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American beef and pork took center stage across western Russia this month with high-profile participation in an international culinary competition, the leading hospitality industry trade show (ExpoHoreca) and master classes for Russian chefs.The Baltic Culinary Star Cup drew top young chefs from Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia to compete against one another and develop creative dishes using U.S. beef top blade and sirloin as well as U.S. pork loin. The Lithuanian team won the Cup this year with a dish featuring top blade.
American beef was well-represented by Marr Russia and GrandFoods, two leading importers of U.S. beef, at ExpoHoreca, the 10th International Specialized Exhibition of Hospitality Industry, which drew food industry professionals from the Baltic region’s hospitality sector and abroad.
On March 22, Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador, along with 10 lawmakers from across the U.S. representing both Democrats and Republicans, introduced the Grazing Improvement Act (H.R. 4234) which aims to create a more stable business environment for ranchers who utilize and steward our nation’s public lands.
The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA), Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) helped craft the bill that would augment the efficiency of the grazing permit and renewal process. Idaho’s Congressman Mike Simpson is also an original co-sponsor of the legislation.
Feeder cattle prices continued higher through late February with the full advance placed on old-crop stockers near the major grazing regions in the Central U.S. and on pee-wee calves (under 450 pounds) in the Southeast. Click here or on the image at right to view it at full size in a new window.
Most calf orders are given out in “dollars per head,” which has turned up the heat on featherweights (under 350 pounds) in an attempt to stay under the strike price.
Southern order buyers in places like Okeechobee, Florida, rallied 200-pound to 300-pound crossbred steers and bulls over $3 per pound during the first week of March as they became aggressive to fill Western orders.
Dave Patterson, University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension) beef specialist, explained to board members of the Missouri Beef Industry Council how beef farmers can improve the quality of their herds through the use of technology.
When we were in elementary or high school, many of us were taught a good way to provide a detailed description of an event was to use the “five W’s:” who, what, where, why and when.
Texas agricultural losses due to the 2011 drought reached a record $7.62 billion, making it the most costly drought in history, according to updated totals by Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists.
“2011 was the driest year on record and certainly an infamous year of distinction for the state’s farmers and ranchers,” said Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension livestock economist. “The $7.62 billion mark for 2011 is more than $3.5 billion higher than the 2006 drought loss estimates, which previously was the costliest drought on record. The 2011 losses also represent about 43 percent of the average value of agricultural receipts over the last four years.”
Use of total mixed ration (TMR) mixers mounted on wagons or trucks is on the rise due to greater returns to feeding and cow-calf operations in spite of greater feed and grain prices.
With spring rapidly approaching and the calving season well under way for most, it’s never too early to make decisions to maximize the value of your calf crop.
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