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.
2011 brought us higher food prices at unprecedented levels, crops and livestock destroyed by global weather catastrophes, nations at war over the lack of food supplies and more food recalls from unique points of origin....More
Whether you turned on the tube Sunday evening to watch the football game, catch the advertisements or watch NBC’s “The Voice” following Super Bowl XLVI, there’s a good bet you enjoyed the evening with friends, family and food....More
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world, highlighted the relative lack of money devoted to agricultural innovation and research in his annual letter outlining the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2012 priorities.
The foundation was founded by the Gates’ in 1994 and is now the world’s largest philanthropic organization. Guided by the philosophy that every life has equal value, the foundation spends the majority of its funds on global health and development projects, both of which are intimately tied to agriculture....More
“For beef, the number-one driver is still product quality. When everybody asks consumers what drives purchases, it’s the one that comes out on top.”
And, for most consumers, taste is what drives the determination of a quality product, says Daryl Tatum, Colorado State University meats scientist. So how are we doing? Is the beef industry delivering the product that consumers expect?...More
Did you know February is American Heart Health Month? This is perfect timing to help spread the good word that beef is the perfect addition to a heart-healthy diet. The “Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet” (BOLD) study, which was published in December's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, continues to make headlines....More
Burger King, the No. 2 burger chain, has quietly begun testing home delivery of its burgers, fries and other sandwiches since fall at four of its restaurants in the greater Washington, D.C. area, with an eye on expanding beyond that....More
Pairing wine with beef is considered both simple and elegant, and although fewer Americans are dining at restaurants in this tight economy, this meal pairing can be duplicated at home, as well....More
