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Tools to Manage Your Cattle Feed Costs

Every livestock operation’s number one expense is feed. Topcon Agriculture offers cattle producers the ability to closely and accurately manage their largest input cost.

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A vaccine for Any Time, Any Season, and All Cattle

What is ENDOVAC-Beef? A vaccine for Any Time, Any Season, and All Cattle. It is MORE than a vaccine, it has two technologies in one bottle...Endovac Vaccine and Immune Plus.

NCBA's interesting characters.
NCBA's Unconventional Convention Characters

If you went to the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Phoenix last week, you were probably witness to some strange characters along the way.

<p>AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talks with Dan Halstrom, CEO and President of the U.S. Meat Export Federation.</p>
Over 80 Percent of Top U.S. Beef Partners at Risk of Trade Dispute

Agriculture is facing anxious times as the export picture remains foggy with what the next year will bring with trade.

<p>NCBA president Jim O'Haco</p>
Arizona Ranchers Earn National Environmental Stewardship Award

Jim O'Haco accepts his ranching operation's national recognition as winner of the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award Program.

<p>President Trump</p>
Cattlemen Hope for Definitive Answer on Trade

President Trump made no definitive statement on NAFTA renegotiations, but recent positive feedback is making farmers hopeful for a quick resolution.

<p>NCBA 2018 Convention</p>
Happenings At The 25th Annual Cattlemen's College

Get ready for the New Year by attending education seminars that will improve your bottom line and production efficiency. At the 25th Annual Cattlemen’s College, you have the opportunity to do just that.

<p>BQA stockmanship handling workshop&nbsp;</p>
Doing the Right Thing

Good stockmanship protects animal welfare, beef quality and consumer perceptions.

BQA Launches New Transportation Training and Certification Program
BQA Launches New Transportation Training and Certification Program

The checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has launched a new training and certification program for cattle transportation.

Feeder cattle finish mostly lower and hogs close lower, down 11 percent in July.
Transportation Fiasco Looming for Long Distance Cattle Hauls

A federal transportation rule might change the way cattle are moved long distance.

<p>Oklahoma Beef Council</p>
OCM, R-CALF Seek To Stop Oklahoma Checkoff Vote

Efforts to stop Oklahoma cattlemen from voting in a secondary beef checkoff referendum are ongoing.

U.S. Treasury Withdrawing Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
U.S. Treasury Withdrawing Proposed Estate Tax Regulations

The U.S. Department of Treasury withdraws proposed restrictions on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax.

A Call for Transparency

Disagree with Uma Valeti, CEO of Memphis Meats, a tech startup making meat from self-reproducing animal cells, if you want. Just don’t dismiss his efforts to bring “real meat—without the animal—to the table.”

A Call for Transparency
A Call for Transparency

Disagree with Uma Valeti, CEO of Memphis Meats, a tech startup making meat from self-reproducing animal cells, if you want. Just don’t dismiss his efforts to bring “real meat—without the animal—to the table.”

Cow herd expansion countines, while more fed cattle move through packers that are bottle necked by fewer workers and not enough rail capacity.
Get the Facts and Projections on 2017 from CattleFax

Cow herd expansion countines, while more fed cattle move through packers that are bottle necked by fewer workers and not enough rail capacity.

120th Annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Kicks Off in Nashville
120th Annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Kicks Off in Nashville

The Convention and NCBA Trade Show is the beef industry's largest gathering of the year.

NCBA Announces CME Scholarship Recipients
NCBA Announces CME Scholarship Recipients

Ten top-notch college students, who are pursuing careers in the beef industry, have been chosen for the 2017-2018 $1,500 CME Beef Industry Scholarships.

NCBA: Not voting for TPP isn't an option for U.S. cattle
NCBA: Not voting for TPP isn't an option for U.S. cattle

NCBA is pushing to get TPP passed to help the industry.

President vetoes resolution of disapproval of WOTUS
President vetoes resolution of disapproval of WOTUS

After bi-partisan passage in both chambers of Congress, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA's "waters of the United States" rule. National Cattlemen's Beef A

Can COOL be voluntary? Canada says 'no'
Can COOL be voluntary? Canada says 'no'

During a recent visit to Washington D.C., Canadian Agricultural Minister Lawrence MacAulay stressed that Canada does not support country-of-origin labeling, whether mandatory or voluntary.

"Grass fed" label dropped by USDA for beef
"Grass fed" label dropped by USDA for beef

The "grass fed" beef label is going out to pasture, along with "naturally raised" claims for other livestock.

Cattle markets crashed, R-CALF wants answers
Cattle markets crashed, R-CALF wants answers

Cattle futures saw their biggest drop in 34 years at the end of 2015.

Children's author training

Did you know ‚... the Children's Literature Author Training was held Jan. 7-10 in Orlando, Fla.? The event was designed especially for authors identified as key opinion leaders, with selection priority on those

Safeguarding the beef industry, quashing myths
Safeguarding the beef industry, quashing myths

As cattle producers, you know it's frustrating, at best, to read or hear headlines and stories about the cattle industry in mainstream media that you know are not accurate.

Cooking with Beef: Asian beef and vegetable stir-fry
Cooking with Beef: Asian beef and vegetable stir-fry

Ingredients 1 pound beef Top Sirloin Steak Boneless, cut 1 inch thick 4 cups assorted fresh vegetables, such as sugar snap peas, broccoli florets, bell pepper and carrot strips 1 clove garlic, minced

Tim Pennell, Cattlemen's Beef Board member, learned the business the hard way
Tim Pennell, Cattlemen's Beef Board member, learned the business the hard way

Tim Pennell stands apart from the typical Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) member. Most of them were raised on a cattle ranch, learning the ropes almost from birth. They are part of a multi-generation family of cattle rai

The Beef Checkoff partners with Snap by Groupon

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My Beef Checkoff Quiz January 2016

Take this month's My Beef Checkoff Quiz for a chance to win a prize package from My Beef Checkoff.

Focus on protein

DID YOU KNOW ... that it takes TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE CALORIES from plant-based alternatives to get the same amount of protein as you get in a 3-oz. serving of lean beef? What's more, the protein in beef is "complete,"