You have seriously got to be “into” beef for this story. A real steak lover would like a good carcass challenge though. I don’t think I’d do very good at this competition. Heck, I didn’t do a great job on a roast I cooked in the crock pot this weekend. The family units said that eating it was a real challenge.
Basically, the National Angus Carcass Challenge is “an annual beef value contest, sponsored in 2005 by Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB), Drovers magazine, Merial SureHealth, Farnam Co., Alltech and the American Angus Association’s AngusSourceSM program.” The awards for the competition were presented at the National Western Stock Show. If you want to know more about what all is involved you’ll have to contact the folks at CAB. They do take pictures though and I like that.
GG Genetics, Ida Grove, Iowa, owned and fed the top entry in the 2005 National Angus Carcass Challenge. The 40 heifers set a NACC contest grid record of $108.18 with 100% Prime and Choice and 62.5% Certified Angus Beef® with no Yield Grade 4 and 5 discounts. Pictured left to right: Jim Riemann, Certified Angus Beef LLC; Tina Richards, Alltech; Kathy LaScala, Drovers; Diane and Mason Fleenor, GG Genetics; Jeff Schoen, Merial; and Ty Groshans, American Angus Association.
If you’re going to switch teams, pick a good one. That’s what Team Ethanol driver Paul Dana did. The rumor was floating around until confirmation came today at an 
“This is a huge step up for us from a competitive standpoint because Rahal Letterman has such an excellent track record,” Dana said. “My teammates will be Buddy Rice, who won the Indy 500 in 2004, and, of course, Danica Patrick, who was Rookie of the Year last year.” Rahal Letterman Racing is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman.
This is ZimmCast number 52. I know that means a year but in the early week’s I did a couple extra’s at an event. It took me a few weeks to get into the rythym. It’s close enough to a year though. My how time flies when you’re having fun.
I don’t know how interested you are in renewable fuels like ethanol or biodiesel but you ought to see what Cindy’s been doing over at 
If you like shrimp like I do (gumbo, fricassee, etoufee, broiled, boiled, grilled, salad, cocktail, etc.) then maybe we all need to make sure we’re getting the “wild thing.” I mean 
However, I really like this idea. They have a download of this card you can print out and hand out at restaurants if they aren’t serving the real deal, er, shrimp. It says, “You see, I recently found out the shrimp I’m eating is of the imported pond-raised variety, and frankly, I was quite shocked to hear the news. Now that I know there’s a choice, I’d rather have certified Wild American shrimp in my recipes, which I’m sure you’d be happy to offer. Visit www.wildamericanshrimp.com to see how you can carry it.”
Hey farmers. If you’re a Philom Bios customer now you can enter a contest to win one of 10 prizes of $2,500 as part of Philom Bios’ 25th Anniversary prize sweepstakes. Simply log on to 
BASF announced a new Clearfield technology approval today.
BASF also made an announcement about its stewardship of Clearfield technology regarding a case with Louisiana rice growers.