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	<title>World Dairy Diary &#187; Beef Checkoff</title>
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		<title>Beef Checkoff Game Shows What Cows Eat</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2012/01/05/beef-checkoff-game-shows-what-cows-eat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The beef checkoff has launched a super cool, clever and creative way to educate people about what cows eat. It&#8217;s called “Cow Chow&#8221; (you have to love that!) and it&#8217;s an online game and video series designed to answer common questions about cattle diets. The 10-question game and corresponding videos encourage consumers to explore what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Dairy Man Becomes VP of NCBA</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/02/11/milking-parlor-dairy-man-becomes-vp-of-ncba/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/02/11/milking-parlor-dairy-man-becomes-vp-of-ncba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Milking Parlor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beef operations are a big part of any dairy farm, so it&#8217;s only fitting that a dairy man has risen to one of the top leadership positions at the National Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Association (NCBA). During the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, Scott George, a family dairy farmer from Cody, Wyoming, was elected as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Producers on the Beef Board</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/08/02/dairy-producers-on-the-beef-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 30 new members of the Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board were sworn in at the Cattle Industry Summer meeting last week, along with all the continuing members of the board. Since at least 20 percent of the beef supply in the nation comes from dairy farms, many of those who help to decide how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governance Proposal Generates Beef Checkoff Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/25/governance-proposal-generates-beef-checkoff-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/25/governance-proposal-generates-beef-checkoff-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of the National Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Federation of State Beef Councils met with USDA officials today to discuss NCBA&#8217;s proposed governance structure and held a conference with reporters afterward to review the outcome of the meeting. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter this week to Illinois cattle producer and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply Now for BQA Award</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/05/apply-now-for-bqa-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/05/apply-now-for-bqa-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 01:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national beef quality assurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention dairy farmers &#8211; applications for the third annual National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award are now being accepted. The National BQA Award will recognize one outstanding beef and dairy farmer that best demonstrate animal care and handling principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their respective operations. A common trait among all contest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast from Cattle Industry Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/07/podcast-from-cattle-industry-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/07/podcast-from-cattle-industry-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milking Parlor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novus International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dairy farmers are also beef producers and their representation on the Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board which administers the $1 per head beef checkoff was at the very top level this past year in chairperson Lucinda Williams, a dairy producer from Massachusetts. Despite keeping up a hectic schedule of meetings this past year, Lucinda still managed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Thanks for Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/19/give-thanks-for-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/19/give-thanks-for-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare for the holiday season, the Beef Checkoff is reminding people to give thanks for our abundant food supply. In giving thanks, you may also receive. Leaving a message of thanks for our farmers and ranchers on the Pasture to Plate website enters you into a drawing for an Omaha Steaks Ideal Gift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Ready for a Food Fight?</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/13/whos-ready-for-a-food-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/13/whos-ready-for-a-food-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food fight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Next week is the start of a national food fight &#8211; are you ready to join in? Beginning Nov. 16, dairy farmers and beef producers can join the Beef Checkoff’s five-day FOOD FIGHT by speaking up! Now more than ever, it&#8217;s vital that farmers help Americans realize what they have to be thankful for as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy BQA Summary Released</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/07/dairy-bqa-summary-released-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/07/dairy-bqa-summary-released-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beef quality assurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a dairy producer, you are also a beef producer. Recently, the results of the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) pilot project were released. The pilot project evaluated the quality of market dairy cows being sold at auction. The study was designed to give dairy producers more information about how their animals are valued within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Virtual Tour to Learn About Heifer Raising</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/05/18/take-virtual-tour-to-learn-about-heifer-raising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/05/18/take-virtual-tour-to-learn-about-heifer-raising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 22:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy beef from start to finish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Calf & Heifer Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCHA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new beef checkoff-funded virtual tour titled “Dairy Beef from Start to Finish” was recently presented at