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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.
The Resistance Part I: Works today, not tomorrow?
Antibiotic resistance. You’ve heard about it in the mainstream headlines, but this first in a two-part series covers the “why” it matters to animal agriculture and what cattlemen can do about it.
Fueling your cows
Your powerhouse cow can’t grow a calf of the same caliber without the grass to match. That’s why forage management needs to adapt quickly to uncontrollable changes like drought. Record keeping and monitoring are key.
Don’t wince
We all know cattle have a super power: they turn forages and grain into edible protein. What do those with the buying power know of that story? Two speakers at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention put data to both the science and economic incentive of our beef sustainability discussions.
CAB Insider
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.
With more global optimism, CAB exports rise in December
When cattle prices and producer sentiment are lackluster, sometimes it’s nice to look to a bright spot in the market. At CAB, a recent snapshot of December export data provides some interesting fodder, and something to get excited about.
Behind the Brand
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.
ATI and CAB team up to educate
Even the best speakers can’t make an audience feel what it’s like on a farm. There are no words that can replace the actual experience of seeing cattle first hand—watching them roam the pasture or eat out of the feedbunk.
Mythbuster Monday goes beyond the logo
Myth: CAB is a logo you see in the grocery store that works entirely on the demand/consumer side of the beef production chain.
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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