“Healthy people, healthy cattle, healthy planet” is the motto of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. It aptly fits this institution located within the College of Veterinary Medicine on this university campus, tucked in the cattle-rich Kansas Flint Hills.

One by one, they had questions – lots of them. A roomful of grass-fed beef producers came to Texas A&M University in College Station recently to learn more about an emerging aspect of beef production that is steadily gaining momentum.

A new poll released by Consumer Reports says major differences exist at grocery stores in how they offer antibiotic-free meat and poultry, and that consumers are willing to pay more for protein that is raised without antibiotics.

Refocusing after the drought will be the focus of the Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Cattle Conference, a joint effort between the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, to be held July 31 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Cooperative Resources International (CRI) has entered an agreement with Lusogenes, a subsidiary of Portugal’s national cattle improvement organization, in support of their efforts to further enhance genetic improvement in Portuguese dairy and beef cattle. CRI, together with French partner Amelis, will assist Lusogenes through delivery of genetics and technical consulting.

The campaign waged upon Beef Products Inc. this spring over the use of lean finely textured beef may be done. But the war against meat producers is anything but finished, said one BPI official.

The campaign waged upon Beef Products Inc. this spring over the use of lean finely textured beef may be done. But the war against meat producers is anything but finished, said one BPI official.

According to USDA data, 3.6 million beef cows, 2.8 million dairy cows and 622,000 bulls were harvested in the U.S. in 2011.

Anne Burkholder was unlikely to become the nationally recognized feedyard operator and beef industry advocate she is today.