See the 2017-2018 Show Region Winners below. The detailed report will be in the May/June issue of Shorthorn Country. Be sure to advertise your winner!! National Shorthorn Show Female of the Year: CF CSF Demi 650 SOL ET, Jake Nikkel, McPherson, KS. National Shorthorn Show Bull of the Year: SULL RGLC Legacy 525 ET, Rockin’ [...]
Missed some agricultural news this week? Here’s a quick catch-up on the news. 1. Former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey was sworn in this week as USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. – Wallace’s Farmer 2. Jeff Lake, a corn, soybean and kidney bean grower, teamed up with Pheasants Forever to turn some of [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a new step in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) development process. For the first time, the departments will seek public comments on the proposed priority topics and supporting scientific questions that will [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its next Employment Situation report, otherwise known as the “jobs report,” on Friday, March 9. Economists are monitoring these monthly reports especially carefully in 2018, given that market participants are basically expecting three interest rate hikes this year by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). However, if employment [...]
Consumers’ seemingly inexorable march to the internet to buy goods previously purchased on-site and in the flesh — including food — is nothing short of revolutionary. Consider the growth of e-commerce giants. Net sales were up 123% for Amazon at $135.9 billion for 2012-16, according to Don Close, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness senior protein analyst. [...]
A desire to advocate for agriculture led Emily Meinhardt to Kansas State University to pursue a degree in Agricultural Communications & Journalism with minors in Animal Sciences & Industry and Leadership Studies. As a sophomore at K-State, Emily enjoys being involved in campus clubs and her sorority because they allow her to [...]
There were big out-front sales this week aimed at Valentine’s Day with about 6 million pounds of ribeye and loin steak products booked. This is a normal seasonal event every year which provides a very large spike in out-front sales. The most recent Cold Storage report showed total beef up a little compared to the [...]
Yard Show Champion ShorthornPlus Pen of 3 Heifers; Stepping Stone Ranch, Edson, KS Champion ShorthornPlus Pen of 5 Bulls: Jungels Shorthorn Farm, Kathryn, ND Champion ShorthornPlus Pen of 3 Bulls: Jungels Shorthorn Farm, Kathryn, ND Res. Champion ShorthornPlus Pen of 3 Bulls: Stepping Stone Ranch, Edson, KS Champion Shorthorn Pen of 3 Heifers: Horton Shorthorns, [...]
Four International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) members are recognized by BEEF Magazine on the 2018 BEEF Seedstock 100 list. In the official release, BEEF offers the following explanation: “BEEF assembles the annual S100 list for several reasons, which include monitoring the level of seedstock concentration and the relative market engagement of seedstock suppliers. It’s based [...]
The goal in managing Millennials is to give them a well-defined organization of which they can feel they are a part, and to help them buy into your operation, says Don Tyler, a management coach who often works with agricultural and veterinary operations. Tyler offers these nine ideas to help implement that plan. 1. Write [...]
