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Election Reflections From The BEEF Quality Summit 

Nov 14, 2008 - Troy Marshall

At last week’s BEEF Quality Summit, Burton Eller and Terry Stokes from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) discussed...

Is The Sky Falling Or The Sun Rising? 

Nov 14, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

Some producers who sold their calves this summer or early fall are delivering calves right alongside salebarn calves for as much as a $200 difference! It’s an interesting time – sellers...

Now’s A Good Time To Plant Grasses & Legumes 

Nov 14, 2008

Grasses and legumes are normally planted in early spring, but...

Obama Wins Election; How Will He Lead? 

Nov 7, 2008 - Joe Roybal

Like the final scene from a Rocky movie where the two slogging combatants stand battered and exhausted as one teeters toward the canvas, the 2008 presidential election has finally and mercifully drawn to a close. Congratulations are in order to Democrat Barack Obama for his historic achievement...

Some Thoughts On The Obama Era 

Nov 7, 2008 - Troy Marshall

The American people have spoken, and they’ve chosen change. I’ve always had faith in the American people, so I’m looking forward to the new Obama administration with hope rather than...

Election Of Obama May Not Be Most Pertinent Result 

Nov 7, 2008 - Troy Marshall

While it’s human nature to focus on returns of the presidential and congressional elections, the factor that might be the most concerning following the Nov. 4 balloting was California ballot initiative Proposition 2...

Only Three More Days To The Election  

Oct 31, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

I can almost hear a collective sigh of relief from the majority of Americans as this election comes down the final stretch run. Even the political junkies ...

CNB Aims To Help Feedlot Workers Resolve Union Issue 

Oct 31, 2008 - by Wes Ishmael

Country Natural Beef (CNB) – a rancher-owned cooperative – finds itself in an unenviable position that serves as both a warning and reminder to ...

South Dakota Couple Speaks Up For Agriculture 

Oct 31, 2008 - by Kindra Gordon

From the nightly television news to video streams via the Internet, one needn’t look far to find agriculture in ...

Temple Grandin Talks About Her Upcoming HBO Biopic 

Oct 31, 2008 - by Joe Roybal

Temple Grandin seems a bit embarrassed, but simultaneously flattered, by all the hullabaloo about her life and accomplishments. A world-renowned designer of livestock handling facilities, a...

Want To Build A Packing Plant? Think Again 

Oct 31, 2008 - by Steve Kay

I got a call the other day from a university researcher looking for information about the beef-packing industry. She said she was helping to put together ...

Justice Says "No" To Merger Of JBS And National 

Oct 24, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to allow JBS to purchase Smithfield, while pursuing a case to stop its merger with National Beef, was the week’s ...

Goldfish Disposal And Owner Obedience Classes 

Oct 24, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

When I first saw the story about how Switzerland had passed legislation that detailed how fish and animals are to be treated, I questioned if there was much ...

Cattle Markets Caught Up In The Financial Crisis 

Oct 24, 2008

Agriculture is caught in the web of uncertainty being created by the financial crisis of 2008, says a Purdue University expert, and ...

In Vaccination, Timing Is Everything 

Oct 24, 2008

Why do we vaccinate cattle? Of course, the reason is to attempt to prevent disease. However, if our timing is wrong,...

Commodities Are Dangerous In More Ways Than One 

Oct 17, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

In my industry and marketing talks, I refer to the trap of commodity marketing as one of the drivers behind many of the changes we’ve seen in our industry. By definition, in a commodity market, prices over ...

Is Oprah Getting Her Revenge On Cattlemen? 

Oct 17, 2008 - by Troy Marshall

I’ll admit I was one of those who felt a certain pride back in the late ’90s when a group of Texas cattlemen sued ...

Study Addresses Implications Of JBS-Swift Acquisitions 

Oct 17, 2008

A recent study suggests both good and bad elements of the Brazil JBS S.A. acquisition of U.S. packing and feeding interests now ...

Timely Tips For Hard Times 

Oct 17, 2008

With high feed, seed, fuel and fertilizer costs, beef producers need to consider alternative approaches ...

Tyson Says It Will Use U.S. Label 

Oct 17, 2008 - by Burt Rutherford

In letters this week to beef and hog producers, as well as to customers of their products, Tyson Fresh Meats said it plans to change its approach to complying ...

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