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Title: Beef' Its Whats For Dinner in Pennsylvania'


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Beef. Its Whats For Dinner in Pennsylvania.
An Overview of the PA Beef Council Carrie
Bomgardner
Funded by Americas Beef Producers
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PA Beef Council Mission
  • To serve the states beef, dairy and veal
    industries through promotion, education and
    research. Increase demand for beef veal
    through the retail foodservice channels.

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The Beef Checkoff
  • Established with the 1985 Farm Bill
  • 1 per head assessment on the sale of live
    domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a
    similar assessment of imported beef and beef
    product.
  • Became mandatory in 1988 when it was approved by
    79 of the producers in a national referendum
    vote.
  • Qualified State Beef Councils collect the 1
    retain .50 cents for state programming.
  • Cant lobby or influence government policy.

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Who We Are
  • Paul Slayton, Executive Director
  • Carrie Bomgardner, Marketing
  • Tiffany Cessna, Business Manager
  • Paula Leuenberger, Nutrition/Health
  • Emilie Miller, Northeast Initiative
  • Industry Relations/BQA - Vacant

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How We Rank
  • Tied for 20th in the country for beef production
  • Total beef cows on feed, January 2008 75,000
  • Traditionally, 2nd in the nation for veal
    production, following WI

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Collaborations
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Beef Quality Assurance Program
9
Beef Quality Assurance Training
10
Pennsylvania Proud
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Meat Case Point-of-Sale
12
Coming Up Next
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PA Proud Producers
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Dairy Animal Care Quality Assurance Program
  • The Center for Dairy Excellence
  • Professional Dairy Managers of PA
  • Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders
  • PA Beef Council
  • Ag Choice Farm Credit
  • Cargill Food Solutions

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Blood Drives
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PA Beef Ambassador
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Heart Walk with Block Bridle
18
The Nutrition Message
19
Beefs Nutrition Platform
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Nutrition Labeling
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  • Funded by The Beef Checkoff
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