About BQC

Produced by Drovers in cooperation with Certified Angus Beef LLC, "Beef Quality Connection" is published every two weeks, exclusively on the World Wide Web. The objective of the project is to provide useful business information for beef producers who seek to improve the quality of their herds and the beef they market. the information is intended to be applicable to any other producer, regardless of his/her breed preference.

Archive

Opportunity for Calf Buyers: May 08, 2008

Plan for lower calf prices: April 25, 2008

Beef quality audit offers good news and direction for more improvement: April 10, 2008

DNA Testing & Ultrasound: Conflicting or Complementary: March 27, 2008

DNA testing for production and carcass traits: March 13, 2008

Which production system yields quality and profit?: February 28, 2008

Will there be enough high-quality beef?: February 14, 2008

Feedyards placing heavier cattle? Not yet, but it’s coming: January 31, 2008

By-products & beef quality: More evidence & more questions: January 17, 2008

Economics of pharmaceutical technologies: January 03, 2008

Beef safety is a quality factor (Part 2): December 20, 2007

Beef safety is a quality factor (Part 1): December 07, 2007

Does supplemental Vitamin A impact quality grade?: November 21, 2007

DNA Profiling: A feedyard manager’s tool: November 09, 2007

Tweaking Tenderness (Part 2): October 25, 2007

Tweaking Tenderness (Part 1): October 12, 2007

What is good carcass data, and what is it worth?: October 02, 2007

Steps to a quality-focused stocker operation: September 12, 2007

A tale of two pens: August 22, 2007

Non-genetic factors affect quality grade: August 01, 2007

Strategize for changing economic, political environment: July 17, 2007

2007 Farm Bill: More questions than answers: June 27, 2007

Why haven’t we seen an improvement in quality grade?: June 13, 2007

EPDs: Are they relevant beyond the breeding pasture?: June 05, 2007

Brands likely aid to exporting high-quality beef: May 21, 2007

What are purchased replacement females worth?: May 01, 2007

Are pricing grids changing?: April 18, 2007

More on mature size and quality: March 28, 2007

How does cow size affect carcass quality?: March 09, 2007

Genetic impact on quality & industry trends: February 21, 2007

Will cloning technology impact production of high quality beef?: February 07, 2007

Getting paid for quality: January 24, 2007

Too good to die: December 28, 2006

Stressing quality for prolonged profitability: December 06, 2006

Analyst says quality focus is increasingly important: November 22, 2006

Instrument grading advances: November 09, 2006

Striving for diversity, aiming for quality: October 26, 2006

Why is beef quality declining?: October 12, 2006

Learning the value of quality: September 14, 2006

Do ethanol by-product feeds affect beef quality?: August 16, 2006

Does drought affect beef quality?: August 02, 2006

Walking the line: July 19, 2006

Don’t waste money on dewormer: July 06, 2006

Realistic goal: June 25, 2006

Adjust sights for aim on quality: May 31, 2006

Producers preview latest Beef Quality Audit: May 10, 2006

Avoid misuse of ultrasound data: April 26, 2006

Capitalizing on quality: April 13, 2006

Producing for premium markets: March 30, 2006

Cattle transporter training: March 15, 2006

Nebraska rancher thrives with the grid: March 01, 2006

Cattle disposition is economically important: February 16, 2006

Fussy about quality: January 30, 2006

Recipe for profitability: January 18, 2006

When calf prices are high should ranchers sell or retain ownership?: January 04, 2006

No sacrifice: December 14, 2005

Cows that do it all: November 16, 2005

Flint Rock Feeders helps customers ease into retained ownership: November 02, 2005

