MN Beef Update
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council Summer Intern Mary Lanoue talks about her collection of farmer stories. Click here.
Published June 29, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council Summer Intern Mary Lanoue talks about her collection of farmer stories. Click here.Published June 5, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council EO Kelly Schmidt recaps May Beef Month.Click here.Published May 28, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council summer intern Mary LaNoue talks highlights her beef checkoff experience. Click here.Published May 22, 2026
Minnesota cattle producers narrowly rejected a proposed increase in the state beef checkoff rate. “Only 21 percent of the mail-in ballots were actually returned,” said Kelly Schmidt, CEO, Minnesota Beef Council. “I wish there had been maybe a little more engagement…Published May 8, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt recaps the recent board meeting and planning session. Listen here.Published April 24, 2026
Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt talks about the recent Minnesota Association of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference in this edition of the Minnesota Beef Update. Listen.Published March 19, 2026
In this edition of the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt talks about National Nutrition Month. Listen here.Published March 13, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt talks about the Emerging Beef Leader Program. Click here.Published February 28, 2026
In the Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt offers information on the local producer promotion funds. Listen to this report for more on this opportunity.Published February 7, 2026
The $1 per head beef checkoff investment does not go as far as it did 40 years ago when it was established. In Minnesota, a vote will be held this spring to increase the state checkoff rate. Minnesota Beef Council…Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.