Baseball Hall Of Famer Nolan Ryan Teams Up With USDA's Certified Beef Program

July 13, 2011 Craig Morris, USDA

Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest icons in Major League Baseball history – a first-ballot Hall of Fame member and team president of the Texas Rangers. But Ryan is special in another way: he heads the Nolan Ryan Guaranteed Tender Beef Program, one of just a few marketing programs verified by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

J&R Natural Meats Buys White Stone Meat Packing Co. In Paso Robles

J&R Natural Meats, which opened last year in Paso Robles and Templeton, has bought longtime grocer Kaney Food’s White Stone Meat Packing Co. in Paso Robles.

Missouri Beef Industry Council Updates Website To Boost Consumer-Producer Communication

Over the last few months, the Missouri Beef Industry Council website, www.mobeef.org, has changed in appearance and structure. The goal for the MBIC homepage is to make it more inviting and user friendly. Icons linking to MBIC social media sites, the Beef Store, and MBIC's "Team Beef" runner information at the bottom of every page makes it easier for users to stay connected and to use as a helpful resource.

For Alaska Agriculture Flowers May Blossom Into Full Bloom

As the peonies start to bloom across Alaska, a new flower export business continues to unfold. The peony season in Alaska starts in July and continues through September. When the flowers are in bloom here, they are almost impossible to find elsewhere in the world.

Pennsylvania Farm Turns Cover Crop Of Sunflowers Into Cash Crop

Within days of their harvest, the signature, colorful blooms are destined for supermarkets and other stores to be sold at a premium as fresh-cut flowers.