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Better Beef Sales: Beef Up Knowledge At The Meat Case

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association(NCBA) and the Beef Checkoff Program partnered with Merck Animal Health to launch Better Beef Sales, a new web-based retail training program to help boost knowledge about today’s beef and how it’s produced.

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    Article

    2012 Food Trends To Watch

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  • Feb. 22, 2012
    blog

    Do You Support McDonald’s Stance On Gestation Crates? 6

    As a cattle producer, I’m proud that today’s beef industry looks much the same as it did 100 years ago. Cattle drives are still commonplace. Ranchers still rely on horses to work the herd. Cattle spend much of their time on rolling pastures. And, the cowboy spirit is alive and well....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    Article

    McDonald’s Gestation Stall Policy Means Higher Costs 1

    Monday’s announcement by McDonald’s Corporation that it would ask its suppliers to outline their plans for phasing out the use of sow gestation stalls was all the buzz in the agricultural media this week. The move by the nation’s largest quick-serve restaurant operator is certainly the most dramatic move against a pork industry production practice....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    Article

    South Dakota Beef Council Initiates Team BEEF

    South Dakotans who understand the power of lean beef and are training for endurance events have a new support program thanks to the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC)....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    Article

    Beef Is A Good Choice For Dinner 1

    As the daughter of a cattle rancher and a person of omnivorous tendencies, I found the article “Vegetarianism humane choice” first unreadable, then annoying and, finally, irritating for reasons beyond my initial disgust. After the first few paragraphs, I simply wanted to refute all the arguments made, many of which were based on unfounded evidence....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    Article

    McDonald’s Moves To End Use Of Gestation Stalls 12

    McDonald’s Corporation has announced that it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move supported by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS)....More
  • Feb. 13, 2012
    Article

    Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day With A T-Bone For Two

    February is a month dedicated to expressing affection. This year, food is the language of love....More
  • Feb. 8, 2012
    Article

    Look Ahead | Eyes On Weather And Wholesale Beef Value

    Heading into this week, traders will be likely focusing on real and perceived impacts of the weekend winter storm and the continued standoff between packers and retailers....More
  • Feb. 8, 2012
    Article

    Five Colleges Of Veterinary Medicine Form Regional Consortium

    Five prominent colleges of veterinary medicine located in the western U.S. recently convened to create the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. The consortium was formed to collaborate in the advancement of initiatives critical to the future of the veterinary profession....More
  • Feb. 8, 2012
    blog

    Reaching Out To Meat Hipsters 8

    A 2009 survey for the Vegetarian Resource Group reported that 1% of Americans identified themselves as vegan, for health, environmental, ethical and, most likely, political reasons. Add a few more percentage points to the group of folks who consider themselves vegetarians. While there are many people who successfully follow a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, there are an increasing number of ex-vegans and vegetarians...More
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