CAB: Opportunity for Beef Progress Continues

September 30, 2020 Certified Angus Beef ® brand

Record beef leaders join virtual Certified Angus Beef ® conference. In a year labored by uncertainty, opportunities exist for those willing to look.

Hindsight For The Future: CattleFax CEO Randy Blach’s Positive Outlook For The Industry

The retail sector provides a case study, Blach said. From 1980 to 1998, beef demand was cut by more than half, but since then it’s risen by 14 points to 61 on 1980’s baseline of 100. There’s room for more, but much value has already been added.

Consumer Insights Say Beef is Doing Well at Staying at the Center of The Plate

Insights and perceptions derived from 2019 Consumer Beef Tracker data, presented by Rick Husted, NCBA vice president of strategic planning and market research, at the 2020 Midwest American Society of Animal Science meeting in Omaha. Overall, beef is doing well.

The Porsche of Beef

If USDA Choice were a basic Volkswagen, U.S. cattlemen should be producing the Audis and Porsches made by the same company.

Rising To The Occasion: Animal Welfare Concerns Meet Science and Transparency

Cattlemen and consumers share the desire to serve their families safe, high-quality meals, but both are starting to share a deeper understanding of beef from pasture to plate.