With her stir fry recipe, Vegetable-Mango Beef Stir Fry, amateur home cook Sheryl Little of Sherwood, Ark., won the checkoff-funded 29th National Beef Cook-Off® $25,000 “Best of Beef” grand prize, topping recipes from 19 other finalists around the country. Sheryl was announced as the grand prize winner at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington D.C. Her winning recipe, …
Thank You National Beef Ambassadors
I recently got to judge a part of the competition for the National Beef Ambassadors. Sure wish I could have been at the event in Ohio. We’ve got a great new crew that will be representing beef producers everywhere and I can’t wait to meet them. Yesterday I got a great thank you from them (video below). Well, I say, …
National Beef Ambassadors Ready To Travel
ZimmComm loves beef. That’s why we are a sponsor of the National Beef Ambassador program. This past weekend I was a judge for the competition although I had to do it from ZimmComm World Headquarters and not in Wooster, OH. It was very interesting seeing how the contestants responded to an anti-beef blog post. That was one of the things …
Trade Agreements Finally Moving for Real
After more than four years in limbo, trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama have finally been sent to Congress by the White House and could be voted on by next week. “The series of trade agreements I am submitting to Congress today will make it easier for American companies to sell their products in South Korea, Colombia, and …
2012 National Beef Ambassador Team Chosen
John Weber (Minnesota), Kim Rounds (California), Arika Snyder (Pennsylvania), Rossie Blinson (North Carolina), and Emily Jack (Texas) were chosen as the 2012 National Beef Ambassador Team at the annual competition, funded in part by the beef checkoff, held Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 at the Shisler Conference Center and Hilton Garden Inn in Wooster, Ohio. Eighteen senior contestants, ages 17-20, …
National Beef Ambassador Program Competition
The National Beef Ambassador Program (NBAP) competition is taking place this weekend. Sure wish I was in Wooster, OH! But I’m judging remotely and really enjoying the tweets and pics I’ve seen. Here’s one courtesy of Sarah Bohnenkamp, Program Manager. NCBA President, Bill Donald, is interacting with a NBAP contestant during the consumer portion of the event. You can find …
Shula Burger
As a Miami Dolphins fan this story caught my eye. Not only am I a Don Shula fan but I really like his restaurants. Now he’s got a new concept going – Shula Burger. The winningest coach in National Football League History and restaurateur Don Shula is kicking off his newest concept, SHULA BURGER. The first location will open in …
USFRA Releases Consumer/Farmer Survey Results
Today the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance released the results of a survey they conducted in July/August. They surveyed 2,417 consumers and 1,002 farmers/ranchers, both on a nationwide basis. The graphic below shows a comparison of the top five things consumers want more information about with the top five things farmers/ranchers think are most important to educate consumers about. You …
GIPSA Likely Topic for Regulation Hearing
The title makes it sound more like a morality play than a government hearing but “How a Broken Process Leads to Flawed Regulations” is what the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is calling the hearing on Wednesday morning to look into government over-regulation. One of the scheduled witnesses is Colorado cattle producer Robbie LeValley and you can bet …
NCBA’s Forrest Roberts Wraps It Up
Within all discussions, the core question always asked is, “How do we get more people to eat more beef?” This question was the center of all the business decisions made during the 2011 Cattle Industry’s Summer Conference, explained National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Forrest Roberts. The purpose of the conference, said Roberts, was to come together and make business …