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Beef is a Relationship Business

The beef industry relies on relationships. From gate to plate, building trust with loyal customers starts with a conversation.

The Channel Marketing team at NCBA, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, focuses on cultivating relationships with those companies bringing beef to consumers, such as national retailers, foodservice distributors, manufacturers and restaurant operators.

These important markets are where consumers purchase beef, with more than $80 billion in beef sales annually.1,2

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Season 7, Episode 5: Understanding Hog Trailer Contamination and Re-Contamination

Video: Season 7, Episode 5: Understanding Hog Trailer Contamination and Re-Contamination

Biosecurity and foreign animal disease preparedness extends beyond the farm. This episode looks at the risk of contamination on hog trailers as pigs move from different parts of the state to harvest plants.

Dr. Cesar Corzo, associate professor at the University of Minnesota and leman chair for swine health and productivity, and Lucas Ferreira, research assistant and PhD student at the university, discuss how their trailer research got started, how trailers can be exposed to pathogens and where contamination can occur during the transportation process. They also discuss trailer washing, PPE and opportunities to break the chain of contamination and strengthen transportation biosecurity.