Category: Industry News
BQA CERTIFICATION Stockmanship & Stewardship Just as Important at Feedyard as the Ranch
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With steadfast consumer demand for high-quality beef, the four major packers and many regional processors “require BQA certification before
Gearing Up to Hunt Down a Possible Screwworm Incursion Screwworm flies are moving north. Is it only a matter of time?
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It’s very likely that it’s not a matter of if but when screwworm flies cross the southern border and make
OCA Convention Red Meat Grading, Markets Highlight Annual Meeting
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Using CT scanning, Texas Tech University (TTU) researchers are making more accurate measurements of beef carcass red meat value, something
Oklahoma National Stockyards Tradition Continues in OKC, but the Future Is Fuzzy
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor For some 115 years, the Oklahoma National Stockyards (ONSY) has been a center for calf and stocker cattle marketing. That
Producer Owned Beef Resumes Construction for Late 2028 Opening
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After delays stalled by continued declines in U.S. beef cattle numbers, construction is back underway of Producer Owned Beef
Survey Says Management Makes the Difference
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor According to a CattleFax survey, high-return cow-calf producers averaged around $400 more per head in calf value than low-return producers
COW-CALF CASH FLOW
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Heavier cows are the norm on many ranches these days, as producers try to wean heavier calves to pocket unheard-of
California & Arizona Cattle Feeders Meeting a Great Event in San Diego
By Julie Barnett Contributing Editor A full room welcomed the presenters for the California & Arizona Cattle Feeders Meeting that took place at the
Beef Byproducts – More Than ‘Drop’
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Say the word beef. What image shows up in your head? I’m 99 percent sure it will be a burger
Screwworm Highlighted at BIF Symposium
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The threat of New World screwworm (NWS) flies buzzing into U.S. cattle herds from Mexico is intensifying. At CALF News