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BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly

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Market Outlook

Cattle market signals indicate full ahead, at least for now

2017 started off on the right foot if you’re a cattle feeder or cow-calf operator. The market’s advancement is important in retrospect, but what might happen going forward is always the overarching concern.

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Consumer

It’s up to you to feed the world, but it won’t be by your rules

As consumers become more demanding and complicated, meeting their demands will take collaboration among all segments of the beef business.

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Industry At A Glance

Are speculators a necessary evil in futures trading?

The futures markets have been called about every name the human mind can conjure up, with speculators a close second. But the market’s actions of late show the necessary role speculators play in the dynamics.

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Feb. 28 

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Cattle Genetics

Will beef cattle genomics be the next battleground?

The world is watching what we do and how we do it. And that need for transparency will soon hit our use of genomic technology. We need to get ready.

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Genetics

Genomic testing is growing up

The beef business is moving from a segmented industry to one that’s more united, and information is at the core of that shift. Genomic data is helping that transition.

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Commentary

Tough, stoic cowboys? Yeah, right

Unlike the image that most people have of cowboys, depicted by old western movies and dime-store novels, today’s cowboy is different. Or is he?

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Commentary

Are you innovative or just crazy?

There’s a fine line between an innovator who changes an industry and someone who’s crazy. The trick is walking that fine line between the two.

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Industry Voice

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Digital Edition

February Digital Edition

The February digital edition of BEEF magazine is now online.

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