To run 13.1 miles, you have to have some pretty good fuel to get those muscles in good enough shape. The beef industry recently showed more than 30,000 athletes, their friends and families attending the 2015 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon Health & Fitness Expo in Manhattan that beef can be a good source for the muscle fuel. The New … Read More
Cheese & Butter Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 18 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), and Tillamook County Creamery Association who have contracts to sell 2.028 million pounds (920 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese and 5.677 million pounds (2,575 metric tons) of butter to customers in … Read More
Cattle Production Vet Hall of Fame Nominees
Six distinguished cattle veterinarians have been nominated and voting is underway for the 2015 Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame, which was created in 2011 to honor exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions to the veterinary profession. This year’s outstanding nominees have played leading roles throughout their careers in preventive health medicine, surgical advancement, bovine reproduction, clinical field research, … Read More
Coalition Provides Info to Increase Egg-Laying Sustainability
New research is giving egg producers more information on sustainability. The Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply (CSES) has publicly released the final results of its hen housing research, which evaluates three laying hen housing systems based on a variety of sustainability measures. Over the past four years and through two hen flock cycles, CSES has been engaged in a holistic, … Read More
Ivy to Retire from American Egg Board
The long-time president and CEO of the American Egg Board (AEB) will retire at the end of this year. Joanne C. Ivy, who has led the AEB since 2007, will conclude her 40-year career in the industry. During almost three decades of service to America’s egg farmers, Ivy created the Egg Product Marketing, Retail Merchandising, and State Support Program. During … Read More
Cattlemen Back House Efforts to Repeal Death Tax
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is backing efforts to repeal the death tax. NCBA members went in front of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee hearing on the Burden of the Estate Tax on Family Businesses and Farms. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association member and seventh-generation cattleman from Fort Davis, Texas, Bobby McKnight testified before the subcommittee on … Read More
Pick a True Wiener During March Madness
March Madness will determine the winner of the college basketball world. Well, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) will be choosing the wiener – the best hot dog in Major League Baseball. In March Madness style, the NHDSC even has a bracket to determine the champ in the classic and unique hot dog categories. Voting will be conducted … Read More
Poultry Producers to Recognize Research Excellence
Nominations are now being taken to recognize research excellence in the poultry industry. This news release from USPOULTRY says the group and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting through July 1 nominations for the Charles Beard Research Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding completed research projects funded by USPOULTRY or the USPOULTRY Foundation. Nominations can be accepted from the universities and research … Read More
Smith Joins World Dairy Expo Staff
A new face has joined the staff at World Dairy Expo (WDE). This news release says Nicole Smith has joined the group as a communications specialist to help get out the word about WDE’s activities. She received her Bachelor’s degrees in English and Communication Technologies from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. There she developed her communications skills working in the university’s … Read More
Seven Beef Checkoff Stakeholders Sign MOU
Seven of the eight stakeholder organizations represented in the Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Friday proposing several changes in the checkoff. The groups that signed off on the proposal are the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American National CattleWomen, Inc., the Livestock Marketing Association, the Meat Import Council of America, the National Cattlemen’s Beef … Read More