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Brand Production Beyond Borders

Domestic or international, the objective has remained clear over the years: to access additional CAB® carcasses to support growing domestic and international demand, without compromising product quality and consistency, brand integrity, and value to Association members.
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Not From Your Pocket

When Angus ranchers ask how CAB is funded, the answer isn’t dollars out of their pocket. No portion of American Angus Association® membership dues or fees for cattle registrations or transfers goes toward the brand’s budget. As a not-for-profit company, our revenue is generated through packer commissions.
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Certified Angus Beef Bringing Unique Rancher Event to Kansas

Backed by the latest science and industry expertise, BQA provides practical guidance to help protect cattle well-being, beef quality and producer investment. More than a certification, it serves as a commitment to continuous improvement for farmers and ranchers working to raise high-quality beef the right way. 
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Certified Angus Beef Launches New Podcast

The CAB Bite podcast answers burning questions about the brand. In 20 minutes or less, listeners will get an extra “bite” of news, insights and practical takeaways. The short-form podcast aims to give the beef community an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at CAB and its supply chain.
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Protecting Brand Integrity

Protecting the brand’s integrity has been a core pillar since 1978. Integrity is so foundational that the brand was built around the premise: with integrity, nothing else matters, and without it, nothing else matters.
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Sysco Highlights the Value of Beef Quality Assurance

The commitment to cattle care and continuous improvement is also reflected in the Raised with Respect™ program, a partnership between CAB and Sysco, now in its third year. The initiative helps expand awareness of BQA principles while supporting educational resources for ranchers and additional collaboration across universities, extension systems and industry partners.
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Built on a breed

by | Sep 25, 2019

Art and Stacy Butler named the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award winner. Their Spring Cove Ranch sits in Bliss, Idaho, where they target the Certified Angus Beef brand in every aspect of management.

Own what you do

by | Sep 25, 2019

His push to get better and desire to win are as much a part of how he was raised—and people who mentored him along the way—as they are a personal philosophy. Probably why he earned the CAB 2019 Progressive Partner Award.

All-in cattle feeding

by | Sep 25, 2019

Their camaraderie and shared trust to the work they do for their feeding company doesn’t go unnoticed. The Timmerman family earned the CAB 2019 Feedlot Commitment to Excellence Award for their dedication to feeding quality cattle and getting results.

Tame your selection criteria

by | Sep 23, 2019

Is docility economically important? We’d say so. Cattle graded Choice or higher was 63.5% for calm temperaments, compared to 55.5% for their excitable pen mates. The calm advantage was $56 per head.

Connealy helps keep CAB wheels rolling

by | Sep 20, 2019

The rancher doesn’t see an end to growth. The Certified Angus Beef brand continues to set records and grow, even with consumers who don’t yet know about CAB. When his term ends Connealy will tie in his years of board experience to support his family ranch.

Beef that keeps them coming back

by | Sep 13, 2019

Retail meat staff are your sales force, the first resource shoppers approach when they have a question. Supermarket executives know their stores only succeed if customer-facing employees like meat clerks are ready to answer those questions.

CAB Insider

Margins Sqeeze, Markets Cool: What It Means for Fed Cattle

Focused marketing of a premium beef brand demands some attention to tracking price spreads across differing quality specifications. The USDA quality grade scale provides the domestic measuring stick by which the trade differentiates demand across the quality spectrum.
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Carcass and maternal traits go hand in glove

by | Dec 18, 2019

More research shows marbling is not correlated to other traits, supporting its possible to have maternal function and carcass quality in one animal. Late December is showing more typical Choice grading trends.

Carcass value continues to motivate sellers

by | Dec 5, 2019

In this edition of the CAB Insider, Paul Dykstra shares fed cattle prices are up $2 this week. Tyson Finney plant is back to harvesting. USDA Choice grade percentages are still dropping, emphasizing consumers demand for quality beef.

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