Thanks in part to a partnership with the Beef Checkoff Program, the American Heart Association has listed three beef cuts as part of its Food Certification Program. This program places the association’s heart-check mark on food packages to helps healthy consumers over age 2 identify foods that meet criteria for saturated fat and cholesterol. The three beef cuts that met …
South Dakota Beef Industry Council Names Exec Director
The South Dakota Beef Industry Council names Ron Frederick as its new Executive Director effective Feb. 21, 2011. Frederick has a long history with the beef industry, working in animal health for twenty years as a sales representative and regional sales manager with Fort Dodge Animal Health/Syntex. Prior to his sales career, Frederick worked in agricultural extension for South Dakota …
New NCBA Officers Excited About Cattle Industry Future
The 2011 Cattle Industry Convention wrapped up on Saturday in Denver for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) with a new slate of officers and a new vision for the future. The industry unanimously voted to approve the new Beef Industry Long Range Plan with a vision statement of “An industry united around a common goal of being the world’s …
NCBA Committees Address Tax and Environmental Issues
They say that nothing is sure in life except death and taxes, so you should be prepared for a combination of both in the end. Cliff Polk, estate planning specialist and founder and president of Rocky Mountain Financial Group, provdedd members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Tax and Credit policy committee meeting on Friday with an in depth …
State Beef Council Federation Charter Adopted
The Federation of State Beef Councils adopted a charter that details its financial and decision-making independence from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The 12-point “Federation Charter of Principles” details independent functions, such as financial practices, while also retaining beneficial business ties the two entities have shared during their 15-year relationship. A Federation Structure Working Group drafted the charter in …
New Beef Ambassadors
Members of the new team of National Beef Ambassadors showed up at the Cattle Industry Convention. Pictured are (l-r) Kelli Fulkerson, Michigan, Jessica Sweet, California, Kristen Stufft, Pennsylvania and Austin Joyce, Texas. Not with us is Maddy Ruble, South Dakota. I interviewed them all together. I first asked them why they chose to pursue becoming a beef ambassador and you’ll …
First Look At Beef Industry Long-Range Plan
A draft version of the Beef Industry Long-Range Plan 2011-2013 has been presented here at the Cattle Industry Convention. It will be discussed and refined I’m sure. The hope is that it will be adopted in a final version by the end of this meeting so work can get started on the 3 year plan. To get an idea of …
Largest-ever Beef Donation in Colorado
It’s easy to think that in the land of the plenty, everyone has consistent access to high-quality, nourishing foods, like beef. However, according to the USDA, in 2009, more than 50 million Americans were food insecure and did not have consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Today, in conjunction with the largest gathering of the nation’s …
Beef Ambassadors Blogging
If I can get to Denver in time I hope to meet and interview our National Beef Ambassadors. They’re pictured here with Daren Williams, Masters of Beef Advocacy Program. I took the photo from the Beef Ambassadors Blog, sponsored by ZimmComm New Media! The new ambassadors are starting to post on it. Here’s what Austin Joyce had to say: Howdy, …
Chatting About The Beef Checkoff
Leaving an icy downtown St. Louis this morning Cindy and I traveled to Columbia, MO where the Missouri Beef Industry Council was holding a board meeting. It was a slow trip since I-70 still had lots of icy spots. We lost count of the cars, trucks and semi’s that had run off the highway and were waiting for tow trucks. …