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President Pete Bonds today made the following statement after the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced the results of the Texas Beef Checkoff referendum.
Call it a facelift, a refresh or a redesign. Whatever its name, the checkoff-funded BeefResearch.org has a new look and improved functionality, including housing the Beef Issues Quarterly e-newsletter.
State officials say Raber’s Packing Co. of Peoria, Ill., is recalling 21 pounds of its beef jerky because it was not inspected.
Thanks to lower corn prices, improved pasture conditions and increased domestic demand, beef cattle producers can expect to continue to see record prices for beef this year.
Rather than keeping problem, inferior or old bulls through the winter, give some thought to marketing the culls.
Watering options and environmental impacts are also among presentations planned.
Statement from NCBA President regarding APHIS proposed rule to allow importation of beef from a region in Argentina.
A Maine company is recalling more than 25,000 pounds of beef dating to last November for failure to remove tissues that could potentially allow transmission of mad cow disease.
Research shows weaning time has high impact on marbling.
Reducing beef cow numbers and feeding hay fewer days to improve profits.
Twenty chefs and foodservice professionals with an up-close look at the beef industry in Pennsylvania.
Drought is starting to recede in many of the top beef producing states.
Chipotle continues to be a hot commodity on the stock market despite its lack of popularity in agriculture circles.
The past few years of drought has been dismantling the North American cowherd with a 3% drop in cattle inventory for U.S. and Canadian producers since 2012.
American rancher Darrell Stevenson formed Stevenson-Sputnik LLC with two Russian partners in 2010 and has since transplanted about 1,500 head of cattle by air and sea to their ranch.
Two Massachusetts Whole Foods Market stores are recalling 368 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
The world’s second largest iron exporter also happens to be one of the largest cattle ranches in Australia. Both of those commodities are in high demand from China.
The last time the U.S. beef herd was this small, John F. Kennedy was still president. But producers are starting to rebuild. The question is, how long will it take?
Consumers looking at the price of beef in grocery store meat markets may be wishing more cattle were in the food production system to lower the hit on their wallets, but that is not likely to happen anytime soon.
Building beef cow herd requires quality management and genetics.
Evaluate your options when thinking about marketing this year’s calf crop.
U.S. beef exports maintained their strong momentum in May.
Corbitt Wall of USDA Market News gives this week’s Feeder and Stocker Cattle Summary for the week ending July 18.
Cattle prices as well as wholesale and retail beef prices are setting record highs, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists.
Animal welfare and sustainability are not yet popular topics of conversation in Asian markets, such as South Korea, but it is only a matter of time before the trends that take root in Europe and the United States will find their way around the globe.
The American Royal Association announced that the third annual American Royal Steak Competition Winner will be announced at their 2014 Grapes & Steaks Competition on October 8, 2014.
A case of suspected mad cow disease has been found in Romanian beef, officials said Wednesday.
Beef quality has come a long way thanks to the work of BQA practices.
Corbitt Wall with USDA Markets News gives the feeder and stocker summery for the week ending June 27.