The Quest for Better Beef

August 20, 2020 ERIC BENSON, Texas Monthly

When some 8,500 ranchers, stockers, feeders, and meat-packers began arriving at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, in San Antonio, for the annual National Cattlemen’s Beef Association conference and trade show this past February, they had reason to celebrate. And yet a sense of unease hung over the convention.

Niman Ranch Reaffirms Compliance with California’s Proposition 12 as Countdown to Implementation Continues

August 20, 2020 Niman Ranch

Chris Oliviero, Niman Ranch’s General Manager, shared the following statement regarding California’s Proposition 12, The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.

Georgia Native Cattle Company Launches Line of Beef Sticks With Top Sustainable, High-Welfare Certifications

August 20, 2020 A Greener World

Georgia Native Cattle Company is launching a new line of beef sticks made with Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW), Certified Grassfed by AGW beef.

New York State Announces Inaugural Milk Startup Competition: MilkLaunch

The competition will be run by VentureFuel, the leading innovation consultancy that builds accelerators and custom programs to futurize industries and corporations.

USDA Announces $ 18.4 Million in Grants Awarded to the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program

August 20, 2020 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives grant program has awarded $ 18.4 million to the initiatives at the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the University of Wisconsin.