U.S. beef exports dip slightly
The value of U.S. beef exports remained slightly above 2011’s record levels despite continued lower volumes according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
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2012: A checkoff year in review
As calendar year 2012 comes to a close and we reflect back on the year, it’s hard to select only a few program highlights to share because there were so many. To be brief, we bring you the Top 5.
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Commentary: State Beef Councils key to checkoff success
Today’s Beef Checkoff Program got its start in 1985, when the Beef Promotion Act was passed by Congress. The Act established a $1-per-head assessment on the sale of each bovine animal in the United States, plus each imported animal or an equivalent on imported product, for the purpose of creating a promotion, research and education fund that would help increase demand for beef.
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Cooking with beef: Slow-cooked beef risotto
Total recipe time: 2 to 2-1/2 hours, makes 4 to 6 servings
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Jolley: Darrel Sweet – ranching California’s wine country
Ranching is almost always a family business, sometimes stretching across several generations. The Sweet Ranches, operated by Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) member Darrel Sweet and his wife, Karen, go back five generations with a sixth and seventh waiting in the wings.
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My Beef Checkoff: December dairy edition
Dairy/beef producer and CBB member Gary Sharp and his wife Donna, Bath, S.D., joined the checkoff and the Wisconsin Beef Council during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc., to share their dairy/beef message with booth attendees.
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My Beef Checkoff: December beef edition
It just got easier to get information on your smart phone or tablet. MyBeefCheckoff.com now has a mobile site offering all of the great information you’ve grown accustomed to on the full site.
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Checkoff meetings open to all checkoff investors
All beef checkoff meetings are open to every person who pays the checkoff.
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Beef Quiz: Janice Wolfinger, Faces of Farming finalist
Answer three questions for a chance to win a prize pack courtesy of the Beef Checkoff.
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MyBeefCheckoff gone mobile!
Ever been at a trade show or at the auction market and needed access to information about your beef checkoff to share with a friend? Good news! It just got easier to get information on your smart phone or tablet.
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Janice Wolfinger, Faces of Farming and Ranching finalist
Janice and her husband Jake were both raised on beef/grain farms in Ohio. They built a house on the farm and wanting something of their own, bought a feed yard in central Nebraska.
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- A conversation with Dr. Jim Marsden about the safety of beef
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Nearly 1,000 emaciated cattle found on N.M. ranch
- Ag groups assisting cattle operations affected by tornado
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- NCBA Op-Ed: ADUFA/AGDUFA reauthorization advances in the House
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
