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Beef Night at The Spikes
PA Beef Council staff and local producers attended the State College Spikes game on Wednesday, June 29. PA Beef Ambassador Arika Snyder kicked off the night by throwing out the first pitch and later Patty Melt took on Ike the Spike in a dizzy bat faceoff. View more pictures. |
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The PA Beef Council will coordinate two August BQA training events. RSVP to the special training, in partnership with Agri-Basics, by August 1. View the calendar or contact Nichole with questions. |
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Did you know that our beef checkoff dollars don't go as far as they once did -- only 40% of the original value today? Consequently, our relationships with key health and nutrition influencers, such as doctors and dieticians, are vital to reaching consumers. Learn more at www.mybeefcheckoff.com. |
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Enter to win free groceries in this new summer grilling promotion! Find recipes, and other point-of-sale, in more than 315 stores in the northeast, and PA, through Labor Day. |
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 July Newsletter
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Do you have a favorite restaurant for a sizzling steak or juicy burger? Do you know a grocery store with the best meat case in town? If you answered yes to any of those questions, be sure to nominate them for the state's annual Beef Backer awards. Read more in this newsletter.
If you are a member of a local producer group, read about our matching grant program to help with your promotional efforts.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at Ag Progress Days, August 16 - 18!
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Help Beef Up the Blood Supply This August  During August, the American Red Cross is asking the public to "Beef Up the Blood Supply" - literally and figuratively.
"Our blood supplies remain below desired levels, so we need to continue to work on replenishing, or beefing, up the blood supplies before the Labor Day weekend," said Lisa Hart, Donor Resources director.
The Red Cross and the PA Beef Council are offering a beefy incentive for presenting blood donors at Pennsylvania blood drive and blood platelet donor centers in August. Come in to donate and you're entered to win a grill, a beef quarter, or a case of steaks. At select locations during the month of August, the Beef Council also will be grilling burgers for presenting donors.
Other sponsors for this August promotion include: Kentucky Beef Council, Maryland Cattlemen's Association, Ohio Beef Council, Virginia Beef Council, West Virginia Beef Producer's Check-off, Lowes and Warehouse Sales.
For more information about Beef Up the Blood Supply visit www.redcrossblood.org. Dates and locations where donors will receive burgers will be posted on the PA Beef Council website. For additional information, contact Kristin Wilkins.
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Beef Council Offers Matching Grants
The PA Beef Council is now accepting matching grant applications for beef promotions. Eligible projects strive to increase beef's visibility at consumer events while promoting good stewardship and nutritional messages. Application deadline is Friday, August 12. To receive an application, or for more information, please contact Kristi Kassimer. |
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Beef. It's What's For Winners.
The Beef Checkoff Program has issued the call for entries for the National Retail and Foodservice Beef Backer Awards, two prestigious national awards programs designed to honor retailers and independent restaurants and chains that impressively promote and market beef. The PA Beef Council annually coordinates Retail and Foodservice contests in PA. Now through Sept. 19, 2011 retailers and foodservice operators can enter to win the PA Beef Backer contest. State winners will then be submitted for national judging by Oct. 3, 2011. Read more. |
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National Beef Quality Audit -- Take Short Survey
Cattle producers are being asked to provide their input to the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA) by taking a short survey at www.cattlesurvey.com. The survey can be completed in approximately 10 minutes.
The 2011 NBQA, led by scientists from Colorado State University and Texas A&M University, is designed to collect and analyze information from cooler audits in the packing sector, face-to-face interviews with beef supply chain partners and for the first time cattle producers including feeders, stockers, cow-calf operators, and seedstock producers will be surveyed. According to Field, producer input is being sought to strengthen the measurement of quality-based practices implemented on farms and ranches that support consumer confidence in beef products and production systems.
Take the survey at www.cattlesurvey.com.
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Meet Bobbi Dunn 
Dunn Farms was established in 1880, with the first Herefords arriving at the Cochranton, Mercer County farm in 1943. Bill and Bobbi Dunn, along with their children Walker and Reagan, now operate the heavily Hereford influenced cow-calf operation. Bill works off of the farm with his father and brother running a blacktop paving business. Bobbi spends most of her time on the farm, working part time as a hair dresser and serving as a 4-H leader.
The primary goal of Dunn Farms is to market quality feeder calves, which are predominantly Hereford influenced. The Dunn family also devotes time to the show circuit. Walker, who is an active 4-H member, recently exhibited a bull at the National Junior Hereford Show in Kansas City, Missouri. This was his first time exhibiting a bull, after showing numerous females previous years.
Read more.
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Want to learn more about Beef Council activities? Visit www.pabeef.org or contact us at 1-888-4BEEFPA.
Sincerely,
PA Beef Council Staff |
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