Angus VNR: Consistency & quality start at the ranch

In this video news release, Meat Scientist Chris Calkins from the University of Nebraska discusses how producers can improve marbling -- and still have a lean, healthy product for consumers.

1. U.S. wheat conditions well below average
2. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
3. Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
4. Angus Foundation receives $28,500 from “The Card Challenge”
5. Commentary: In praise of animal foods
6. 100K Pathogen Genome Project maps first genomes

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
4. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
5. Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
4. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower