America’s Pig Farmer of the Year award program, announced by the National Pork Board in early March, is accepting applications from now until May 17 at americaspigfarmer.com. The award honors the U.S. pork producer who best excels at raising pigs using the We Care ethical principles and wants to share how he or she does that with the public. “This … Read More
Beef Demand is Back
The American Angus Association and Certified Angus Beef (CAB) program has published a new video using research from Deb VanOverbeke, a Oklahoma animal scientist. Her research discusses consumer trends in the beef business and the video shares her findings.
Summit to Explore Defining & Measuring Sustainability
The challenge of defining and measuring sustainability will be explored at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual Stakeholders Summit, to be held May 6-7, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Early registration is now available for the 2015 edition of the Alliance’s showcase event, themed “The Journey to Extraordinary.” On the opening day of the Summit, a duo of industry experts will … Read More
New York Brings Together Tomorrow’s Dairy Leaders
More than 285 students will participate in the Dairy Challenge® and complementary Dairy Challenge Academy in Liverpool, NY, April 9-11, 2015. Students will come from 40 colleges from across the U.S. and two Canadian provinces to put their textbook knowledge to work by evaluating a dairy operation and developing recommendations to optimize success and animal care. North American Intercollegiate Dairy … Read More
NAMI's Ultimate Guide to Bacon Video
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has developed a new Ultimate Guide to Bacon, featuring a video tour of a bacon processing plant and companion brochure with bacon facts, history and more. The video is the newest installment in NAMI’s Glass Walls series, taking viewers inside a typical bacon processing plant. It shows the how bacon is made from harvesting … Read More
Philly Art Institute Gets to "Meat Your Beef"
Chef instructors and students from the Philadelphia Art Institute got the chance to get a little closer to the animals they’ll one day be cooking. A beef checkoff “Meat Your Beef” channel influencer immersion event, sponsored by the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI), gave the group a chance to tour a modern-day beef processing plant and nearby beef feedlot in … Read More
U.S. Ayrshire Breeders National Convention
“Sharing Memories & Forging the Future of Ayrshires” is the theme of this year’s Ayrshire National Convention planned for June 22-26, 2015, at Lake Raystown, hosted by the Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders Association, along with New Jersey and West Virginia breeders. “We are thrilled to welcome the Ayrshire community and all others with an interest in Ayrshires to beautiful Lake Raystown … Read More
CWT Aids in Cheese and Butter Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 18 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), and Tillamook County Creamery Association who have contracts to sell 3.976 million pounds (1,803 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese and 121,254 pounds (55 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, and Central … Read More
FDA Reviews Animal Food Ingredient Definitions
In order to increase transparency and instill the importance of a safe animal food supply, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented a strategy to create ingredient definitions and standards for animal food. As part of the strategy, the FDA will review the list of animal food ingredient definitions used by industry and state regulators, which is contained in … Read More
Beef Improvement Federation to Meet in Biloxi
Mark your calendars for June 9-12 for the 2015 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting and Research Symposium. This year’s event will take place in Biloxi, MS at the Beau Rivage Hotel and Conference Center. The theme for this year’s program is “Rebuilding a Cowherd.” Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association are co-hosting this … Read More