A lot of animal-health products seemed to have been in short supply or on back order in recent months. While it can be frustrating for cattlemen and veterinarians when a product they trust suddenly isn’t available, even more frustrating is when unscrupulous individuals try to take advantage of these situations...More
Sometimes I get to see some interesting things being tried in cattle. And, while there have been some significant advances in products we put through a needle, I’m still not aware of the miracle preventive or cure...More
Changes in consumer spending and a troubled world economy would make any marketer nervous these days. Those marketing branded-beef products, however, are focusing on silver linings and opportunities the market may present...More
Aimed at enhancing U.S. food safety after a series of high-profile product warnings and recalls, the House passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act (HR 2749) by a vote of 283 to 142 on July 30....More
Evaluating product safety is reasonable, but the goal of these bills is to stack the deck so these products won't get a fair assessment. Measures introduced...More
Rule of thumb treat your vaccines like your beer. Do so, and one of the most important and least obvious ranch or feedlot biosecurity measures will be...More
Those cattle pharmaceuticals you stick in the ice box, just like the label says, may still be compromised or rendered useless if you're not monitoring...More
As a government regulation, mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the product information to which...More