Jolley: Perry Owens, CBB member on the move
Catching Perry Owens on his cell phone as he traveled down the interstate, I asked him about cattle. He was somewhere near Minneapolis, Kansas, on his way to his youngest daughter Jacee’s high school basketball game the night before he left for the Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa.
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Four Beef Quality Assurance awards presented
Two producers were honored with the checkoff’s annual national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers from across the country who incorporate BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations.
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Cooking with beef: Two steppin' tenderloin
Total recipe time: 30 to 35 minutes, makes 2 servings
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Beef Quiz: Free BQA Certification
Answer three questions for a chance to win a prize pack courtesy of the Beef Checkoff.
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My Beef Checkoff: February beef edition
Participants at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention gathered to hear the results of the first-ever Beef Industry Sustainability Assessment.
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My Beef Checkoff: February dairy edition
Two producers were honored with the checkoff’s annual national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) award.
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Beef Board elects 2013 leadership
Weldon Wynn, Kim Brackett and Jimmy Maxey are new CBB officers.
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New Beef Board Chairman: An attitude of commitment, volunteerism
Cow/calf producer Weldon Wynn from Star City, Ark., was elected by fellow Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) members to serve as CBB chairman in 2013.
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6th annual National Retail Beef Backer Award winners announced
Four grocers honored for outstanding beef marketing and merchandising efforts.
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National Foodservice Beef Backer Award winners announced
Three restaurants receive high honors from U.S. farmers and ranchers.
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Free BQA certification this month for beef and dairy producers
Your checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is giving you the chance to become certified for free thanks to a partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. and the Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) housed at Kansas State University.
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