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Add some sizzle to your summer

June 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

June is National Beef Steak month.
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ABC News to seek dismissal of ‘pink slime’ lawsuit

June 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Beef Products Inc. sued for defamation over ABC’s coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime.”
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Beef Bucks featured as prize on TV’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’

June 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Beef Bucks is a De Smet-based, nonprofit program that promotes the beef industry and seeks to educate consumers.
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Beef up for higher prices this summer

May 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Consumers will have to shell out more money for grilling season
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Beef up for higher prices

May 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Beefing up could mean meat eaters will have to open up their wallets a little wider this summer, as the price of beef and other meats continue to climb.
“Beef prices have been high this year at all levels,” said William Hahn, Animal Products and Cost of Production Branch Markets and Trade Economics Division of the USDA-Economics Research Service. “April had the highest five-area 35-65 percent Choice Direct steer we have ever seen.”
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, supply and demand is what controls the price of beef cattle, but prices will fluctuate because it takes time to replenish the cattle supplies.
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‘Pink slime’ producer BPI still struggling

May 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Dakota Dunes-based BPI lost 80 percent of its business after the uproar over what BPI calls lean finely textured beef.ww Continue Reading

Celebrate Beef Month with steak, noodle salad recipe

May 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

March is National Nutrition Month and America’s favorite protein, beef, is here to help you celebrate in a delicious and easy way. Continue Reading

BPI agrees to pay $450,000 pollution penalty

April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The EPA announced the settlement Tuesday, stating in a news release that BPI agreed to the penalty and to conduct third-party audits of its compliance with the Clean Air Act. Continue Reading

Judge: Iowa State U. must shield ‘pink slime’ data

April 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A judge has blocked Iowa State University from releasing documents about food safety research conducted for the beef-processing company that makes the product dubbed “pink slime” by critics.
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Genome mapping: now serving cattle

April 9, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON Ongoing research in the beef industry may one day soon make it possible for producers to grow cattle that produce meat containing lean protein and good fats yet still provide the great taste today’s consumers look for at the meat counter. Continue Reading