Fine-tuning the cow herd: October 13, 2005

Ultrasound-Beef Image Analysis sharpens quality focus: September 28, 2005

Increasing returns from cull cows: September 12, 2005

Feeding seaweed in the real world: August 23, 2005

National Animal ID: More than a health issue: August 03, 2005

Positioning for profit: July 20, 2005

Calming color: July 06, 2005

Store hay to maintain quality: June 22, 2005

A perfect package: June 08, 2005

Managing early weaned calves: May 25, 2005

Calf-fed trend: May 03, 2005

Summer calves fit grazing enterprise and favorable market: April 20, 2005

Summer calving, for example: April 07, 2005

Cattle with history: March 23, 2005

What can you afford to pay for a bull?: March 07, 2005

A matter of taste: February 16, 2005

Managing for marbling: January 31, 2005

Increased carcass utilization: Where’s the pay-off?: January 19, 2005

Will sibling bulls sire more uniformity?: January 07, 2005

Data aids quest for quality: December 15, 2004

Maximize quality & value of cull cows: December 01, 2004

Less expense, more profit: November 15, 2004

Pay attention to water quality: October 27, 2004

Treat and retreat: October 15, 2004

Why more Y4?: October 07, 2004

Comparing custom feedlots: September 01, 2004

Keep it simple: August 19, 2004

Balancing act: August 06, 2004

Damaged goods: July 22, 2004

Transportation stress & beef quality: July 09, 2004

Out-sourcing quality replacements: July 07, 2004

Long-distance relationships can improve beef quality: June 23, 2004

Can you have it all?: May 24, 2004

Can you have it all?: May 12, 2004

Handle with care: April 28, 2004

Beef quality: Are we making progress?: April 14, 2004

What's the best technology for a national ID system?: April 02, 2004

Too much of a good thing?: March 17, 2004

Credit the cows: March 02, 2004

Feeding vitamin D enhances tenderness: February 16, 2004

Feeding focus: February 04, 2004

Carcass data aids profitable cow-calf decisions: January 21, 2004

Heat-and-serve is changing the beef industry: December 29, 2003

Minimizing shrink benefits both buyer and seller: November 29, 2003

Look to genetics for marbling indicators: November 10, 2003

Idaho program makes the grade on quality, profit: October 29, 2003

Managing BVD starts on the ranch: October 13, 2003

Genetic selection for tenderness: September 26, 2003

Managing for quality: September 18, 2003

Does your implant routine affect marbling?: August 27, 2003

A course in attitude adjustment: July 31, 2003

Maximize returns from beef AI semen investments: July 28, 2003

Increase quality with creep feeding: July 14, 2003

Seaweed supplement boosts carcass quality: June 25, 2003

Scan heifers for carcass quality to learn more about your herd: June 09, 2003

Quality data, quality cattle: April 16, 2003

Supplements: Are they worth it?: March 29, 2003

Bedded cattle more likely to grade Choice: March 27, 2003

Choice-Select spread sends signals: March 21, 2003

Quality control: March 13, 2003

Weaning calves early increases marbling: February 18, 2003

Best of the Breed winners announced: February 05, 2003

Early weaning, early start: January 30, 2003

Heifers' health affects beef quality: January 15, 2003

Early weaning: More than just a drought management strategy: December 31, 2002

Cow nutrition and progeny carcass quality: December 11, 2002

Mixing it up: November 30, 2002

Colostrum and carcass quality: November 19, 2002

Playing the "what if" game: Part 2: October 23, 2002

Amazing flax facts impact beef quality: October 09, 2002

Playing the "what if" game: September 19, 2002

Using EPDs: September 04, 2002

EPDs: From paper to pasture: August 12, 2002

The flip side of the coin: July 30, 2002

Is retained ownership an option?: July 09, 2002

Jumping into EID?: June 20, 2002

AI and the new beef industry: June 06, 2002

Maternal traits vs. carcass target: May 23, 2002

Low-cost cows, quality calves: May 08, 2002

Avoiding discounts: April 24, 2002

Risky business: April 08, 2002

Futuregrid Part III: Hitting the target with value-based marketing: March 26, 2002

Futuregrid Part II: Moving from generic to branded: March 04, 2002

Why saving money can be costly: February 23, 2002

Futuregrid Part I: A vision for value-based marketing: February 04, 2002

Wintering calves, roughly speaking: January 14, 2002