BQA

Beef demand continues to increase, and so does the demand from consumers to know how that beef is produced.

Registration is open for three Stockmanship & Stewardship Events taking place this summer.  Stockmanship & Stewardship is an educational experience for cattle producers, featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance educational sessions, facility design sessions, and industry updates.  The events take...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced the release of its updated Beef Quality Assurance National Manual, which serves as a resource for science-based cattle production information and is free to all.   “BQA empowers beef producers to maximize their potential to make the most efficient and responsible use of natural resources for effectively producing the world’s most nutritious and

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association this week released a comprehensive industry feedyard audit tool. The organization said the Cattle Industry Feedyard Audit will serve as a standardized audit tool based on the science and common sense established in the Beef Quality Assurance, or BQA program. Thou ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association seeks nominations for National Beef Quality Assurance awards. The 2020 National BQA Awards recognize five winners in the areas of beef producer, dairy, marketing and education. The awards, “demonstrate the pride we all have in the work being done to enhance our industry and the products we provide to consumers,” according to Glen Dolezal of Cargill Prot

According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Beef Quality Assurance program continues to grow significantly.  NCBA reports there are now more than 100,000 cattle producers certified through the BQA online learning system.  The onli...

About 85% of U.S. beef comes from farmers and ranchers who are certified in the Beef Quality Assurance Program.  However, do consumers know what that means?   A new campaign from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association aims to answer that question for consumers.  The goal is t...

If you eat beef anywhere in Washington or in the U.S. for that matter, consumers can be pretty sure that red meat is in good shape and was grown under stringent animal care standards, thanks to the Beef Quality Assurance Program.  Josh White at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association says BQA ensures animals get the top care available. ...

Most cattle producers have heard those three letters, BQA, but the next step for Beef Quality Assurance is earning that certificate, a basic demand from the supply chain.  That’s according to Angus producer and restaurateur Jonathan Perry.  He noted...

To help improve relationships with the consumer, the Beef Industry is encouraging producers to participate in the Beef Quality Assurance Programs.  Don Llewellyn with WSU Extension told the Washington Ag Network BQA is an essential part of the beef industry.  ...