and a successful business partnership.
Functional, successful, profitable
I had the chance to spend my Friday afternoon with all three at the same time while visiting the Thoeny Ranch in eastern Montana.
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