Crop Watch, April 20, 2007: Market Journal — Beef Verification Key to Foreign Markets <p>

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

April 20, 2007

Market Journal

Beef Verification's the Key to Foreign Markets

This week's Market Journal features a story on why verification is so important to foreign cattle markets.

There are four levels of information for exporting beef, according to Galen Erickson, UNL extension beef feedlot nutrition specialist. They are: source verified, age verified, hormone free and antibiotic free. Erickson talks with program host Doug Jose, UNL extension agricultural economist, about these types and why it’s important to calculate the costs so a producer knows how much price enhancement is needed to make it profitable. Rick Rasby, UNL extension beef specialist, urges producers to at least keep basic records pertaining to age source.

Also on the program this week:

Sell Some Wheat, with Paul Burgener, UNL Extension ag economics analyst
Foreign Markets for Nebraska Beef, Greg Ibach, Nebraska director of agriculture
Toolbox Tips, Al Prosch, UNL Extension ag economics educator
Weather, with Al Dutcher, UNL state climatologist

Market Journal is broadcast Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on DishNetwork NAUHS 9411, Saturdays at 7 a.m. on NET1 and Sundays at 9 a.m. on NETV2 (all times central). Visit the Market Journal Web site at marketjournal.unl.edu to watch current or previous programs.

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Published by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Copyright 2006 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. All rights reserved.

Published by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.