Business

Beef Producers Not So Optimistic In 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:00 +0000

For the first time in four years, our annual survey of BEEF readers indicates that producer optimism has taken a dip. Get the exclusive BEEF state of the industry survey results here.

We Need To Be Customer-Focused, But Competitor-Oriented

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:00 +0000

What sets commodity ag production apart is that we tend to not regard our fellow producers as competition.

My View From The Country

Eastern Livestock Saga Coming To A Sad End

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:00 +0000

Most people in the industry were caught by surprise when news of Eastern Livestock’s financial difficulties and fraud became public.

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Rural Economy Healthy, But Farmland Price Growth Slows

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:00 +0000

Recent general economic indicators show some early, perhaps timid, light at the end of the long economic tunnel the U.S. has been traveling through. For the rural economy, however, the bright light of prosperity continues to shine, even though farmland price growth has slowed down.

Cow-Calf Efficiency Symposium Agenda Is Finalized

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:00 +0000

The premier of this annual research symposium on cow-calf efficiency is set for Sept. 12-13 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The symposium is a result of an research endowment from Ken & Caroline Eng.

Al Roker Visits Family Farm On “Today Show”

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:00 +0000

Working from home, I usually have the TV on during the day, so I can keep up on the news and look for future blog topics. I’m pretty loyal to NBC’s "Today Show," featuring Al Roker, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.

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My Prayers Go Out To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:49:00 +0000

While humans can prepare for bad weather, Mother Nature makes a tough adversary. The tornado in Oklahoma has been the hot topic on the news the last couple of days, and my heart goes out to the communities that were destroyed and the families of the victims who lost their lives in the devastating storm.

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Summer 2013 Industry Event Calendar

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:31:00 +0000

Here's a list of summer beef industry events going on around the country. Do you have one to add to the list? Email Jamie Purfeerst with event information.

Bill Gates Finds Fertilizer Fascinating

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:00 +0000

Ron Smith

Fertilizer. It’s not the most scintillating of conversation starters, not something one would bring up to impress a young lady on a first date, perhaps. It’s not the first thing one would think of when sitting down to a fancy meal in one of Dallas’ finest restaurants. And one would be foolish to believe fertilizer would concern a mother shopping for blue jeans or tee-shirts for her children.

HSUS Appears To Have A Powerful Friend Within the IRS

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:00 +0000

When it comes to business, sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know. The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) appears to have a powerful friend within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It's Lois Lerner, who serves as director of the in the IRS Exempt Organizations Division, and is also a proud member and supporter of HSUS.

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