Items Tagged with 'state of beef'

Every decision about investing checkoff dollars into beef promotion, research, education, information and foreign-market development aimed at building consumer demand for beef is directly tied to long-range planning.

The question is: “Who is going to flinch first?” Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., said that’s what he and his team ponder when looking at this “plateau” phase in the agriculture markets.

If you don’t believe the global factors affecting the U.S. cattle market are numerous and complicated, you probably haven’t heard Dan Basse, president of Ag Resource Company, give an economic outlook.

Following years of tightening beef supply — and subsequent record beef prices — America’s beef farmers and ranchers are expanding their herds.