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August 1, 2009

Cover Story

BEEF alliance 2009 yellow pages

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

2009 marks BEEF magazine's 12th annual listing of industry alliances.In this special section, 31 programs are detailed categorized by consumer-based programs,...

The Take On Value-Based

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Beef Staff

While many in the industry dither on their participation in and the payoff of value-based marketing programs, those actually playing the game tend to...

Marketing

United For Quality

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lura Roti

With branding complete and his cow-calf pairs turned out to pasture, Carl Sanders directs his production focus to ensuring his calves put on weight. Since...

Handling

Why So Wild?

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Temple Grandin

Recently I had a scary experience at a feedlot with wild, agitated cattle. When I brought a group up to the crowd pen in the processing area, the cattle...

Animal Welfare

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Kindra Gordon

You've likely heard the term animal welfare bantered about at industry events and in the media. But what does it really mean and how does it affect your...

Sectors

Hanging Tough

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Larry Stalcup

Challenges facing California producers and feeders are as volatile as a ride on Disneyland's Space Mountain. They face a lot of twists and turns that...

Range

Getting To Win-Win

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

Call it application of the law of unintended consequences. This time, though, the results were positive. Like most instances where good intentions produce...

Biosecurity

Divide & Conquer

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) no longer poses the significant cattle and human health risks it did in 1917 when the nation's TB eradication program was developed....

TB Dos and Don'ts

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Don't: Commingle breeding and replacement cattle with high-risk cattle. Buy replacements or breeding cattle without a negative TB test certificate. Wear...

Picking Up The Pieces

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

Those familiar with disaster recovery efforts have a saying learned the hard way they call it the disaster after the disaster. Indeed, coordinating relief...

Beef Quality

Direct Connections

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Codi Vallery

and are what experts advise producers to do in this climate of high inputs and a topsy-turvy cattle cycle. But how does one go about adapting to change...

Editor's Roundup

Green death

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Joe Roybal

Administration officials are out in force putting on the big sell regarding cap and trade. More formally known as the American Clean Energy and Security...

BEEF XPress

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Must Reads It was clear these animals were fully habituated to people on horseback but not to being moved by people on foot. Wise animal handlers appreciate...

ID tracing

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Korea and ID Following the imposition of a beef tracing system for domestically produced beef that became effective June 22, South Korea says it intends...

Reader's Viewpoint

Must reading

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The July issue article Hamburger Society (page 22) was an excellent article; it may be perhaps the most dynamic article printed in the last few years....

Market Advisor

Marketing weaned calves

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Harlan Hughes

What's your marketing strategy for your 2009 weaned calves and 2009 grass cattle? The late June price charts suggest dramatic change in the livestock...

Cattle Economics

Put up or shut up

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Wes Ishmael

The U.S. beef cattle and livestock industries need standardized national animal identification. Forget the emotion and misinformation surrounding USDA's...

My Turn

One deleted word

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Troy Marshall

The Clean Water Restoration Act came out of committee in June with little fanfare. However, it sent shockwaves through the cattle industry and others...

Vets' Opinion

Fix the problem

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, W. Mark Hilton

Warning: If you're 100% satisfied with the health of your calves from weaning to slaughter, and 100% satisfied with the price you receive for them, stop...

Meat Matters

Billion-dollar shrink

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Steve Kay

The U.S meat and poultry industry contributes $832 billion annually to the national economy or 5.8% of gross domestic product. It also impacts all sectors...

Beef Tech

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Ratchet X Tie-Downs SmartStraps Ratchet X Tie-Downs make packing faster, easier and safer. Made of lightweight aluminum designed to withstand the toughest...

Articles

Correction

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The Beef Cows In Inventory 2007 pullout map in last month's issue carried an incorrect legend. Thus, we are rerunning the map in its corrected form this...

Correction

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The Beef Cows In Inventory 2007 pullout map published in the July issue of BEEF included an incorrect legend. The correct inventory categories were listed...