Arizona Beef Council Blog
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Learn more on our blog, from beef production and safety to savory beef recipes and nutrition, and find all your beef needs. The Arizona Beef Council (ABC) is a not-for-profit organization. Arizona Beef The Council has the authority to establish a self-financed program to help develop and maintain state, national, and foreign markets for beef and beef products. The ABC in-state programs focus..
Arizona Beef Council Blog
8M ago
Andie Ovard, an intuitive eating dietitian, wrote this blog post about including beef in a healthy diet. Andie has been a registered dietitian nutritionist for 11 years. After working for 8 years at the University of Utah hospital as a clinical dietitian in the cardiac ICU she moved to AZ with her husband and started her own business virtually coaching women to learn how to stop dieting and heal their relationships with food through sustainable healthy habits. She loves being a dietitian and in her free time loves to ride her horses, hunt, camp and go to team roping jackpots with her hus ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
10M ago
What was intentionally meant to showcase and record the recipes used, prepared, and cherished from many years of working cattle and feeding hungry cowboys, this beautiful book blossomed into a much larger and more comprehensive story and history of the 7Up Ranch located outside Prescott, Arizona. Author Kathy McCraine, the visionary behind the book, and owner of the 7Up, grew up on a ranch in Arizona and has been involved with ranching, writing about it, and photographing it all her life. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism, she wrote for and edited seve ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
10M ago
Our friends over at Beef Lovin’ Texans and Vianney Rodriguez of Sweet Life, who makes what can be a complicated recipe easy, have generously allowed us to share all of this delicious tamale content! Many thanks!
This blog post content is coming to you straight from the Sweet Life. Check out the original post HERE. Be sure to check out her other delicious beef recipes!
If you are nervous about making tamales at home, no need to worry. Today, I am sharing all my tips & tricks to set your mind at ease when attempting tamales at home.
My first tip – break up the process by prepping ingr ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
2y ago
Denver, CO (June 30, 2022) – Dressing in red, white, and blue and rounding up the sparklers is all part of the fun of Independence Day, but what’s really going to light up the holiday – is steak on the grill. With the holiday falling on a Monday this year, Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., funded by the Beef Checkoff, is here with ideas for using leftovers from the Fourth for delicious meals to keep the celebration going all week long.
Image courtesy of BeefItsWhatsforDinner.com.
If you’re looking for something light and fresh after a night of watching fireworks, this Grilled Steak and Watermelon ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
2y ago
Generation Z (ages 9-24) and Generation Alpha (under 12) are growing quickly and shaping social movements, pop culture, and purchasing habits. It’s important to reach this generation of the next decision-makers early and share with them on the importance of including beef in a healthy, sustainable diet. To do this, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has developed resources and partnered with leading media among youth. This work has so far included developing games, videos, and graphics on the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner kids sustainability page ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
2y ago
Three ranchers share their sustainability practices in celebration of Earth Day
Denver, CO (April 21, 2022) – The U.S. is home to some of the most beautiful land in the world along with beef farmers and ranchers who have spent decades dedicating their work to preserving it. Because of their dedication, the U.S. produces the most sustainable beef in the world.[1]
In honor of Earth Day, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is sharing the stories of three ranchers who represent the thousands of cattle producers across the country who implement sustainable ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
2y ago
The Mountain Oyster Club has a long history in Tucson, Arizona, and is known for its exclusivity with a significant dose of fun and humor. Recently, Tiffany Selchow, Arizona Beef Council, Director of Social Media and Consumer Outreach, sat down with Wendy Davis, current president of the Mountain Oyster Club, and her husband to learn more about its history and how it relates to Arizona Beef.
The standing story of the founding of the Mountain Oyster Club in 1948, informally referred to as the MO Club, is a group of rowdy-type gentlemen who started a club and restaurant that wasn’t quite as stiff ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
3y ago
It’s the beginning of a new year, full of possibilities, but we can’t just forget about 2021. It was a year of ups and downs but the Arizona Beef blog continued to share the story of Arizona beef. Check out our annual round-up of the Arizona Beef Blog’s top ten most-read posts. This year was all about collaboration and that is heavily reflected in this list and all the partners it took to get here. We also visited with ranchers from across the state to bring you more information on how beef is raised, along with delicious beef recipes, and more! Enjoy!
10th Most Read Blog Post
Beef and Chorizo ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
3y ago
By Morgan Boecker
Enjoy this write up from Certified Angus Beef (CAB) of Arizona rancher Ross Humphreys who was recently given the Commitment to Excellence award from CAB. Special thank you to Morgan Boecker and CAB for allowing us to reshare their work here.
Ross Humphreys walks like a cowboy and talks like one, too. His adept gaits tells of many days in and out of the saddle on his ranch just south of Patagonia, Ariz.
He wears many hats, but his black felt wide brim fits most naturally, shading him from the sun at San Rafael Cattle Company. Off the ranch, you can find him in Tucson ..read more
Arizona Beef Council Blog
3y ago
This summer were thrilled to have Kailee Zimmerman as our summer intern. A past Arizona Beef Ambassador and Arizona FFA State Officer, Kailee shares about her FFA experience, and how important FFA is for the agriculture community.
We each probably have a few key childhood memories that stick out. Maybe these memories consist of visiting a favorite place, spending time with family, or experiencing new things. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of playing in my dad’s agriculture classroom during evening FFA chapter meetings and going to the county fair to watch his students show their an ..read more