FamilyMart, a Japanese convenience store chain with more than 9,500 outlets, has teamed with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to revamp the company’s menu with high-quality U.S. beef. The two groups — with check-off funding from the Texas Beef Council, Oklahoma Beef Council and the Beef Checkoff Program and support from the USDA Market Access Program — created a 10-item U.S. beef menu that includes a bento (lunch) box, rice bowl, salad, sandwich, soba noodle, sushi and soup.

Davey Griffin, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service meat specialist, has been named American Meat Science Association fellow and Signal Service Award winner. The award, sponsored by Keystone Foods, Johnsonville Sausage Co. and Elanco Animal Health, is given in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and association.

Padlock Ranch, recipient of the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming, was recently honored for voluntary achievement in conservation by Governor Matt Mead at the Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Cheyenne. The $10,000 award, named for renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, was presented to the ranch by Sand County Foundation, Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and Peabody Energy.