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Angus Beef Bulletin News topic page providing access to stories on events, industry organization updates, government programs and more.

Join Us in Fort Worth

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The American Angus Association invites commercial cattlemen to attend the Angus Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 1-4.

AngusLink Releases Maternal Score as Marketing Tool for Replacement Heifers

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AngusLink’s Genetic Merit Scorecard adds a fourth score option to demonstrate the maternal weaned calf value to aid in the selection of replacement females.

Biosecurity Basics & Beyond: Ensuring Your Operation’s Future

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A biosecurity plan protects your animals, the industry and your bottom line.

Time-strapped U.S. Households Demand Easier Meal Options That Deliver More Value at the Dinner Table

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Annual trends report reveals top industry insights, including consumers’ desire for more diverse and globally inspired foods on their menus.

News & Notes

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This month’s news includes Certified Angus Beef award winners, access to Farm Bureau’s survey of presidential nominees’ ag priorities, Public Lands Council leadership, and industry merger and an industry lawsuit.

Angus Enthusiasts Experience Angus Convention

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Cattlemen gather in Orlando, Fla., for tours, education and networking.

From the Field

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Notes from the American Angus Association’s David Gazda on life post-Hurricane Helene.

News & Notes

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Stay current with news from across the country.

Meet the Meat Cutting School: UK Teaches Skills to Improve Industry

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Meat Cutting School offers fun and impactful hands-on workshops, adding valuable skills to the labor force in Kentucky’s meat-processing industry.

Cashing in on Your Calf Crop

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Ways to generate more profit on this year’s calf crop by adding value at the auction block.

Angus Stakes

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We’re always busy, but this Nov. 5 it’s imperative you make your voice heard — and that we make agriculture’s voice heard — by getting out to vote.

Managing & Marketing High-Quality Cattle More Precisely

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The world has changed, cattle have changed, and those managing them must keep up. The 19th annual Certified Angus Beef Feeding Quality Forum in Dodge City, Kan., gave 260 attendees tools and information to do just that.

Research Roundup

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The Certified Angus Beef team shares research on heat-mitigation strategies in feedlots, along with tips for keeping cattle cool in this installment of “Research Roundup.”

Angus Media Names Benjie Lemon as President

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Lemon will guide the company as it delivers industry-leading information and marketing services to the beef industry.

Drone-seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

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Pennsylvania State University study explores differences between broadcast- and drill-seeding cover crops into standing soybeans.

Kids These Days

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Georgia stockmanship contest teaches BQA and more; gives young aspiring cattlemen a start on good management.

Hunters Urged to Practice Biosecurity

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Be aware of HPAI in game fowl, and take precautions to prevent transmission.

CattleFax Forecasts Continued Producer Profitability with Herd Expansion on Horizon

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Cattle producers gain leverage as reduced cattle numbers and beef production continue.

Angus Stakes

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Editor Shauna Hermel offers a quick update on the new www.angus.org website, featuring two landing pages commercial cattlemen will definitely want to visit.

Cattle Feeders Have Spoken: Health is No. 1

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Industry Insights survey says health is the first key to profit potential in the feedyard.

Living With Wolves

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Colorado’s wolf reintroduction plan took effect in 2023. How can ranchers manage this threat?

Back to Basics

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While reproductive technologies are a great thing, Virginia Tech reproductive specialist Vitor Mercadante says reproductive efficiency goes back to management.

Academic Support

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Kellum Carnahan, Cash Fuesz, Emma Houck, Anna Houck and Coy Stamm recently received the 2024 Angus Foundation Commercial Cattlemen’s Scholarship, which is dedicated to support students using Angus genetics in a commercial operation.

Hurricane Helene Disaster Resources

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USDA increasing flexibility; state cattlemen’s associations accepting donations.

Maximizing Labor with SenseHub Feedlot featuring Jason Nickell

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In this episode of Angus At Work, host Shauna Hermel chats with Jason Nickell of Merck Animal Health about SenseHub Feedlot, a cattle tag designed to capture individual behavioral and biometric data, including body temperature and activity.

First Grid Premium Offered for Genetic Merit

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Producers to be paid premium for AngusLink Beef Scores.

BLM Proposes Ambiguous Rule

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Stakeholder groups across the country voice concern about “conservation” on BLM-owned public lands.