the Dairy Calf &#038; Heifer (DCHA) annual meeting in Tucson, Ariz. The video features Bart Hanson, DCHA president, on his custom calf and heifer raising operation, Amber Hills Ranch. The tour discusses their operation, the importance of Beef [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New CBB Chair is Dairy Producer</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/31/new-cbb-chair-is-dairy-producer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/31/new-cbb-chair-is-dairy-producer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure this morning of conducting the first interview with the new Chairman of the Beef Board. She&#8217;s dairy producer, Lucinda Williams. The Board releases some background information on Linda which I&#8217;m sharing with you here. Lucinda’s roots to the beef industry date back to life growing up as the daughter of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Dairy Economics From CattleFax</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/31/some-dairy-economics-from-cattlefax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/31/some-dairy-economics-from-cattlefax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At this year&#8217;s Cattle Industry Forum which is held at the Cattle Industry Convention, we heard from three speakers starting with Kevin Good, CattleFax. He made a presentation about the importance of dairy breeds to beef production and the size of herds and the trends for dairy cattle numbers including changes around the country on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCBA Names New CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/08/ncba-names-new-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/01/08/ncba-names-new-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forrest l. roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national cattlemen's beef association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced that Forrest L. Roberts will be its next chief executive officer. Roberts, 42, will start Jan. 20. Roberts grew up on a family-owned, diversified livestock operation in Uvalde, Texas. He worked side-by-side with his family when the operation expanded to include a retail meat market for “locally grown, corn-fed” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flat Irons in the Beef Board Booth</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/flat-irons-in-the-beef-board-booth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/flat-irons-in-the-beef-board-booth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Milking Parlor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Dairy Expo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board and the Wisconsin Beef Council were exhibiting at World Dairy Expo. Lucinda Williams is a dairy producer and Vice Chair of the Beef Board. She says they were there to remind dairy producers that they&#8217;re also beef producers. I got there just in time to sample some of their flat iron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Beef Quality Very Important</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/21/dairy-beef-qualityvery-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/21/dairy-beef-qualityvery-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy beef quality assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dbq]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Want to increase the income of your cull animals? The Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program can help you identify opportunities for improving the value of market cows and bulls from your operations through management, monitoring and marketing. Quality defects can rob dairy producers of almost $70 per head at market, according to the 1997 National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beef Quality Assurance Awards Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/beef-quality-assurance-awards-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/beef-quality-assurance-awards-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Production]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first ever winners of the BQA Award were announced today and one of them is a dairy producer. Quality. It’s not only a word written in an instruction manual but a responsible action – one must live it and then teach it. That was the underlying theme this week as two producers were honored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Beef Checkoff Site for Producers</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/new-beef-checkoff-site-for-producers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/new-beef-checkoff-site-for-producers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to Chuck&#8217;s coverage of the Joint Beef &#38; Dairy Information Symposium here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, dairy producers should be aware that the Cattlemen’s Beef Board has launched a new website, designed to be the one place to go to find out how national beef checkoff dollars are invested and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beef Budget and Checkoff Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/beef-budget-and-checkoff-recommendations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/18/beef-budget-and-checkoff-recommendations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CBB&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer is Tom Ramey. This morning he made a presentation at the second general session of the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. You can listen to his presentation below. I also interviewed Tom and found out that there are two main issues of special importance to the Beef Checkoff here at this conference. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Consumer Perceptions</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/focus-on-consumer-perceptions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/focus-on-consumer-perceptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main dairy groups represented at today&#8217;s Joint Beef &#038; Dairy Information Symposium here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference was Dairy Management Inc. David Pelzer is Senior VP, Industry Image &#038; Relations. DMI is a non-profit organization that manages the Dairy Checkoff. I spoke to him today about dairy and beef producers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Industry Animal Welfare Program</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-industry-animal-welfare-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-industry-animal-welfare-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week the National Dairy Board met and like last year, that meeting ended just in time for attendees to meet with beef producers at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, Joint Beef &#038; Dairy Information Symposium. One of those people is Rob Byrne, Sr. VP Scientific &#038; Regulatory Affairs, National Milk Producers Federation. