The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) will host a Genetic Prediction Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 5-6, 2018, at the Holiday Inn KCI Airport and KCI Expo Center, 11728 NW Ambassador Drive. The conference is designed to give academics, allied industry, breed association staff and cattle producers a forum to discuss the latest developments in [...]
WASHINGTON – In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed rule to amend certain existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions standards, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today submitted public comments highlighting the importance and value of moving to higher level blends of ethanol. “There is widespread agreement regarding the [...]
All cattlemen and women are invited to attend the American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) fourth annual commercial cattlemen’s educational symposium titled Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup sponsored by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Corn Growers Association. Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018, beginning at 1:30 p.m. CST at the Nashville Airport Marriott in [...]
Researchers will present results at K-State Swine Day on Nov. 15 MANHATTAN, Kan. – In a consumer-driven business, the pork industry benefits from giving grocery shoppers what they’re looking for. So meat scientists’ recent findings that consumers are routinely happy with larger cuts – and the resulting tenderness profiles – can be looked at as [...]
A large portion of our industry has been forced to sit idly by while a small subset of beef producers take advantage of ever increasing improvements in genetic selection tools. Recent advances have provided seedstock producers with a whole host of EPDs, indexes, and DNA technologies that allow them to make more rapid change than [...]
Due to flooding from Florence, a significant portion of the hay in the Pee Dee region and part of the Lowcountry was under water.Image Credit: Clemson University Relations CLEMSON (October 1, 2018) — With widespread flooding in eastern South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Clemson University Cooperative Extension is offering resources to [...]
Honoring producers for their service, loyalty and dedication to the Red Angus breed has long been the tradition of the annual awards banquet held on the final evening of the National Red Angus Convention. The 65thinstallation of this prestigious event took place at the Watertown Event Center in Watertown, South Dakota, and delivered upon the [...]
The Grid Master Award, an honor bestowed by the Red Angus Association of America, is earned by operations that have successfully combined superior Red Angus genetics, skillful feeding and precise marketing to achieve success with the slaughter of superior beef carcasses. Harold Bertz, RAAA commercial marketing programs coordinator, announced the recipients of the 2018 Grid [...]
GMO Answers Releases New Survey Showing Most Americans Remain Confused About GMOs Despite Overwhelming Health & Safety Consensus Among Experts Survey Kicks Off Annual “Get to Know GMOs Month” & Underscores Widespread Consumer Demand for Facts about GMOs as USDA Finalizes its GMO Labeling Rule GMO Answers, an initiative committed to responding to consumer questions [...]
An exciting and bustling city located in the heart of Ohio will play host to the 2018 National Angus Convention and Trade Show this fall. by Katy Holdener, American Angus Association The Angus Convention is headed to the Buckeye State for the first time ever. It is a gathering place for quality-minded cattle producers [...]
