Monthly Archives: February 2018

McDonald’s Cuts Cheeseburgers, Chocolate Milk from Happy Meals

Associated Press February 15, 2018 09:31 AM Feb 2018 McDonald’s announced it will remove cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meals menu to reduce calories that kids consume. ( MGN )   NEW YORK (AP) – McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut […]
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Cattlemen’s Groups Worried About “Fake Meat”

  By: Wyatt Bechtel February 13, 2018 02:58 PM Both the United States Cattlemen’s Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association agree that “fake meat” labeling needs to be addressed. ( TGI Fridays )   Two major beef industry groups have voiced concerns over the labeling of “fake meat” products. On Feb. 9, the United States […]
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Budget Proposal Another Blow to Family Farmers

The White House Feb. 12 released its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget. Over the next decade, the $4.4 trillion budget would severely cut many programs that family farmers and ranchers and rural Americans rely on, including $48.6 billion from farm bill programs, $3.7 billion from the USDA, $213 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Program […]
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Energy, Nutrition and Variety – Beef is the Total Package

Your beef checkoff investment is opening new doors for consumers looking for nutritious eating choices. While you are focused on raising the world’s most nutritious beef, your beef checkoff is busy opening new doors for beef by showing consumers how beef is a powerful source of protein. Joan Ruskamp and her husband Steve operate a […]
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Livestock Traceability: Opportunities for Animal Agriculture

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will fuse new features into this year’s conference, titled Livestock Traceability: Opportunities for Animal Agriculture, taking place April 10-12 at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel in Denver, Colo. NIAA will once again offer animal agriculture stakeholders opportunities for communication, education and consensus — building on a critical issue […]
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