Steve Cornett

Steve Cornett has been covering the beef industry since 1973. A regular contributor to Drovers, Steve works from a home office in Canyon, TX, and a ranch office in Hall County.

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In W. Edwards Deming’s theories of management, there is a basic tenet that strikes me as immutable: You can’t inspect quality into a product; you must build quality in throughout the production process.
Don’t Be Ashamed: Beef Is More than a Guilty Pleasure.
Texas Cattle Feeders Association Tuesday sent this information to its members, which include both buyers and sellers involved with the Eastern Livestock mess.
Eastern Livestock, LLC., one of the oldest and the biggest cattle order buyers in the U.S., has some $81 million in bad checks.
Eastern Livestock, LLC., one of the oldest and the biggest cattle order buyers in the U.S., has some $81 million in bad checks floating around the country.
Packers, producers get worked up at livestock hearing
Obama promised fundamental change, and GIPSA is planning to deliver a big dose of just that
Cattle supplies are up. Demand is down. Things should get better.
The mechanized poultry system is the biggest challenge facing the cattle industry, so part of me thinks it’s OK their practices come under scrutiny. If cheap meat is bad, you’ve got to figure beef is a more “ethical” choice than poultry.
The election is right around the corner and if anyone associated with either campaign has promised anything to the cattle industry,