Organizations

Certified Angus Beef’s new direct-to-consumer program

abby@agproud.com — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Many producers take pride in raising Certified Angus Beef (CAB). Now these producers can take the CAB brand and logo to their freezer beef market with the new direct-to-consumer Ranch to Table program.

Cattle industry leaders honored for contributions to Red Angus breed

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:26:25 -0400

Honoring breeders and commercial producers for their service, loyalty and dedication to the Red Angus breed has long been the tradition of the annual awards banquet held on the final evening of the National Red Angus Convention.

American Foods Group breaks ground on new $800 million facility in Missouri

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:09:13 -0400

American Foods Group LLC is opening a new state-of-the-art beef processing facility in Warren County, Missouri, that is expected to generate $1 billion in annual economic impact in the state of Missouri.

Simmental and bison genomes released

Thu, 27 May 2021 19:36:32 -0400

The first reference-quality genome assemblies for the iconic North American Yellowstone bison and the Simmental cattle breed have been published in the Journal of Heredity. Animal genome assemblies provide genetic “blueprints” for how they develop and pass on information to their offspring.

Women landowners are the focus of new ISU outreach project

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:36:08 -0400

Owning nearly half of the farmland in Iowa, women landowners play an influential role in decisions that impact agriculture and natural resources.

Return of the coronavirus relief programs for agriculture – webinar recording available

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:31:37 -0500

Recent COVID-19 relief legislation enabled a number of programs to provide additional financial support to a wide range of agricultural businesses.

New agricultural air quality research task force members announced

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:31:04 -0500

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Jan. 19 the appointment of 26 members to serve on the USDA Task Force for Agricultural Air Quality Research.

Women in Agriculture Conference scholarships available to new producers, students

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:05:30 -0500

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference will award up to 50 scholarships to students and up to 10 scholarships to aspiring and beginning producers to attend the 2021 virtual conference.

Tracking COVID-19: Meat and poultry worker case rates five times lower in December than June

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:57:13 -0500

New analysis of independent data for 2020 show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers were five times lower in December than in May, while rates in the general population rocketed up by nine times in the same period.

Industry feedyard audit tool now available

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:34:48 -0500

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is announcing the release of a comprehensive industry feedyard audit tool. The Cattle Industry Feedyard Audit will serve as a standardized audit tool based on the sound science and common sense established in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.

USDA announces appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:54:08 -0500

The USDA announced Dec. 11 the appointment of 28 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (CBB).

Veterinarian network and mentoring program launching in Texas, New Mexico

skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:15:38 -0400

A group of Texas A&M AgriLife faculty are establishing a rural veterinarian network to provide education and assistance with a goal of making rural veterinary practices sustainable.

NAMI teams up with OSHA to improve packing plant working conditions

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:18:56 -0400

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have signed a two-year alliance to provide NAMI members, the public and other stakeholders with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help protect workers.

APHIS awards contracts to purchase up to 8 million RFID eartags

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 19:21:59 -0400

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently awarded contracts to purchase up to 8 million low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) eartags, which will help increase overall animal disease traceability in cattle and bison.

Task force releases new long-range plan for beef industry

carrie.veselka@agproud.com — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:50:54 -0400

The Long Range Plan Task Force unveiled its new five-year plan for 2021-25 at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver.

Silage for Beef Cattle Conference moves to free, online-only webinar series

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:43:51 -0400

Nebraska Extension, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are hosting the third Silage for Beef Cattle Conference with one major change: This year, the event will be a series of four, hour-long free webinars held from July 7 through Aug. 4, 2020.

EPA appoints new members to agricultural committee

carrie.veselka@agproud.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:36:04 -0400

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of 33 members to the agency’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC).

Woodall outlines NCBA efforts during COVID-19 crisis

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:02:29 -0400

In a 13-minute video to members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) on Monday, CEO Colin Woodall outlined the steps the association has taken in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and its aftershocks in beef production.

TAHC establishes bovine viral diarrhea rule

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:20:36 -0500

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) adopted a rule to mitigate the risk of uninfected cattle being exposed to bovine viral diarrhea virus persistently infected (BVDV-PI) cattle. The rule was passed at the December commission meeting and took effect Feb. 2, 2020.

Marty Smith of Florida elected president of NCBA

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:12:49 -0500

Fifth-generation Florida rancher Marty Smith was elected president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) at the annual Cattle Industry Convention on Feb. 8. He replaces Jennifer Houston of Sweetwater, Tennessee, 2019 NCBA president.

USDA proposes reapportion of cattlemen’s beef board membership

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:21:01 -0500

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to adjust membership on the Beef Promotion and Research Board to reflect shifts in cattle inventory levels since the last board reapportionment in 2017, as required by the rules governing the board.

American Angus Association gets a new CEO

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:25:51 -0400

The American Angus Association announced Mark McCully as chief executive officer. McCully will start his role June 10. As CEO, he will lead the association and serve as the vice chairman for each of the association’s entities: Angus Media, Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB), Angus Genetics Inc. and the Angus Foundation.

NCBA CEO to retire

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:48:04 -0400

After 34 years with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the past four as CEO, Kendal Frazier announced his plans for retirement.

Cattlemen’s Beef Board names a new CEO

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:17:15 -0400

The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (CBB) has named Gregory Hanes of Colorado as their new chief executive officer, effective June 17, 2019.

Simmental project to accelerate carcass selection

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:45:11 -0400

U.S. cattlemen and women have successfully improved beef quality during the last several decades, yet capturing widespread carcass data proves elusive. The most important traits are still among the most difficult to predict.

Wyoming cattleman joins International Brangus Breeders leadership

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 22:22:58 -0500

Eddy Roberts, president of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA), announced that Dr. Darrell Wilkes will assume the role of executive vice president of the 70-year-old Brangus cattle breed registry.

Animal Welfare Approved offers grants for farmers to make welfare improvements on farm

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:53:56 -0400

Animal Welfare Approved announced a call for proposals for its 2011-2012 Good Husbandry Grants. Now in its fourth year, the Good Husbandry Grants program has funded nearly 100 projects across the country to improve farm animal welfare. Certified farmers and those who have submitted an application for AWA certification may apply for up to $5,000 towards projects such as mobile housing, breeding stock, and on-farm processing equipment.