Beef Carcass Grading in Canada: The Common Language of the Industry
Originally written in June of 2014, this work is an outline of the history and present status of beef carcass grading in Canada. This...
2016 Census of The Beef Cattle Inventory
This article summarizes the trend in beef cow numbers, number of Producers and average cow herd size. An edited version appeared in the...
A Layman’s Perspective on Climate Change
Preliminary - I have decided to make the following article public, not because I have any particular expertise in this field but because...
Them or Us? A Comment on Climate Change
I have been unconsciously absorbing a lot of the hysteria that falls under the label of impending doom in the form of “climate change”...
Canada's Beef Export Performance...Can It Be Improved?
By any standard, Canada’s beef industry performance is impressive. Industry exports include live slaughter and feeder cattle and,...
How Much Grain (and Water) Does Beef Cattle Production Require?
NOTE Re Website- This article has been edited for the website by removing some material. There is a spreadsheet displaying my...
Review of 2016 Cattle and Beef Production
Please find relevant data and charts here. This analysis is based on the year end report of the AAFC weekly report called Beef Supply at...
Beef Carcass Grade Distribution 1993 to 2016
This table and the accompanying charts show the quality grade and yield class distribution from 1993, when the present grading system was...
The Deficiencies of the Graders Rule
The Graders Rule is a device with which beef graders estimate and report yield in beef carcasses. For most purposes the graders simply...
Balancing Quality and Yield in Beef Carcasses - The Natural Valley Experiment
Here I recount the very successful experience in beef cattle marketing when I was involved with a new medium sized packing plant called...