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June 1, 2009

State of the Industry

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Cover Story

Better Times Ahead

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

Cow-calf producers might look at 2009 in the same light as their sophomore year in high school something to be endured while they look forward to the...

Features

Waiting For Traction

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

If we shore up the economy, we're helping to shore up demand, says David Anderson, Texas A&M University Extension agricultural economist. That's the primary...

A Look At Demand

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Alaina Mousel

Look around the beef industry and it's evident that beef demand isn't running rampant. If it were, the industry would be exploding trying to provide enough...

Just Politics

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joel Roybal, Editor

Last year at this time, skyrocketing commodity prices, driven by surging costs for energy and grains, had much of the world in a lather. Oil had surpassed...

Global Wrap

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Clint Peck

Just as the U.S. beef industry was slogging its way out of the BSE mire, the current global economic calamity reminds us again how important the global...

When, Not If, Disaster Strikes

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

Finding dead cattle from time to time isn't exactly uncommon. Finding a bunch of them all at once is another heartbreaking matter. An Arizona rancher...

Editor's Roundup

A new face

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Joe Roybal

Every once in a while there comes along a young professional who particularly impresses you with their talent, enthusiasm and promise. Amanda Nolz fits...

Cattle Economics

Stress testing

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Wes Ishmael

Capitalism is basically built upon debt. If we eliminate debt, we will not grow, says Vincent Amanor-Boadu, a Kansas State University agricultural economist....

Market Advisor

Marketing 2009 calves: Part I

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Harlan Hughes

In previous columns, we've discussed producers' preparation of cost-and-return projections for 2009 calves. This month, we'll develop a set of planning...

Meat Matters

Upsetting the neighbors

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Steve Kay

With mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL), the U.S. could not have upset its neighbors at a more critical time. After being implemented seven...

New Products

BEEF Tech

Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Easy cattle flow Dealing with cattle just got easier with Powder River's new Cattleman's Double Down Tub and Alley. The double alleyway makes cattle working...