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Already the world’s leading destination for U.S. beef variety meat, Egypt was the scene of a recent U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) seminar targeting top chefs from the Middle Eastern country.
Cow/calf and stocker producer Kim Brackett from Buhl, Idaho, was elected by fellow Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) members to serve as CBB chairman in 2014.
Kim Brackett, Jimmy Maxey and Anne Anderson are the new Cattlemen’s Beef Board Officers.
Exports of U.S. beef closed 2013 by eclipsing the $6 billion mark for the first time, setting a new annual value record.
This past week during the 2014 Annual Cattle Industry Convention, key checkoff leaders and investors from across the country heard about the recently conducted Beef Industry Scan.
This week, beef producers were honored with the checkoff’s annual national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers from across the country who incorporate BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations.
Prime Hospitality Group introduces Certified Angus Beef Brand, becoming the first-ever Kosher restaurant group to serve CAB.
A Northern California company has recalled more than 40,000 pounds of beef products because it was produced without a full federal inspection.
While crops avoided major damage, the cold slowed the growth of livestock and extended a rally in Chicago cattle futures to a record.
Recently, five such social media journalists traveled to the United States as guests of checkoff contractor U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)-Korea to get a firsthand look at the American beef industry, from ranches to research and development facilities.
There is nothing cheap or quick about raising cattle and shortcuts will leave cattle exposed and vulnerable.
Online benefit auction happening now to support a Colorado Angus breeder.
After an on the farm accident severely injured a North Dakota rancher an outpouring of help came his way.
The value of addition of supplementary fat to improve reproduction in beef heifers has been a topic of interest throughout the last decade. A variety of research projects have found variable results.
After a dispiriting stretch of years, many Texas ranchers are optimistic as drought, expensive feed and other conditions that decimated their cattle herds start to loosen their grip.
What’s the best strategy to use when selecting replacements?
The recent cold blast should have producers thinking about how much feed to deliver to their cows during frigid temperatures.
Cattle producers in Kansas recently saw temperatures dip below 0 degrees, which called for a little extra care and attention for their livestock.
Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes.
Records show that the U.S. government paid more than $200,000 to help a Michigan Upper Peninsula farmer protect his cattle from wolves.
How much can I afford to pay for a bred female to restock after the drought?
A relief fund for western South Dakota ranchers who lost tens of thousands of cattle in an early October blizzard has collected $3 million, three times as much as expected, an organizer said Friday.
A southeast Kansas farmer whose video parody “What Does the Farmer Say” went viral last month has a new hit with his take on a Miley Cyrus song that features twerking cows.
With the ever-growing databases and improved techniques and computer applications to access the data, reviewing records of old bulls to access the current genetics within the herd aids in understanding the herd.
The Iowa Beef Center in partnership with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is offering the series “Heifer Development 2: Maintaining Your Investment” to specifically focus on management practices to keep young cows in the herd to improve longterm profitability.
The popular Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference has provided timely, accurate and important information to the state’s beef cattle industry for more than 40 years.
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association plans to ask the 2015 Legislature to double the $1-per-head checkoff that ranchers pay when they sell cattle.
The local community and auctioneers from across the country stepped up to aid a family during their time of need at a recent cattle auction.
Open cows in the herd have a negative impact on profit as they are consuming expensive inputs without contributing back to the operation, but they are worth quite a bit of money, too.
Relief efforts have been setup for both North and South Dakota to aid ranchers in need after the brutal October blizzard.