Beef Quality
Experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute share guidelines for tracking herd health.
Improvements in genetics, management practices and technology are working together to produce higher fed cattle weights and increased carcass quality.
There are many reasons to consider finishing calves on forage, however it can present two major challenges: land requirement and variable calf performance.
A look at how nutritional management of calves pre-finishing impacts beef quality.
Beef producers have a significant influence on meat quality through breeding choices and nutrition management.
Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Ronny Jackson introduced the Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 to modernize the development of federal dietary guidelines with up-to-date, evidence-based nutritional information.
Introduced in 1965, the USDA Yield Grade system has not been updated since its release even though cattle and technologies have drastically changed.
With the Trump administration moving forward on its promise of mass deportations, the livestock and agriculture industries are concerned about the disruption and financial impact the loss of workers would put on producers and consumers.
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From college students to consumers, teaching takes center stage for University of Arkansas professor and Mom at the Meat Counter creator.
A new trend that helps ranchers market more carcass products and promotes beef as a whole is eating the whole animal, especially organ meats.
Prediction tool from UNL provides a starting point for evaluating whether to buy, sell or trade replacement cows.
Despite scientific evidence beef plays a role in a healthy diet, the committee is advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that federal nutrition guidelines include a reduction in red meat consumption.
Regardless of the size of operation, producers can learn more about the legal and economics of direct beef sells through a new online course.
One of the questions veterinarians are helping cow-calf producers answer is whether it’s a better decision to raise their own calves or buy them.
The industry’s recent push for larger carcass weights while keeping cow costs at a minimum has brought terminal crossbreeding programs to the forefront.
For the past 40 years, we’ve heard an ongoing less meat equals better health. The pragmatic evidence doesn’t support that claim.
Feedlot owners and cow-calf producers can use best practices for helping those cattle get off to a good start when entering the yard.
Take a deeper dive into the culling decision along with post-culling management and marketing focused on spring-calving herds.
These recommendations put some of the most vulnerable at risk for nutrient gaps, especially older Americans, adolescent girls, and women of child-bearing age.
Total beef production is down a scant 0.7 percent so far this year and may end the year equal to year ago levels. Despite this, wholesale and retail beef prices are higher thus far in 2024.
Feeding free-choice hay with a concentrate supplement has the potential to add gain to growing calves without large investment in additional equipment.
David Lalman, Ph.D., has researched cow size and feed efficiency with intent to help producers create a cowherd that is resilient and productive in the best environment and still productive in the worst of years.
Researchers explore interactive effects of guy microbiomes, fatty acids and muscle to promote better health.
Weekly fed cattle harvest of the latest four weeks have featured head counts larger than a year ago with an average of 496,750 per week, a 2.1% increase for the period compared to 2023.
With weaning time, most calves will be taking their first trailer ride, so consider low stress handling techniques to get them started right.
Sierra Jepsen operates a traveling butcher school to help ranchers and meat locker owners develop meat processing skills.
The use of shotguns as a cattle-handling tool is more common than thought and needs to stop immediately as it poses serious welfare and food safety issues.
Joint statement unites cattlemen across North America to promote efficient cattle production and encourage governments to provide science-based oversight of beef imports.
The American Angus Association®; National Beef Packing Co., LLC; IMI Global; and U.S. Premium Beef, LLC announces new grid premiums to take effect in August and December, based on genetic merit data.