Monday, July 2, 2012

Release of the National Beef Quality Audit

Dear Beef Producer,

Every five years the National Beef Quality Audit is released which interviews/surveys ranchers, feedlot operators, packers, retailers and government and allied industry.  The purpose of the audit is to document accomplishments, future challenges and to identify areas that need improvement.  Among the advancements that all of the industry should be proud of are the advancements made in tenderness, palatability, animal care, quality assurance, animal welfare,  stockman ship and stewardship, beef safety and continuing to tell the beef story.  As a prelude to the release of the results on July 26 at the summer National Cattlemens Beef Association (NCBA) meetings in Denver (by scientists from NE, TX, and CO), I would like to share with you a video which provides a summary of the challenges and opportunities identified from the audit and the road map to continuously  improve beef demand and quality.  The video highlights from a strategy team made up of  41 seed stock, cow/calf, feeders, packers and retailers who provided their reaction to the challenges and future opportunities identified by the audit.   Just click on it and it should start for you. This video and the audit would not have happened without the support of the beef checkoff and the Cattlemen's Beef Board.   Best regards.  JP



John Paterson, PhD
Executive Director of
Producer Education
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Denver, CO

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