Demand For High-Quality Steak Adds Premium Profits

Steak-eating consumers want more USDA Prime quality beef. Missouri cow-calf producers can supply that growing demand in the United States and the world.

Celebrate Veal As The Official Dish Of Columbus Day

September 24, 2010 The Beef Checkoff

If turkey is the official dish of Thanksgiving, whats the official dish of Columbus Day? Veal, of course. Thats the idea behind a new promotion funded by the beef checkoff that will motivate home cooks to prepare veal on this Italian-themed holiday.

Beef Ambassadors To Compete In Rapid City, Oct. 1-3

September 24, 2010 The Beef Checkoff

Twenty-six students will compete for a position on the 2011 National Beef Ambassador Team, funded in part by the beef checkoff, as well as cash awards and college scholarships, at the National Beef Ambassador Competition held Oct. 1-3 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center. Cash awards totaling $5,000 will be presented, as well as scholarship awards sponsored by the American National CattleWomen Foundation, Inc.

Ask Mr. Gold: In Search Of The Best Pork In The San Gabriel Valley

September 23, 2010 Johnathan Gold, LA Weekly

Dear Mr. Gold: On your recommendation, I frequent Alexander’s Prime Meats in San Gabriel for beef, lamb and their great sausages. But to me, the cuts of pork there don’t seem much better than what you can find at the supermarket. Where can I get high-quality cuts of pork in the SGV? -Neel, Alhambra

Big Y To Retain West Hartford Waldbaum’s Kosher Departments

Big Y, the grocery retailer that purchased the Waldbaum’s in West Hartford, said Tuesday that it will keep the kosher departments when the store reopens as a Big Y World Class Market in November.