Latest News From Industry Press Release

Merck announces 54 veterinary students from around the world received scholarships through the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. Students pursuing careers will each receive $5,000 scholarships.

Culinary students from the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College learned first-hand about the beef industry at a Beef 101 educational workshop hosted by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

While demand proved strong for all bulls in Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 6th Annual “Meating Demand” sale, the 14- to 17-month-old bulls drew the highest bids, averaging $7,139 on 61 lots.

The Tax Aggie Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate leadership to express significant concerns about legislative proposals that would jeopardize the future of family-owned farm and ranch businesses.

Production Animal Consultation and Midwest PMS will host a series of workshop training events in Kansas and Nebraska during the month of June for feedyard managers and employees.

As consumers fire up the grill, they have numerous protein options, but beef continues to be the top choice. The Beef Checkoff will celebrate Beef Month this May – an unofficial kickoff to grilling season.

U.S. CattleTrace announces a monthly webinar series to provide a greater understanding of opportunities and challenges related to animal disease traceability and provide the tools necessary to make important decisions.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) re-elected and welcomed new board members at the 2021 Annual Conference, and announced award winners.

Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) will open its 10th annual photography contest May 1. Photographs entered will showcase the natural beauty of ranching and grazing lands across the state.

An online survey found the value of dung beetles and earthworms is high to cattle producers as more than half of respondents identify earthworms and dung beetles as having economic benefits to cattle operations.

Alltech has announced the keynote speaker line-up to be featured at the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE), a virtual event that will be held on May 25–27, 2021.

John Holland at Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners, urged President Biden to restore the national monument without delay claiming long-term protection of the Monument’s landscapes are vital for rural communities.

Sysco and Cargill will partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help ranchers tackle the impacts of climate change and improve grasslands and wildlife habitat through cattle grazing.

The Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) recently hosted a nutrition communications workshop for dietetic graduate students enrolled in the University of Iowa’s Master of Clinical Nutrition Program.

Wendy's will focus on responsible sourcing, sustainable packaging, greenhouse gas reduction and increasing diversity within its leadership, management, and franchisees.

Registration is now open for the 2021 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention. This year’s event will be hosted in person June 22-25 in Des Moines, Iowa.

After more than two decades of serving as the executive vice president of the American International Charolais Association (AICA), J. Neil Orth has recently announced his retirement.

The Nature Conservancy and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announce a five-year cooperative agreement to increase private land conservation in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Seven ranchers can win herbicide proven to reduce costs and grow business for the long haul.

A new public health and research center in Oklahoma is taking some of the best technology and using it to fuel a public health system that combines agricultural, environmental and human health for a holistic response.

Recent updates were announced to the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program to make it more user friendly for producers who are using the program to increase profits.

Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative to accelerate the adoption of sustainable agriculture, announces the completion of the first wave of regional conservation agriculture programming for farmers in five states.

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest. This is the fourth year of the contest, which celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers.

Veterinarians remind ranchers to keep calving best practices in place for the healthiest herd possible, including good vaccination programs, clean calving environments and good nutrition.

The benefits of protein as part of a healthy adult diet was drawn from checkoff-funded research conducted by North Dakota State University and presented to dieticians and nutritionists at a recent symposium.

Precision livestock company Vytelle has assembled the first integrated technology platform built to accelerate genetic progress in cattle, allowing producers to deliver more protein with fewer inputs.

USDA's Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is conducting a national study focusing on cattle health and management in U.S. feedlots with at least 50 head.

Five Kansas State University students were named recipients of the 2021-2022 Henry C. Gardiner scholarships, awarded to students meeting rigorous criteria and exhibiting a commitment improving the beef industry.

Norbrook, Inc. launches Cefenil® RTU – generic ceftiofur hydrochloride injectable for treating common diseases like swine bacterial respiratory disease and foot rot, bovine respiratory disease and metritis in cattle.

Carrying branded programs such as Tyson's Star Ranch Angus beef has benefits for both retailers and consumers. Shoppers still associate branded programs with better quality, better value and more consistency.

U.S. Cattlemen's Association supports the Cattle Market Transparency Act, which seeks to ensure regionally sufficient negotiated cash trade, and equipping producers with more information to aid marketing decisions.

The Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 was introduced to restore transparency and accountability in the cattle market by establishing regional cash minimums and equipping producers with more market information.

The Strengthening Local Processing Act will increase options for local livestock and poultry producers and assist smaller facilities as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and expand to meet consumer demand.

The product offers proven performance against Mannheimia haemolytica, while adding protection against common viral causes of BRD, including BVD Types 1 and 2 and IBR.

To further support cattle producers across the country the Beef Checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has released the first in a series of Advanced Education Modules.

Purina Animal Nutrition introduces Purina® Plus, an innovative feeder calf program, which aims to help cattle producers supply high-value, low-risk feeder calves to the marketplace.

The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) announces the launch of additional sustainability modules for both the feedyard and auction market sectors.

Elanco Animal Health announces Increxxaä (tulathromycin injection) for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

New research shows Enogen corn for feed, fed to cattle as grain or silage, helps convert starch to sugar more efficiently, resulting in more readily available energy for livestock, thus providing environmental benefits.

AgriWebb, a ranch management software company serving livestock producers worldwide,  announces its launch in the U.S. AgriWebb helps leverage data to increase on-ranch productivity, sustainability, and efficiency.

Cattle producers Hugh Sanburg, Norman Voyles, Jr. and Jimmy Taylor are the new leaders of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, responsible for guiding the national Beef Checkoff throughout 2021.

Dr. Baysinger was recognized for her significant contribution and achievements to the animal health industry, including mentoring and developing future women leaders.

As agriculture moves towards more sustainable solutions and ingredients, Alltech E-CO2 has developed the Feeds EA™ model to help feed manufacturers and producers measure and lower the carbon footprint of their feed.

The combination approvals allow Optigrid 45 to be used with other feed additives commonly fed to feedlot cattle, including monensin, tylosin and melengestrol.

Merck Animal Health has announced that Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH, the first intranasal vaccine, is now available to protect cattle from five of the most common pneumonia-causing viral and bacterial pathogens.

MBA NextGen updates the popular MBA training modules making it easier than ever for a new generation of farmers and ranchers to share their story and advocate knowledgeably for the beef industry.

Wendy's announces 15% increase in percentage of beef sourced through Progressive Beef-certified producers in 2020; on track to meet goal of at least 50% this year.

Carcass trait EPDs for Limousin and Lim-Flex® cattle took a leap forward with the inclusion of more than 45,000 harvest data phenotype records from Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle into the IGS national cattle evaluation.

ABS Global and The Bair Ranch are collaborating to demonstrate the potential impact of a cow-calf management system utilizing sex-skewed semen and terminal genetics.  

The digital shopping platform Chicory and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) are partnering to raise the profile of beef and accelerate e-commerce growth of beef products.