Cattlemen's Tool Kit
The MSU Beef Team serves the Michigan beef industry by engaging in research, education and extension that enhances the quality of life for constituents through opportunities to advance animal health, welfare, productivity, environmental sustainability, product quality and economic viability.
The MSU Beef Team Marketing page provides links to reports for several Michigan livestock markets and other pricing resources related to the cattle industry.
Begining March 1, 2007, all cattle leaving their Michigan premises are required to be tagged with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The Michigan premises registration and the Michigan Animal Identification System has been established to aid efforts in eradication of bovine tuberculosis and is mandatory.
Beef Quality Assurance is a nationally coordinated and state implemented program that is funded through the beef checkoff. BQA provides guidelines for beef cattle production and raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the beef industry.
The efforts of BQA across the nation have been instrumental in recent successes that continue to re-build and sustain beef demand. Through BQA programs, farmers and ranchers recognize the economic value of committing to quality beef production at every level - not just at the feedlot or packing plant, but within every segment of the cattle industry.
Since 1994, the state of Michigan has recognized a problem with bovine TB in wild white-tailed deer from a fourteen county area in northeastern Lower Michigan. The presence of Bovine TB puts Michigan’s cattle industry at risk.
The Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is an innovative, proactive program that helps farms of all sizes and all commodities voluntarily prevent or minimize agricultural pollution risks.