The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock & Foreign Agriculture held a hearing Wednesday to examine the implications of potential retaliatory measures taken against the United States in response to meat labeling requirements under Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) addressed the hearing and expressed his hope that the members of the subcommittee would “recognize … Read More
American Gelbvieh Adds to Team
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to welcome Kelli Retallick, Manhattan, Kansas as the new Data Services Specialist. Retallick was born and raised on a purebred beef operation in southwest Wisconsin. She is still active in her family’s own seedstock operation where their main goal is to sell bulls that will produce industry relevant cattle to fit the needs … Read More
Beef Checkoff Educates on Foreign Marketing Efforts
A member of the 2015 National Beef Ambassador team got a chance to learn more about the Beef Checkoff’s foreign marketing efforts. Rachel Purdy, a sophomore at the University of Wyoming, recently had the opportunity to visit with checkoff contractor staff about foreign marketing efforts for U.S. beef. “International markets are very dynamic – they’re always changing,” she said. “And … Read More
Beef Checkoff Educates Retailers at Meat Conference
The Beef Checkoff is getting more education out to a pretty important audience: the retailers who sell the beef. During the recent 2015 Annual Meat Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, two checkoff-developed educational sessions drew more than 1,000 meat retailers. At “The Changing Face of Supermarket Foodservice and the Keys to Long-Term Success,” the checkoff presented information about the growing opportunity … Read More
SD, NY Beef Councils Fuel NYC Half Marathon
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
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
Animal Ag Tells Congress to Ditch Rule
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Past President Steve Fogelsong of Illinois testified before the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry on how the proposed Waters of the U.S.(WOTUS) would impact animal agriculture. “Let’s be clear – everyone wants clean water,” said Fogelsong. “But, expanding the federal regulatory reach of the EPA and Army Corp does not equal clean … Read More
Schmacon Kickstarter Campaign
You’ve possible heard of Schmacon. After all AgWired brought it to your attention a while ago. This is an award winning product that I’d like to find in my local grocery store. Apparently there is a big fan base that has been started from Schmacon tastings and via social media. Now, Howard Bender, chef and inventor, is ready to get … Read More
“Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge
The Beef Checkoff Program has a unique opportunity to encourage checkoff investors to share how they personally benefit from checkoff efforts, thanks to a generous donation from Yamaha of a three-passenger VikingT EPS 4×4 with specialized accessories and a total value of $21,728.07? Starting March 16, beef and dairy producers can enter the “Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge … Read More
Weekly Box Beef Report
Each week, Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News, brings us the Weekly Box Beef Report. Here is the report for week ending March 7th, 2015. Weekly boxed beef trade for week ending Mar 07. The daily spot Choice box beef cutout ended the week last Friday at 248.48 which was 0.90 higher. There were 615 loads sold for the week in … Read More