Tom Field on beef quality – Part 1

As director of producer education for NCBA, Dr. Tom Field helped coordinate the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit. After introducing the audit results at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, Field discusses the purpose of the audit lessons for the industry.

Watch for Part 2 of the interview with Dr. Tom Field coming August 3.

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