Resources
Beef Industry Websites National Cattlemen s Beef Association: http://www.beef.org Beef for Foodservice Professionals: http://www.beeffoodservice.com Beef New Products: http://www.beefinnovationsgroup.com Beef Culinary Innovation Center: http://www.culinaryinnovationcenter.com/ Veal for Foodservice Professionals: http://www.vealfoodservice.com Beef Industry Food Safety Council: http://www.bifsco.org Beef Nutrition: http://www.beefnutrition.org Beef Research: http://www.beefresearch.org Beef for Consumers: http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com
Trade Associations National Restaurant Association: http://www.restaurant.org National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation: http://www.nraef.org North American Meat Processors Association: http://www.namp.com U.S. Meat Export Federation: http://www.usmef.org American Meat Institute: http://www.meatami.com American Meat Institute Foundation: http://www.amif.org Food Marketing Institute: http://www.fmi.org National Meat Association: http://www.nmaonline.org American Veal Association: http://www.vealfarm.com Southwest Meat Association: http://www.southwestmeat.org American Farm Bureau Federation: http://www.fb.org
Government Agencies USDA Economics and Statistics System: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/mannusda/homepage.do Livestock Marketing Information Center: http://www.lmic.info Agricultural Market Information Virtual Library Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University: http://aec.msu.edu/fs2/market/ USDA Fact Book on Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/factbook/ USDA Agriculture Statistics Service Census of Agriculture: http://www.nass.usda.gov/census Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA: http://www.fsis.usda.gov Agricultural Marketing Service: http://www.ams.usda.gov
Government Agencies (cont d) Meat Grading and Certification Service: http://www.ams.usda.gov/amsv1.0/ams.fetchtemplatedata.do?template=templatea&navid=gradingcertificationandv erfication&leftnav=gradingcertificationandverfication&pag e=gradingcertificationandverification&acct=amspw Livestock and Grain Market News Service: http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs Food and Nutrition Service: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/default.htm Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov
Professional Associations American Veterinary Medicine Association: http://www.avma.org American Meat Science Association: http://www.meatscience.org American Society of Animal Science: http://www.asas.org American Dairy Science Association: http://www.adsa.org American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org
Culinary Schools List of Culinary Schools (Peterson s): http://www.petersons.com/culinary Culinary Institute of America: http://www.ciachef.edu The French Culinary Institute: http://www.frenchculinary.com Le Cordon Bleu: http://www.chefs.edu Johnson & Wales: http://culinary.jwu.edu Kendall College: http://www.kendall.edu The Art Institutes: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/culinarydegrees.aspx
Chef Associations American Culinary Federation: http://www.acfchefs.org Professional Chefs Association: http://www.professionalchef.com Research Chefs Association: http://www.culinology.com American Institute of Wine and Food: http://www.aiwf.org International Association of Culinary Professionals: http://www.iacp.com
For the most current research studies on issues such as beef consumption and demand, beef cut-specific volume in foodservice, consumer behavior and preferences, product enhancement and beef safety, please visit http://www.beef.org.