U.S. Cattle Inventory Down 2%

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Beef cow numbers are down 2%, while cattle-on-feed numbers are up from 2023.

Wyoming Angus Breeder Speaks at British Society of Animal Science Convention

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Rancher tells audience, cattle are the solution to environmental sustainability concerns.

News & Notes

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The November 2023 “News & Notes” features items announcing the new leadership of the American Angus Association, details on the 2023 Range Beef Cow Symposium and the National Angus Bull Sale, highlights of two Angus podcasts, an announcement naming the 2024 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees, and deadlines for apply for Angus internships.

How Long Will High Prices Last?

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Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, says the increase in cattle prices this year actually started last year, as cattle numbers dropped. The midyear 2023 cattle inventory report showed the national cow herd is still getting smaller, he says..

Data to Count On

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Feeders say genetic data boosts buyer confidence by removing risk.

Researcher Explores Machine Learning’s Role in Predicting BRD Case Outcomes

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K-State graduate student Lilli Heinen provides an update on her research concerning machine-learned predictive models and their role in minimizing the financial ramifications of bovine respiratory disease cases in feedlots.

New Vaccine Created by Mizzou Researchers Protects Cattle from Deadly Tick-borne Disease

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New anaplasmosis vaccine created at University of Missouri will benefit cattle and the ag economy.

Certified Angus Beef Celebrates 45th Year with Strong Sales

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In its 45th year, Certified Angus Beef celebrates more than 1.2 billion pounds sold, the third-highest sales year for the brand.

Trend in Breakeven Prices for Cattle Finishing

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Fed-cattle prices increased from an average price of $161 per hundredweight in the first quarter of 2023 to $180 per cwt. in the third quarter, or 12%. Moreover, feeding cost of gain had declined from its peak earlier this year.

Keeping Young Producers in the Business

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In this episode of Angus At Work, host Shauna Hermel discusses with Livestock Marketing Association President Mark Barnett the Producer Profitability Initiative LMA is launching and the importance of enticing the next generation back to the farm.

In The Cattle Markets

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Stephen Koontz of Colorado State University assesses USDA’s August “Cattle on Feed” report.

Reimaging Red Meat Yield with Dale Woerner

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The current red meat yield equation was rolled out in 1962. Cattle have changed, but calculations to compensate producers haven’t. At Feeding Quality Forum, Dale Woerner of shared technology to calculate a more accurate assessment of red meat yield.

Feeding Quality Forum Registration Now Open

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Navigating today’s market dynamics will be theme of Aug. 20-21 Feeding Quality Forum event in Dodge City, Kan.

Angus Foundation Highlights Successes at January Events

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Angus Foundation fundraising activities at January events support mission to benefit Angus education, youth and research.

Can a Cup of Tea Keep COVID Away?

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Certain teas prove to inactivate the COVID virus in as few as 10 seconds.

The Influential 10% with Paul Dykstra

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Take a listen as Paul Dykstra with Certified Angus Beef chats with Miranda Reiman about recent data revealing an opportunity to access brand premiums. Of visually eligible cattle that fell short of carcass brand specifications, 10% were within 30 degrees of the lowest marbling score eligible for the Certified Angus Beef® brand.

Grant Awarded for $2 Billion Beef Production Issue

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University of Kentucky researcher awarded USDA grant to study fescue toxicosis affecting the cattle industry.

Common Ground

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In this month’s “Common Ground,” American Angus Association CEO Mark McCully shares many of the education platforms the Association employs to communicate with commercial cattlemen.

The Second-Best Sales Year for Certified Angus Beef

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Certified Angus Beef closed its 2024 fiscal year with one of its strongest sales years in the company’s history. With marked growth both domestically and internationally, the global beef brand sold 1.237 billion pounds and recorded a 37.4% CAB acceptance rate.

The Survey Says: Angus Genetics Provide Value Through Supply Chain

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Angus Media, CattleFax gather insights on current management, future intentions of cow-calf and feedlot sectors.

Managing Tick-related Sickness in the Herd

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Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarian Brad White said anaplasmosis is a blood-borne pathogen carried primarily by ticks and can affect cattle in certain regions of the country.

Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Performance Concerns

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Farmers cite their biggest concerns as high input costs, lower crop and livestock prices, but are less worried about rising interest rates.