Helena, Mont. (November 6, 2024) – In October, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Council (DGAC), completed a preview of their upcoming scientific study and 2025-2030 Dietary Guideline Recommendations, composed of harmful …
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USDA Orders Mandatory Bovine Influenza A Virus Testing for Dairy Cows Moving Interstate
by Brett McRaeUSDA will require testing of lactating dairy cows crossing state lines for the H5N1 virus after fragments of the virus were found in tests of commercial dairy products. QUICK DETAILS …
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USDA’s Value Added Producer Grant Helps Wyoming Ranch Expand Direct-to-Consumer Beef Business
by Brett McRaeThe Bootheel 7 Ranch at Lusk, Wyoming is operated by the Wasserburger family which markets the entirety of their pasture raised beef directly to consumers throughout Wyoming and Colorado. In …
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Montana Stockgrowers Works to Connect Consumers and Ranchers Through Montana Food Service Industry
by Colter BrownThe Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) Cattle Drive program has set out to do something no other cattle organization in the state has done—match Montana born, raised, and fed cattle with …
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Americans are buying more fresh meat than before the COVID-19 pandemic and are seeking value in terms of price, convenience and better-for attributes in meat purchases, according to the 18th …
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New Report Shows Consumer Beef Demand Remains Strong Among Inflation Woes
by Colter BrownAccording to the newly released “Today’s Beef Consumer” report from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, demand for beef continues to remain strong. The …
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3rd Annual Rendezvous City Beef Roundup Celebrates All Aspects of Beef
by Colter BrownThe 3rd Annual Rendezvous City Beef Roundup will take place on Saturday, September 10th, 2022, at the CWC Campus in Riverton, Wyoming. The Rendezvous City Beef Roundup is designed to …
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Information updated by USDA’s Economic Research Service shows in 2020, U.S. farms sold almost $10.7 billion of food commodities directly to consumer outlets and supply chains. This includes restaurants, grocery …
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U.S. consumers will pay $69.68 for their favorite Independence Day cookout foods, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken breasts, homemade potato salad, strawberries and ice cream, based on a new American …
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Congressional Report Challenges Packer Practices During Pandemic
by Colter BrownA recent congressional report spotlighted how executives at major meatpacking companies lobbied the Trump administration to require employees to work in spring 2020 when COVID-19 was causing packing plants to …