The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent Cold Storage Report showed record reductions of beef and pork, which means demand for the products remains high. At the other end of the spectrum, chicken stocks remain historically high. A Meating Place Dot Com article says total beef in cold storage dropped 38 million pounds in March, the biggest drop in March since …
Beef Checkoff Investing in Promotions around the World
Efforts continue on a daily basis to promote U.S. beef around the world. And in this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, we hear from President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), Phil Seng. As a contractor for the checkoff, Seng says those dollars are very important in USMEF’s …
Beef Checkoff Helps Inform Consumers
In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Elise Farnham from Grantville, Georgia, says the checkoff is very helpful in efforts to reach consumers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …
Latest U.S. Meat Production, Price and Trade Outlooks
Beef production estimates are among the highlights in USDA’s April forecasts for meat. Rod Bain has the details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …
63 Indictments in Brazil Tainted Meat Scandal
Brazil has indicted 63 people for their role in a corruption scheme within the nation’s Ministry of Agriculture. Drovers Cattle Network reports the charges allege federal auditors at meat processing facilities took bribes for years in exchange for fraudulent sanitary permits. Suspects in the case are charged with falsifying medical records and certificates, tampering with food products, conspiracy and corruption. …
U.S. Petition Seeks Brazilian Beef Ban
An online petition is seeking a ban on beef imports to the U.S. from Brazil. Posted on the White House’s We the People Website, the petition cites Brazil’s tainted meat scandal in asking the administration to ban “unsafe imports” from Brazil until all beef in the U.S. is sold with a country-of-origin label. Food Safety News reports the petition was …
Florida Beef Council Seeking Team Beef Members
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is looking for folks to be a part of Team Beef. FBC CEO Jim Handley explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …
BQA Training Courses in Alabama
The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is designed to provide education and training for cattle producers about good animal husbandry and management. In the weekly beef checkoff update, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Beasley says BQA training events are taking place the next few weeks across the state. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …
Talking Beef with Georgia Marathon Runners
Last month, the Georgia Beef Board attended an event where members were able to talk about beef with a large number of marathon runners. In the Georgia beef checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia says members were able to talk about the benefits of beef for a runner’s diet. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …
U.S. Beef Faces Technical Barriers before Heading to China
We’ve discussed this week the fact that talks this past weekend between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping resulted in a deal in principal to allow U.S. beef into China for the first time since the U.S. outbreak of BSE back in 2003. Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association director of international trade, discusses the process for regaining access …