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What's New at MBIC
- In this week's Missouri Beef Industry Council report, executive director John Kleiboeker talks about the Lunch and Learn programs held so far around the state that featured beef cattle operations.
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- May is Beef Month in Missouri With summer just around the corner, May is once again Beef Month in Missouri. Missouri Beef Industry Council Executive Director John Kleiboeker says May was chosen as the month to celebrate beef many years ago because it's a great time of the year for both producers and consumers of beef.
- Every Week is Ag Week in Missouri This week marks the 36th anniversary of National Ag Week, a nationwide effort to recognize agriculture's contribution to the everyday lives of Americans. In Missouri, the state's commodity groups are working to ensure this key message is extended beyond March 15-21.
- Beef Food Safety Efforts Include Ethanol Co-Product Research Increasing numbers of Missouri beef cattle producers are feeding their animals with a by-product of ethanol production known as distillers' grains and research is showing that this practice provides a nutritious, low cost feed supplement for cattle and a healthy final product for consumers. Missouri currently has six ethanol plants in production and Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC) board member and cattle producer Jim Freeman of Salem says the use of distillers' grains for feed is widespread across the state. More
- Auction Market BQA Video Released Beef checkoff and Livestock Marketing Association team up to release training video. The beef industry, through the checkoff-funded BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) program and the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), recently released an auction market BQA training DVD titled "Focal Point, an Auction Market BQA Guide". More
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