Beef Ambassador Heads to D.C.
Date: Monday, March 10, 2008Suggested Lead: The National Beef Ambassador competition was established on behalf of cattle producers in 1988 and is funded by the Beef Checkoff. 2007 Ambassador Program participant Chris Molinaro, a junior majoring in animal science with a concentration in beef cattle production and agribusiness management at Pennsylvania State University, has been awarded a national internship sponsored by the USDA and the American National CattleWomen Inc. She says the Beef Ambassador program gave her solid experience in the industry…tape
Cut #1 :25 O.C..."industry as well."
Molinaro says despite her reluctance to leave the Pennsylvania countryside, the opportunity to spend a summer with USDA will be a valuable learning experience...tape
Cut #2 :18 O.C..."place to be."
Molinaro has chosen a career path that is close to her heart. She knows beef producers are passionate about their livelihood and she exudes the same emotion as she speaks about her future and the future of America’s youth…tape.
Cut #3 :30 O.C..."grow and develop."
Molinaro will also be out in the field to see what USDA auditors, commodity meat graders and market news reporters do. To keep up with Chris’s travels, visit her blog at www dot beef matters dot com (www.beefmatters.com).
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
Funded by the Beef Checkoff.