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President Pete Bonds today made the following statement after the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced the results of the Texas Beef Checkoff referendum.

Texas ranchers have voted to establish a state-level program to promote and market beef in the nation’s leading cattle-producing state.

A $1 increase is being voted on for the Texas Beef Checkoff from June 2-6, at local Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county offices.

Call it a facelift, a refresh or a redesign. Whatever its name, the checkoff-funded BeefResearch.org has a new look and improved functionality, including housing the Beef Issues Quarterly e-newsletter.

State officials say Raber’s Packing Co. of Peoria, Ill., is recalling 21 pounds of its beef jerky because it was not inspected.

A meat packer in the Texas Panhandle has recalled nearly 12 tons of beef trimmings products due to possible E. coli contamination.

It’s a challenge for Big Island ranchers to keep their cattle in the islands while beef prices climb to all-time highs on the mainland.

Cold storage across the U.S. is seeing less and less beef, along with pork, chicken and turkey.

The voluntary removal of Zilmax from the market left several cattle feeders scrambling this past year.

Thanks to lower corn prices, improved pasture conditions and increased domestic demand, beef cattle producers can expect to continue to see record prices for beef this year.