John Maday
Benchmarking beef sustainability
Beef production in the United States today has improved its “eco-efficiency” and reduced its “environmental fingerprint” over the past decade.
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Cattle report shows effects of drought, high production costs
The USDA’s 2013 Cattle report, released February 1, shows the nation’s total cattle inventory contracted another 2 percent to 90.8 million head during 2012, reaching its lowest level since 1952. Beef cows, at 29.3 million head, are down 3 percent from a year ago.
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U.S. cattle herds continue to shrink
The USDA’s 2013 Cattle report, released February 1, shows the nation’s total cattle inventory contracted another 2 percent to 90.8 million head during 2012, reaching its lowest level since 1952. Beef cows, at 29.3 million head, are down 3 percent from a year ago.
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CDC report breaks out causes of food-borne illness
More than 9 million people in the United States contract a food-borne illness each year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news for the beef business is that beef ranks relatively low among foods associated with illness.
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Risk to USDA’s Market Access Program
Phil Seng, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, discusses the importance of the USDA’s Market Access Program in expanding beef exports.
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Beginning farmers: Fewer, smaller, older
Beginning farms or ranches account for about 22 percent of the nation’s 2 million family farms, 11 percent of family farm acres and 10 percent of the value of production from family farms according to a new report from the USDA Economic Research Service.
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Marketing globally and locally
Chad Haaland describes how Blairs.Ag, a seedstock operation based in Saskatchewan, Canada, has begun marketing beef directly to local consumers.
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Telling beef’s story
Increased productivity in beef production, and agriculture in general, is critical for meeting the world’s growing demand for food. We also need to become better at explaining production technologies to a skeptical public. Those were key messages when Gary Smith, professor emeritus and Monfort Chair of meat science at Colorado State University, when he kicked off the recent International Livestock Congress in Denver.
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Potential growth in Asian markets
Joel Haggard, USMEF’s senior VP for the Asia-Pacific region talks about the implications of expanded beef trade with Japan and the rest of the region.
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Japan’s 20-month rule ends on Feb. 1
The U.S. beef industry began this week with positive news that access to the Japanese market will improve significantly.
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Bred for healthy marbling
The Akaushi breed, which is known for exceptional marbling, is relatively new to the United States.
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- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
