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Article: PENNSYVLVANIA BEEF TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP CENTER FOR BEEF EXCELLENCE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 25, 2008
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
A Center for Beef Excellence is being developed to support, promote and expand the beef industry in the commonwealth, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
The newly-formed Pennsylvania Beef Task Force board of directors unanimously approved a motion to develop the center, which will be modeled after the successful Center for Dairy Excellence.
"The beef industry is an integral part of Pennsylvania's agricultural industry, contributing $1.9 million to the economy annually," said Wolff. "By forming a Center for Beef Excellence, we are not only supporting the 28,000 beef producers within the commonwealth, ...