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New manual guides stocker-backgrounders to quality

When it comes to beef quality, the stocker industry is sometimes considered oblivious, or driven only by pounds. But market dynamics have continued to build the case that quality matters to these entrepreneurs, and of course, they matter in any discussion of beef quality. That's why Certified Angus Beef LLC recently published its Best Practices Manual for stocker operators and backgrounders, a guide to targeting the Certified Angus Beef ...

Overflow crowd attends KSU Stocker Field Day

The 10th annual Beef Stocker Field Day at Kansas State University was held Sept. 24 at the KSU Beef Stocker Unit. An overflow crowd heard presentations from K-State researchers and from two producer panels. Kevin Dhuyvetter, K-State agricultural economist, began the event with a presentation entitled "Buying and Selling Right."

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