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Partnering with Applebee's
Now through early January, in partnership with the beef checkoff, 1,900 Applebee's restaurants nationwide are offering several new cuts of savory beef....
The Ever-Changing Retail Meat Case
The 2007 National Meat Case Study looked at more than 123,000 packages in 121 stores in 48 different markets, comparing its findings with those of a similar study in 2004....
Stimulating Agents
Another growth-enhancing feed additive is poised for entry into the U.S. cattle feeding scene. Zilpaterol, manufactured by Intervet Inc. and sold under...
Japanese beef back in Hong Kong
The Japanese beef exports to Hong Kong that resumed last month after a five-year hiatus did so under a 30-month age restriction, rather than the 20-month...
Don't Expect Any Movement On COOL This Summer
While the farm bill normally would be the preeminent piece of legislation everyone would be talking about at this juncture, it will be hard for any issue to displace the Iraq military situation,...
A Day Late & A Dollar Short
How a lack of resolve 30 years ago had the meat industry playing catch-up....
Nutrition labeling spurs beef sales
Midwest retailer finds nutrition labeling boosts sales and consumer attitudes about beef. Indiana's Marsh Supermarkets Inc. held a 16-week project...
Two centuries of diets
Since the early 1800s, the public has been deluged with “sure-to-work” diets. The following is a chronological list, ranging from the ridiculous to sensible, courtesy of the American Dietetic Association...
From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...

