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy and Beef Producers Meeting Jointly</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-and-beef-producers-meeting-jointly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-and-beef-producers-meeting-jointly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Cattle Industry Summer Conference time once again. I&#8217;m helping out the Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board with their Beef Board Meeting.com as I have for several years now. The current Vice Chairman of the CBB is Lucinda Williams. Lucinda is married to a 12th-generation dairy producer and farmer in Hatfield, Mass., on her 220-acre family owned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy and Beef Industries Team Up</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/06/10/dairy-and-beef-industries-team-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/06/10/dairy-and-beef-industries-team-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beef-dairy animal care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Cattle Industry Summer Conference will host a Beef-Dairy Animal Care and Quality Assurance Symposium for the second year in the row. Pre-registration is now open for the July 16th symposium, held at the Sheraton Denver Hotel (formerly the Adam’s Mark) in downtown Denver. Pre-registration is open through June 25. The Summer Conference will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Producer Vice Chairs Beef Board</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/03/18/dairy-producer-on-the-beef-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/03/18/dairy-producer-on-the-beef-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cattlemen’s Beef Board unanimously elected dairywoman Lucinda Williams to serve as vice chairman of the Board for 2008. Williams is a 12th-generation dairy producer and farmer from Hatfield, Mass., who was appointed to the Beef Board by the Secretary of Agriculture in 2004. Find out more about Lucinda by listening to this &#8220;Milking Parlor&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a Reminder</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/03/12/just-a-reminder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/03/12/just-a-reminder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This story isn&#8217;t just for dairy producers in Wisconsin, it&#8217;s a good reminder for all dairy producers across the country. Don&#8217;t forget that you also play a role in the beef industry too. Brownfield’s Bob Meyer spoke with Nancy Thomas of the Wisconsin Beef Council during the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Meeting in Madison. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beefscapes Make Mouths Water</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/14/beefscapes-make-mouths-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/14/beefscapes-make-mouths-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Beef Checkoff Program has launched a revamped advertising campaign called &#8220;Powerful Beefscapes&#8221; which will include a new spokesperson &#8211; actor and 2005&#8242;s &#8220;Sexiest Man Alive&#8221; Matthew McConaughey! The goal is to reinforce people&#8217;s passion for our product, while emphasizing beef&#8217;s healthiness.This effort is called Powerful Beefscapes. &#8220;Beef. It&#8217;s What&#8217;s For Dinner&#8221; tagline, begun in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Beef Is Consistent and Grades Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/09/dairy-beef-is-consistent-and-grades-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/09/dairy-beef-is-consistent-and-grades-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the speakers at the Dairy Producers Forum at the Cattle Industry Convention was Bridget Baird. She&#8217;s the Associate Director, Product Enhancement, in NCBA&#8217;s Research and Knowledge Management group. Her responsibilities include project management and research dissemination. I spoke to her just prior to her presentation and she says she would focus on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Producers Forum at Cattle Industry Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/09/dairy-producers-forum-at-cattle-industry-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/09/dairy-producers-forum-at-cattle-industry-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beef and dairy producers were once again able to get together at the Cattle Industry Convention by attending the annual Dairy Producers Forum. This year it was chaired by Jenny Senn, South Carolina. Jenny says that she gives all the credit for this great event to Gary Sharp who got it started. She says that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beef and Dairy Getting Along</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/06/beef-and-dairy-getting-along/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/02/06/beef-and-dairy-getting-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I&#8217;m attending the Cattle Industry Convention which is taking place in Reno, NV and reporting on it for the Beef Board on their Beef Board Meeting.com website. One of the people I spoke with on the CBB Administration Subcommittee is Jerry King from Missouri. He&#8217;s pictured on the left during this evening&#8217;s meeting. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Producers are in the Beef Business Too</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/05/dairy-producers-are-in-the-beef-business-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/05/dairy-producers-are-in-the-beef-business-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BASF Plant Science]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charleston-Orwig]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We may be at a dairy show but there&#8217;s been plenty of opportunities to eat some good beef. In fact, the Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board is here and I spoke with their CEO, Tom Ramey. Tom points out that dairy cows make up 22% of the beef supply and that&#8217;s significant. He says that half of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using New Media to Cover WDX</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/01/using-new-media-to-cover-wdx/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/01/using-new-media-to-cover-wdx/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will be bringing you daily coverage of World Dairy Expo this week here on World Dairy Diary thanks to a sponsorship package put together by Charleston-Orwig of Hartland, Wisconsin. CEO Lyle Orwig says they are a marketing and communications agency that has been serving agriculture since 1992. &#8220;We work nationally and internationally with clients [...]]]></description>
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