Operating Committee Approves FY19 Plan of Work
The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board will invest about $40.5 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer...
View ArticleNCBA “Strongly Supports” Expanding Trade with Japan
WASHINGTON (September 26, 2018) – Today National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester released the following statement in response to the announcement that the United States and Japan...
View ArticleChoice Beef Production a Little Tighter Than A Year Ago
David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Beef production has continued to run above a year ago throughout 2018. As usual, digging a little deeper...
View ArticleCattle Buyers to Require BQA Certification
Coming soon — fewer buyers for your cattle if you are not BQA-certified. by Daniel Buskirk, Michigan State University Extension Marketing beef direct to processors or through many Michigan auction...
View ArticleNCBA to Reiterate Unwavering Support for USDA Oversight of Fake Meat
WASHINGTON (October 23, 2018) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) will highlight the food safety and product labeling expertise of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during a...
View ArticleBeef Cutout Values Surge Higher
David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service It’s not unusual for the cutout to increase during October, and that occurred again this year. The daily...
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Beef Production is Good For Mother Nature
Many of us have read news articles or heard reports about the environmental issues that are caused by livestock. It is everything from greenhouse gases from cattle to they are using food that could be...
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Industry Leaders Confirm Phase-Out of Select Grade Beef
DENVER – Select grade beef has an important past in the cattle and beef business. However, its tonnage is shrinking and will continue to trend lower in the coming decade, based on collaborative...
View ArticleInventories Taking Shape
Matthew A. Diersen, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Economics, South Dakota State University Last week brought a flurry of market information from various NASS reports that give...
View ArticleICA: Still a Lot of Work To Do on Regulating “Fake” Meat
Source: Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn news release The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has been working to support United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversight of food safety and labeling regulations...
View ArticleMexico’s Impact on Cattle on Feed Placements
Jared Geiser, Research Assistant, and Brenda Boetel, Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Mexico historically has been an...
View ArticleU.S. Beef Gains New Market Access in Morocco
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow imports of U.S. beef and beef products into...
View ArticleMeat Trade Buffers Record U.S. Meat Production
The latest meat trade data shows that meat exports are continuing to help offset record meat production in 2018. Each of the major meats – beef, pork and poultry – are projected to reach record levels...
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Is Your Herd Focused on Meeting Demand?
Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA, Fairfield County (originally published in The Ohio Farmer on-line) Despite the higher price, consumers want quality, and are willing to pay for it! To say the least,...
View ArticleRetail Beef Prices Strong Despite Increased Meat Supplies
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension November Choice retail beef prices were $5.911/lb., up from $5.840/lb. in October and 1.8 percent above the November 2017 price of $5807/lb. However,...
View ArticleK-State’s Winter Ranch Management Series Set for February
The seminar series will focus on management and profit strategies for beef producers and allow producers to ask questions of their local, district and state extension specialists. MANHATTAN, Kan. –...
View ArticleNew Year, New Expectations for Beef
Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County If you have consistently, or even occasionally, read my column in 2018, you should be aware that there are...
View ArticleBeltway Beef: Danielle Beck Discusses Positive “Fake Meat” Provisions in...
In this week’s Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA’s Director of Government Affairs, Danielle Beck, discusses language in the U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations bill that would give the U.S. Dept. of...
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Wholesale Beef Prices Starting the New Year Strong
Wholesale beef markets are starting 2019 with a continuation of generally strong prices seen last year. For the first three weeks of the year, boxed beef cutout prices are up 2.9 percent for Choice...
View ArticleNCBA Announces Campaign for “Fake Meat Facts”
WASHINGTON (February 6, 2019) – Today the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association launched a new campaign highlighting critical questions about the production of lab-grown fake meat. The Fake Meat Facts...
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