Although meat is delicious and nutritious, it is also complex. For decades, scientists around the world have been studying the conversion of muscle to meat and the factors that influence meat quality.

The USDA Beef Quality and Yield Grading system was designed to provide a basis for determining a fair price for animals at each stage of the beef production process. In addition, the system can help consumers select beef of desired quality.

Would a human medical doctor advise a woman to lose weight while she was pregnant? Probably not. Yet that’s exactly what happens to a large percentage of beef cows as they advance through pregnancy.

The USDA estimated the amount of corn harvested as silage in the U.S. during 2013 at 117.85 million tons with a conservative value of $7.5 billion.

There are many tools in the beef industry that producers can use to improve their operations. However, there are few tools out there that are as easy and as helpful as the beef quality assurance (BQA) assessment.

The U.S. cattle industry’s Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program was originally created in the 1980s as a grassroots-driven and voluntary process control system to better meet consumer demands related to the safety, quality and wholesomeness of beef.

A cowboy friend of mine went into an antique store the other day, and the owner tried to buy the hat right off his head because they “fly off the shelf” when offered for sale.

Rarely do I hear a bad mule story, especially in conversations comparing mules to horses. Mules are held up most often as having common sense, calmness in a wreck, not having a sense of humor, and sleight of hand (or hoof) tricks.

I often hear complaints like the following from my clients and workshop participants:

The King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) recently began a new leadership program during the 2014 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) convention and trade show.