07/22/2009 10:33AM
Pat Kilsdonk understands how the beef checkoff impacts his Wisconsin veal operation.
“The beef checkoff is a continuous reinvestment in my business. Without research, education and promotion, no business can grow and thrive - and that’s what the checkoff does for the veal industry,” he says.
07/20/2009 09:42AM
Alexander, N.D., beef producers Lynn and Patti Hovde run more than 170 cows and calves on the Hovde Ranch, which is situated on 6,200 acres nestled in the western North Dakota prairie rangeland. The Hovde family has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
06/16/2009 10:41AM
Dave Petty, commercial cattleman and the 2000 National Environmental
“Our checkoff is doing the best job possible to promote beef. At the end of the day, beef checkoff initiatives help everyone in the beef production chain through increased volume, increased consumer awareness and increased consumer
04/29/2009 02:19PM
Belen, N.M., is home to Luke Woelber and H.A.W. Farms. Luke and his parents founded the dairy in 2000 with a 100-head herd. Since then, they have grown the dairy into a state-of-the-art operation with 2,500 cows. As the New Mexico Beef Council dairy representative, Luke has seen firsthand how important
01/15/2009 01:10PM
California dairy producer Brad Scott, knows firsthand how the beef checkoff has provided value to his family’s 1,000-head dairy farm and packaging facility.
“As a volunteer leader of the California Beef Council, I have seen what it’s done with our beef checkoff investment. Our producer dollars expand
12/02/2008 08:53AM
For Wisconsin veal producer Chris Landwehr, the beef checkoff is promoting his product in restaurants and retail outlets across the country. He says, “Checkoff messages are propelling veal forward, showing its versatility as a protein source for both foodservice and retail.”
Chris, who grew up in
11/18/2008 10:40AM
Third generation beef producer, Robert Fountain, Jr., understands the importance of his beef checkoff and international trade for his southeast Georgia cow-calf operation. In his commercial herd, Robert strives to produce a consistent, high-quality animal that will perform efficiently to provide consumers
10/30/2008 10:35AM
“I run a 280-head registered Angus operation in west-central North Dakota with my wife and father. Each year in February, we have a bull sale and also sell bred heifers as part of our operation. Our farm life also includes malting barley and raising our own feed.
“One thing I appreciate about the
10/23/2008 02:30PM
“I am a 4th generation dairy producer from Woodstock, Vt., and with my son, we milk 60 Holsteins and have 40 young stock.
“As we know, 25 percent of the beef supply comes from dairy animals and I think it’s very important that we have a market for our dairy beef -- high-quality beef. And, we as dairy