Articles tagged under: Travis Maddock

‘Momentum’

Published February 5, 2026

North Dakota rancher Travis Maddock is the new chair of the Federation of State Beef Councils. Momentum is the word he uses to describe today’s cattle industry. "Thirty years ago, consumer acceptance of beef was around 50 percent and now…
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An Exciting Time for ND FFA

Published June 5, 2025

A is excited about the growth of FFA in the state. "This convention, we're seeing the largest attendance with regards to FFA members and we're also seeing a tremendous growth in sponsorship." For the first time in nearly 50 years,…
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Building Consumer Trust

Published February 1, 2024

The Beef Promotion Operating Committee is a group of 20 producers from across the country that make decisions on how Beef Checkoff dollars are invested. Maddock, North Dakota rancher Travis Maddock is part of BPOC. "In this particular year because…
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Fewer Dollars to Promote Beef

Published September 5, 2023

The Beef Promotion Operating Committee is made up of 20 beef producers from across the country. "We meet once a year to go through authorization requests from organizations that are looking to use beef checkoff dollars for research, promotion or…
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A Resilient Beef Industry

Published February 3, 2023

Davenport, North Dakota rancher Travis Maddock is a member of Beef Promotion Operating Committee and says a declining cow herd and inflation will influence beef checkoff resources. "I challenged our contractors, you better come in with some good projects because there's…
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ND Beef Commission Elects New Officer Team

Published July 5, 2019

The North Dakota Beef Commission named its 2019-2020 executive officers. Weston Dvorak of Manning, North Dakota is the new chairman. Sidney, Montana rancher Mark Voll is the vice-chairman and Travis Maddock of Davenport, North Dakota is the secretary/treasurer. Clark Price…
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