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Michigan State University students, staff and the general public recently had the opportunity to learn from Temple Grandin.
The intensity of the global competition for red meat market share was brought home vividly for a dozen U.S. leaders of state and national agriculture organizations who recently completed a visit to the Middle East and Europe sponsored by USMEF.
If we plan to feed a projected world population of over 9 billion by 2050, keeping young people involved and excited about the beef industry is vital.
Cattlemen are invited to attend a beef cow reproductive conference scheduled for March 25 at the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Mitchell, S.D.
Corbitt Wall gave the weekly USDA National Feeder Cattle Summary for the week ending March 14.
U.S. beef exports opened the new year on a positive note, but market conditions suggest that 2014 could be a challenging year, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by USMEF, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program.
English breeds have dominated the U.S. cowherd genetic base for many years, but a January 2014 online survey shows more detail.
How many times have you been grocery shopping or watching your favorite television program and you see and/or hear that organic is better? Or that you should be consuming all-natural? It can be confusing, overwhelming, and frustrating – who do you trust?
Many people are concerned about antibiotic resistance. What is antibiotic resistance?
U.S. trade policy, the new farm bill, and domestic and global economic conditions were much discussed topics at the 2013 Range Beef Cow Symposium.
Beef University boosts foodservice and retail professionals’ beef knowledge.
We asked you to send in sunset photos from your ranch, farm, backyard, wherever and we received some beautiful shots.
Kansas State University will host the 101st annual Cattlemen’s Day on Friday, March 7 in Weber Hall in Manhattan, Kansas.
Corbitt Wall gives the weekly USDA Feeder and Stocker Cattle Market summary. Demand is pretty good and with tight supplies it could get wild.
The second session of Ohio State University’s Beef School is scheduled for February 18.
Stocker cattle operators wishing to explore ideas for making their operations more efficient and profitable will want to attend this year’s Mid-South Stocker Conference Feb. 18-19 in Buchanan, Tenn.
It’s bull-purchasing season! Purchasing an animal, especially a bull, should be considered an investment.
SDSU Extension, Dave Koupal with Mitchell Technical Institute and area producers would like to invite you to attend the Beef: Conception to Consumption seminar at the Mueller Center in Hot Springs, S.D. on Feb. 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
How many times have you been grocery shopping or watching your favorite television program and you see and/or hear that organic is better? Grain-fed tastes better? Grass-fed is healthier?
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.