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More State Processors Receive Certified Beef Training	January 17, 2006
Five meat processors recently completed training to become licensed in the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED ™ Beef Program.
Japan's Beef-Ban Lift Favors SD Cattle	December 10, 2005
Japan's announcement Thursday that it will end a two-year ban on U.S. beef imports is not likely to have an immediate effect on cattle prices in South Dakota.
Certified Steak	October 19, 2005
A steak dinner probably never tasted quite so good for South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds. On Monday, Rounds sat down in a Sioux Falls restaurant for a homegrown and certified steak through the South Dakota Certified Beef program.
Spotlight on Beef	September 19, 2005
If Gov. Mike Rounds' plan to improve the market potential and consumer demand for South Dakota beef is going to succeed, it has to expand beyond the state's borders. The governor's South Dakota Certified Beef program is a great idea, but if the only people who know about it are South Dakotans, it won't get far...
Grocers Curious About Demand for Certified Beef	August 24, 2005
As the first class of cattle enrolled in the Governor's South Dakota Certified Beef program come of age this year, local merchants say they are excited to be part of the emerging program...
Governor Extols SD Certified Beef	August 17, 2005
The South Dakota Certified Beef program is an opportunity for the state to market its beef as "the finest anywhere" and also generate higher earnings for producers who participate, Gov. Mike Rounds said Tuesday at Dakotafest...
New Beef Initiative Made For Program	July 13, 2005
Tuned-up rules for the South Dakota Certified Beef Program were outlined Tuesday at a public hearing in the state Capitol, and officials hope the effort begins to bear fruit by year's end...
State Preparing to Certify Its Beef	July 8, 2005
Cattle producers and meat processors get their chance Tuesday to shape the new South Dakota Certified Beef Program...
Osgood File Transcript	July 6, 2005
"Would you pay more for a steak if you knew it came from South Dakota?"...
SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Processor Training Held	June 13, 2005
Five beef processors from across the state are participating in the first round of training for the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef pilot processing project...
Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Rules	June 10, 2005
A public hearing will be held in Legislative Conference Room (LCR) 1 and 2, 3rd floor, State Capital at 500 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501, on July 12, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. to consider the adoption and amendment of proposed rules...
New SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Website Launched	June 6, 2005
southdakotacertifiedbeef.com has a new look...
SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Emergency Rules Filed	May 20, 2005
The SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Initiative is one step closer to becoming a reality as the Emergency Rules for the program were officially released today...
Certified Beef to Debut Soon	May 17, 2005
The certified beef program approved by the South Dakota Legislature this year is a great idea, said some beef producers selling cattle in Aberdeen on Monday...
S. Dakota Is Bullish on Idea Of Carving Luxury Beef Niche	May 7, 2005
Across the Great Plains, the story is a familiar and as mournful as the unremitting prairie wind...
S.D. Producers to Put Stamp on Quality Beef	April 17, 2005
Someday, a black-faced steer much like the ones eating a morning ration of feed in John Haverhals' pens on a hillside west of Hudson could be part of a South Dakota-branded package of steaks in Tokyo market or restaurant...
SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Attracts National Media	April 4, 2005
South Dakota recently hosted a television film crew from Fuji Television Network News...
Trip to Japan Raises Hopes	March 28, 2005
The decision by Japanese officials to stop testing all their domestic cattle for mad cow disease could pave the way to reopening the Japanese market to U.S. beef, South Dakota Agriculture Secretary Larry Gabriel said Monday...
Rounds: State Could Add Value to It's Beef	March 18, 2005
More than 200 people gathered at the 2005 Value-Added Conference at the Brooking Inn Thursday to listen to agriculture and business experts talk about ways to increase the value of farming in the state...
Osgood File Transcript	March 9, 2005
"Would you pay more for a steak if you knew it came from South Dakota?"...
Governor Rounds Signs SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Program Act	March 8, 2005
Governor Mike Rounds signs the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Program Act creating a voluntary program for producers and processors who meet certain standards...
Certified Beef Gets Go-Ahead	March 8, 2005
The biggest immediate challenge facing the new SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef program will be processing enough premium beef to satisfy demand, Gov. Mike Rounds said Tuesday...
SD Governor Signs Branded Beef Law	March 8, 2005
Consumers will be able to find out where the beef they buy came from, even the ranch where a calf was born, under a new measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Mike Rounds aimed at raising cattle prices for the state's farmers and ranchers...
Government Branded-Beef Plan Passes	March 2, 2005
An innovative plan to stamp a state-government seal of approval on quality beef products from cattle raised and monitored in South Dakota passed its final legislative test Tuesday...
Secretary Gabriel to Lead Trade Group to Asia	February 28, 2005
South Dakota's Sec. of Agriculture Larry Gabriel is headed to the other side of the world in search of new marketing opportunities for the state's largest industry...
South Dakota Producers Can Add Value Through SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Program	February 16, 2005
According to South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Larry Gabriel, producers will begin to see opportunity to add value to South Dakota-raised cattle utilizing the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Program prior to, and even independent of whether or not the cattle will be harvested in South Dakota during the first couple of years...
Certified Beef Bill Should Pass	February 13, 2005
The next step in launching Gov. Mike Rounds' proposed SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef program is to pass state laws necessary to authorize and fund the program...
Lawmakers Strongly Embrace Gov. Rounds Plan for S.D. Certified Beef	February 11, 2005
Idaho is famous for its potatoes; Georgia is renowned for sweet Vidalia onions; and now, South Dakotans hope to gain bragging rights to bodacious beef...
State Beef Program Coming Together	February 11, 2005
Idaho is famous for its potatoes; Georgia is renowned for sweet Vidalia onions; and now, South Dakotans hope to gain bragging rights to bodacious beef...
Gov. Rounds Encouraged by Resumption of Beef Trade with Japan; SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Meets Criteria	October 25, 2004
Gov. Mike Rounds today issued the following statement regarding the upcoming resumption of beef trade between the United States and Japan...
Livestock Identification Forum to be Held in Timber Lake	October 20, 2004
SDSU Cooperative Extension Service and Tatanka Resource Conservation Development, in cooperation with the South Dakota Animal Industry Board will host a regional Livestock Identification Forum for area livestock producers...
Letcher Family First SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef Producer	August 24, 2004
South Dakota Sec. of Agriculture Larry Gabriel announce today that Scott Cattle Company of Letcher is the first South Dakota cattle producer to register under the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED™ Beef program...