Agri Beef

On May 21st, Washington’s Beef Community kicked off Beef Counts Summer Grilling at the West Central Community Center in Spokane by distributing 652 pounds of St. Helen’s ground beef, feeding 326 families.   “The folks in Washington’s beef community know how to stretch a dollar, and their donations are critical to us as we work to help feed our friends and neighbors in need,” said Drew Meuer, Presi

A team of buyers from major Japanese beef importers recently visited Idaho, as well as Kansas and Colorado to learn about the beef supply chain, from ranch to feedlot, processing to retail.   “We had about a dozen buyers that represented four of the major beef importing companies in Japan come to visit us here in Idaho," said Agri Beef’s Jay Theiler, one of the hosts of the tour.  "We ha

Agri Beef announced last week, plans to build a new plant in south-central Idaho and hire 400 workers. The beef processing company announced Friday plans to build the plant that will operate as True West Beef in Jerome and will be able to process 500 cattle a day ...

Despite cold temperatures and a light drizzle, Tuesday was a busy day in Toppenish.  The Washington state Beef Commission and 2nd Harvest teamed up to offer Mobile Markets to provide beef as well as other fresh food to some of the lower Yakima Valley’s most vulnerable.  Agri Bee...

The University of Idaho announced a major donation Wednesday in their effort to construct a new meat science center on the Moscow campus.  The school recently received a $1 million gift from  the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation.  For those not familiar with it, the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation is dedicated to advancing projects to benefit Idaho.   “The ...

Earlier this spring, the University of Idaho announced plans to build a new meat science and innovation center that will house Vandal Brand Meats on the Moscow campus.  The new facility will replace the existing, out of date structure on the west side of the campus, allowing for teaching, research as well as retail sales.  ...