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Far too often beef producers relate to the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program as if it only matters to beef producers. In reality, this program is about consumers and consumer confidence in our beef products.
Fall is here, and with it comes the fall run of cattle to feedlots across the country. Many of the cattle that come in are, unfortunately, from a long distance away, with questionable weaning and vaccination status.
Top Dollar Angus will identify superior cattle before they leave the ranch, helping producers capture additional value
While the genetics industry ripens with scientific advancements and historically high beef prices remain, some industry sectors are lumbering along like brontosauruses headed for an ice age.
The voluntary removal of Zilmax from the market left several cattle feeders scrambling this past year.
BCI training modules focus on E. coli prevention in beef cattle.
The night drive across western North Dakota was quite interesting. I remembered all the times I had driven these roads hoping to see another car.
This week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association kicked off the 2015 Fall Membership Drive.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Texas company is recalling nearly 91,000 pounds of ground beef products that might be contaminated with pieces of metal.
Beef and chicken top animal protein sources, reports NPD.
Cattle futures set record highs last week, while Choice cutout beef prices saw an increase.
A new tool is available to beef producers when pricing beef carcasses for consumers.
Meat demand is still on the rise despite record high prices.
What steps can the meat industry take to ensure that the introduction of new production and processing technologies does not interrupt trade?
A meat packer in the Texas Panhandle has recalled nearly 12 tons of beef trimmings products due to possible E. coli contamination.
It’s a challenge for Big Island ranchers to keep their cattle in the islands while beef prices climb to all-time highs on the mainland.
Cold storage across the U.S. is seeing less and less beef, along with pork, chicken and turkey.
The voluntary removal of Zilmax from the market left several cattle feeders scrambling this past year.
NDSU researchers study several beef cattle topics in 2014.
Far too often beef producers relate to the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program as if it only matters to beef producers. In reality, this program is about consumers and consumer confidence in our beef products.
The traditional stereotype for cattle with high Brahman influence has been that the meat is too tough. But with improved genetics, that seems to be changing.
Delivering a quality beef product to the consumer requires more than just superior genetics – trustworthy handling practices are the link that assures consumer satisfaction.
Texas ranchers have voted to establish a state-level program to promote and market beef in the nation’s leading cattle-producing state.
A $1 increase is being voted on for the Texas Beef Checkoff from June 2-6, at local Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county offices.
Successful cattlemen “wear many hats.” But, how often do you wear your marketing and salesman hat?
A nonprofit group that supports small and family farms in Kansas is trying to build support for a meat processing facility and food hub project in the eastern part of the state.
The last beef-packing plant in South St. Paul, Minn., says it’s temporarily shutting down to an “extremely short supply of cattle.”
