Well, it's official. This year marks the 55th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course held at Texas A&M University, just miles from where CattleMax got started. This will be the ninth year for us to participate in the BCSC, as a sponsor and guest … [Read more...]
What are the costs and benefits of NAIS?
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With all this talk of a mandatory National Animal Identification System resurfacing, the USDA recently released a complete NAIS benefit-cost analysis, created by a research team at Kansas State University, so you finally have some hard numbers to … [Read more...]
Good records turn up opportunities in a downturn
March 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There has been a lot of talk lately about how good cattle records are key to maintaining profitability in current times. We have certainly all felt the pinch of rising costs the past few years, and haven't had any relief from cattle prices. When … [Read more...]
How does COOL impact the cow-calf producer?
February 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Four months ago, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service added beef products under COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) regulations. You might have wondering how you, as one of the first steps in the beef production chain, are affected by new retail … [Read more...]
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