MANAGEMENT

Beefmaster Cattlemen introduced a product that created a niche. Their brand, Nolan Ryan’s Guaranteed Tender Beef, debuted in 2000 as a value-added select product and was designed to unite a supply of Brahman-influenced cattle with a demand for a lean and tender eating experience.

The increased volatility in commodity prices has everyone concerned about the speculators’ contribution to higher gasoline prices and food prices.

The cow/calf segment of the U.S. beef industry lost about 175,000 producers over the past 20 years, which equates to a loss of nearly 9,000 cow/calf producers per year.

A recent flurry of activity regarding the rights of landowners in Texas and Nevada, states where the cattle industry is influential, should be a reminder to all cattlemen that their most valuable long-term asset – private property rights – should not be considered unconditionally protected from the government or a party the government favors over the landowner.

Mark Sebranek and Jerry Jackson of Irsik & Doll Feed Yard, Garden City, Kansas, discuss how ranchers can manage their cattle to improve final quality grade. This video news is provided by Certified Angus Beef and the American Angus Association. Visit www.CABpartners.com or www.angus.org for more information.

On Dec. 17, 2010, President Barack Obama signed The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 Tax Relief Act) in an effort to stimulate the economy.