Greg Goudreau speaks with a haste in his voice and an appreciation for the quick sale, as you might expect from the owner of the Navasota Livestock Auction in Texas.

Buying a bull in today’s cattle market doesn’t just come down to genotypic data, even if that information makes your investment more valuable.

From pet food, to fast food, to ads in the weekly newspaper, a common trend in the retail world is encouraging bigger and better beef.

Colin Woodall, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), told producers at the Texoma Cattlemen’s Conference that beef interests are hitting a high peak of negotiations headed into the summer, as they relate to transport rules, the farm bill, export trade and beef labeling.

When National Beef Quality audits from three decades ago began revealing bruised carcasses and primals, butchers and retailers told industry representatives there was a problem – cancer in their beef cattle.

Two major anchor stores in our local mall closed last month. In a healthy economy like ours, some might do some soul searching as to why two significant retailers would leave town. But that’s not necessary if you look at these two companies up close.

Some people breathe easy on the beach, in the mountains or at the spa. I breathe easy when I step off the plane in Texas.

Cattle producers preparing to add more livestock to the cow-calf herd should be willing to include one interested party before heading to the sale.

Good ideas don’t always take root the first time around. Nowhere is this truer than with the returning debate over traceability and animal ID in the beef industry.

Applied approach to scientific technology boosts Quarter Circle U Ranch Cattle ranching, as the old idiom might say, isn’t exactly rocket science. But rocket scientists do make great cattle ranchers.