My husband Pat and I own and operate a cow-calf operation and produce diversified row crops near LaMonte, Missouri. However, as much as I enjoy farming, my true passion is education. I was a teacher ...

I’m a third-generation cattle producer in southern Wisconsin, and I’m also a representative of a national livestock video auction company. As a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, I’m in a unique ...

After a decade of litigation, a federal judge has refused to compel the USDA to release additional records about its audit of the Beef Checkoff program. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in ...

A major food distributor has accused the “Big Four” beef packers of price-fixing. Last year, a federal judge allowed a similar case to proceed, ruling that testimony from former workers is ...

U.S. cattle producers do a great job of consistently producing high quality beef. To ensure consumers continue to demand our product and recognize the great attributes of beef, we need the marketing, ...

I’m writing this on the heels of a great event in my home state of New Mexico called Our Sacred Lands: Food, Farming, and Fairness, which spotlit the challenges facing farmers and ranchers like me. At ...

SEDALIA, Mo. -- A proposal by the Missouri Beef Industry Council to establish a state beef checkoff fee is the subject of what could be a heated public hearing this week in Sedalia. The beef council ...

The Beef Checkoff Program has announced the 2012 National Foodservice Beef Backer Award winners. Each year, the Beef Checkoff Program salutes three foodservice operators for their efforts in serving ...

The Minnesota Beef Council is considering a producer referendum to raise the Minnesota Beef Checkoff. The Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association sent out a notice to its membership in May, informing ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota beef industry is divided on how the state's beef checkoff board should be filled, and a pair of bills under consideration in the Legislature aim to give beef ...