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The Trump administration made an announcement Tuesday it plans to delay the start of the Farmer Fair Practices Rules written by USDA’S Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

Last week’s Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. shattered the previous attendance record of 8,200 convention goers with roughly 9,300 people attending the 2017 show.

The Convention and NCBA Trade Show is the beef industry's largest gathering of the year.

Key question as 'America first' focus comes from administration.

R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard responds to the Drovers editorial, "Tilting at Windmills."

For the cowboys who lived it, 2014 provided a once-in-a-lifetime market. Record-high prices were established with regularity through the ­first seven months of the year, and feeder cattle and calf prices increased 3

A reported $2.6 million was allegedly embezzled by a former employee of the Oklahoma Beef Council.

Social media videos featuring R-CALF are short on facts in the ongoing debate on country of origin labeling and beef trade.

Ten top-notch college students, who are pursuing careers in the beef industry, have been chosen for the 2017-2018 $1,500 CME Beef Industry Scholarships.

Chuck Jolley sits down for his annual review of the cattle business with Steve Kay.

A magistrate judge in Montana has ruled in favor of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) in their suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the use of bee

R-CALF has been ruled in favor against the USDA on the use of beef checkoff funds.

A majority of cattle producers in Iowa voted to reinstate a $0.50 per head checkoff.

A lawsuit over the beef checkoff is being heard in the U.S. District Court of Montana.

While politicians on both sides of the aisle have differing opinions of the TPP, cattlemen across the U.S. are hoping to get the trade deal signed as soon as possible. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has notified livestock industry groups that it will move forward with proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) rules proposed in 2010.

Several years ago, the Beef Checkoff, concerned that good communications was becoming a long lost art, especially in the larger conversation about beef and agriculture, launched the Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) progra

Bill Barthle, 3rd generation rancher in San Antonio, Fla., says the checkoff helps explain to consumers how U.S. beef is produced. He feels increasing that knowledge and the demand for beef will play a crucial role in p

Jacques Parent's farm - all 2,000 acres - borders Lake Champlain in Vermont and is just a five minute drive to Canada. For New England, that's a very large agricultural operation.

Ever wish you could throw a roast in the microwave?

More food will be needed in the next 50 years than was consumed in the last 7,000 years.

Consumers have started to show an increasing interest in understanding how and where food was raised.

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Consumers want to quickly cook a "real" meal with the same speed, ease and results as convenience foods.

On very rare occasions violative residues of pharmaceutical products have been found in carcass tissues of cull beef cows.  

Proper administration of animal health products is a key element of Beef Quality Assurance guidelines and antibiotic stewardship.

The Rancher’s Cattlemen’s Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF), filed suit May 2 in U.S. District Court in Montana, challenging the government’s oversight of the Beef Checkoff Program.

What caused last year’s cattle price collapse? Washington could have some answers after an investigation of why cattle prices fell 15.1%in the last half of 2015. 

An overwhelming majority of beef producers in Missouri voted down a proposed state beef checkoff.

Missouri beef producers have soundly rejected an effort to establish a $1 per head beef checkoff fee.

Randall Debler was having a busy week, more than usual. He lives in the Kansas Flint Hills, Running Rock Hill Ranch with his wife, Erin and their three children. It's near Alma, about an hour-and-a-half west of Kansas

Take this month's My Beef Checkoff Quiz for a chance to win a prize package from My Beef Checkoff.

The USDA Census of Agriculture says cattle and beef production is the largest single segment of American agriculture, but the average age of the American cattle farmer or rancher is in the late 50s.

Step away from the kitchen. All you need are a few basic ingredients, a slow cooker and an appetite when you get home.

Delivering beef messages on email, blogs and social networks allows the checkoff to be extremely selective about who receives our messages because we use "geo-targeting" that allows us to specifically focus

‚...the checkoff's extensive market research shows us that older Millennials - especially those with young families - make up our target audience for consumer marketing?

New research shows that high-quality protein helps increase physical function during weight loss in older obese adults.

Checkoff-funded consumer market research shows us that the key generation for beef marketing - millennials - practically live on their computer devices. They tell us that they get virtually all of their info

Healthy food and improving people's lives has been the spice of life for chef Laura Hagen.

You and those who work in your cattle business can sign up for free online Beef Quality Assurance certification until April 15. 

Krystal, one of the country’s first hamburger chains established in the South, is re-inventing tradition with a brand new menu of Country-Fried items, available for a limited time.

Krystal®, one of the country's first hamburger chains established in the South, is re-inventing tradition with a brand new menu of Country-Fried items, available for a limited time. The core of the line is the

The checkoff-funded "Beef. It's What's For Dinner." website is launching a new landing page focused on slow-cooker methods for preparing beef. One look at Pinterest, and it's clear that the

A referendum on raising the fees Missouri cattle farmers pay has cleared its first legal challenge, though a final court decision still remains weeks away.

Survey shows 80% of Iowa producers support 50 cent state beef checkoff.

More than 6,700 attended this year’s convention to engage in grassroots policy process, hear from industry experts, and attend the expansive tradeshow. 

Home remodeling shows are all the rage on cable television and they have some resemblance of changes needed in the beef industry. You might not consider your cows as a Fixer Upper, but it could be time to remodel your breeding strategies.

The rapid drop in cattle futures has cattle organizations concerned about the instability of beef trade.

The spring 2016 season of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen will kick off from San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, January 26 at 8:30 p.m. EST on RFD-TV.