We may be at a dairy show but there’s been plenty of opportunities to eat some good beef. In fact, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board is here and I spoke with their CEO, Tom Ramey.
Tom points out that dairy cows make up 22% of the beef supply and that’s significant. He says that half of our beef is being marketed as whole muscle cuts.
Tom also says that research shows that the Checkoff has added about $70 – $100/head on dairy cows in the last few years. He says that producers can go to BeefBoard.org to find out more and that they’ve started a weekly email to communicate what’s being done with Checkoff dollars. To subscribe to it just email your request to be put on the list to Diane Henderson.
Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Tom here: 
Interview with Tom Ramey (MP3)
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