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CAB intern Herring draws on passion, heritage, education
CAB summer intern Maeley Herring has a rich understanding of the cattle business and the heart to match. The Texas Tech University graduate will share cattlemen’s stories by drawing on her Texas family ranching heritage and personal experiences to connect people with ideas.
New thresholds for Targeting the Brand™
Breeders 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.
Field trips to the farm
Have you ever wished everybody in your social circle could visit a farm or ranch? They could see what cattle eat, what chores look like, and all about animal care. With virtual learning skyrocketing during COVID-19, it sparked inspiration. Bring the ranch to the people.
The Code
Compound interest is the concept of making small investments over time add up. Depositing in the “trust bank” will keep the beef industry strong long term. This is our second installment of the quarterly “At the Table” column, authored by Nicole Erceg.
Committed students earn CAB Colvin Scholarships
Being one step ahead as an industry is pivotal to our success. Thankfully, there are bright young minds who have plenty of ideas on how to do that. They are the winners of our Colvin Scholarship.
The Resistance Part II: The bacteria battle
Antibiotic resistant bacteria come about in many forms, and employ several tricks to keeping long-standing treatments from working. Anytime a drug is used, it may lead to less effective options the next time around, no matter the class. Part II in a two-part series.
CAB Insider
Quality carcass spreads turn up early
So 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.
Cold weather, grade expectations
Extreme winter conditions and temperatures well below zero have been widespread across the country impacting most of the major central cattle feeding region. History in our CAB data shows us that grade generally improves, rather than declines, during periods of extreme cold.
Behind the Brand
Nebraska Sandhills rancher leads CAB board
A full-time, professional cattleman provides the critical connection between the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand, its 30,000 producer-members of the American Angus Association and their thousands of customers. Arlen Sawyer, chairman of the CAB board of directors, fills that bill this year.
Mythbuster Monday talks change and chance
Today’s myth: That good lookin’ black calf does all the talking for the Black Ink team. The truth is, everything we do is a team effort.
CAB rewards student commitment with Colvin Scholarships
The CAB Annual Conference golf outing and auction raise these Colvin Scholarship funds. Top undergraduate and graduate recipients win all-expense-paid trips to the 2012 Annual Conference in White Sulfur Springs, W. Va., where they can interact with leaders throughout the production, packing, retail and food service industries.
Success Stories
History in the making
I recently visited with Mike and Aaron Atterholt, their wives — both named Mandy, and their daughters.
Good things going on in Arkansas
Recently a few of those signs pointed Gary to Jimmie Moore of Charleston, Ark., where he visited earlier this week.
Flashback Friday: Quality in the high-mountain desert
Talking with Wyoming cattleman Mike Healy gave me a whole new perspective of ranching in the West.
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