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The awards recognize retailers and restaurants that have excelled at marketing beef this year.

The USDA reported last week that there about 91 million head of cattle in the United States, a decrease of 2 percent from a year ago and the smallest cattle herd since 1952.

The USDA estimates that 2012 U.S. per capita beef consumption for 2012 will be around 54.1 pounds, a drop from 2011's estimate of 57.4 pounds.

raising a pound of beef in the United States today uses significantly fewer natural resources, including land, water, feed and fuel than in the past.

October was another excellent month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the USMEF.

After 104 years as a dairy operation, the Robb Family Farm of Battleboro, Vt., milked its last Holstein on August 4 and began preparing for its next era.

The opening of the Northern Beef Packers plant has been delayed indefinitely, though construction and hiring employees is progressing, says CEO David Palmer.