Recent content by GLA

Hey folks, Just found a great video from the Nebraska Beef Council that does an excellent job in presenting what we have been discussing. Please take the time to give it a look. It is on YouTube.com and is titled Raising Beef - A Nebraska Tradition

Just because one is treated does not mean that animal is "unsafe", it just means that the "All Natural" label will not fit. About the only way a person could suffer from consuming an animal that has been treated with antibiotics or hormones, would be to eat the whole animal at once!!! What a...

SH, For probably the first time I have to agree 100% with your response. Let me offer a response to those who criticize what we are doing in the beef industry to protect our investment and try to be good stewards of the land and livestock. The very same product we sell, is the very same...

MRJ, Was studying how to respond to RM's statements and then I read your reply.....right on! You are right in determining that the problem with the "percevied problem" with antibiotics being fed to beef animals is not the real problem. The real problem is the abuse of all drugs which have...

If animals are fed antibiotics to keep them from getting sick, are they healthy? This is what we call "prevention medicine". Research has shown the use of "some" antibiotics prevent calves from getting deathly sick at weaning time. Not so much different as giving your child a dose of Vitamin...

OK, but why would Tyson take the time to issue a news release about this guy if he wasn't of some significant importance to them? So far, none of the answers give any big reason for a news release. Was he the head of all meat sales, the head of all plant operations, etc? GLA

Guess I don't know Dick Bond and/or his importance to the industry? Help me out here!

Southernman, A hot iron brand is the easiest way to prove ownership of cattle. Most of us take great pride in our cattle and our brands, therefore a brand is a perfect way to represent pride of ownership in both the cattle and the brand. A tattoo or and EID tag can also prove ownership...

Kato, I asked one of my contacts in Canada to respond to your statement that everyone is going broke. Here is his comments: As far as I can see none of that is true. Maybe an isolated incident, but not in general by any means. For example, one guy had a bred cow sale last week and averaged...

A $1000 and another $1000 towards retirement savings............give me a break! People need to read the fine print! If you are good at accounting and know your business, one can engineer $2000 in tax savings just by managing your business and still increase your net worth.........I don't...

Action on Horse Bill Unlikely Congress eyes criminal penalties for moving horses to slaughter. (8/4/2008) Animal activists may have to wait for any Congressional action on a bill aimed at criminalizing the transport of U.S. horses to slaughter for human consumption. The...

Kato, I am curious where you found the chart in your first message. Could you send me that information? And just FYI, the ribeye steak contains two completely different forms of fat. The outside or backfat is high in acetic and buturic violate fatty acids. This is the kind of fat that can...

I visited with Shae and she said copies had been sent to the Justice Department and several Congressman.....don't remember which ones. She said nothing about NCBA.......... It is on the Internet now, so it's fair game for everyone.

JBS Swift Requires U .S. Feedlots to Waive Rights Under Packers & Stockyards Act Billings, Mont. – In late April, JBS Swift began sending a one-year contract to U.S. feedlots regarding conditions for the sale of slaughter-ready cattle to JBS Swift. R-CALF USA believes this contract...

Mixed Views On JBS' Purchase Of National, Smithfield Beef KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--Market analysts and agricultural economists hold mixed views of the JBS SA (JBSS3.BR) purchase of National Beef and Smithfield Foods' (SFD) beef division. If the deals are completed, JBS would be able to...