If you like to comb through numbers and data, this year’s 2016 Beef Statistics poster, found inserted in the center of this issue, is a trove of goods. Here are just a few that are worth your close attention:

New research from the University of Alberta suggests that the temperature recommended for cooking ground beef may not sufficiently eliminate all strains of E. coli bacteria.

Some people feel the anxiety of aging around the holidays or maybe with their birthday. For me, the stark reminders that I’m growing long in the tooth come in June, when my kids finish another year of school.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to start an investigation into last year’s sudden collapse of cattle prices and a review of the market’s competitive structure. The request comes months after the Judiciary Committee was asked by R-CALF USA to probe the “dramatic, unprecedented collapse” of cattle prices in late 2015.

Given how little the American public wanders into an honest discussion about its food policy, when a news story does broach the topic, you have to pay attention.

The scenic environment around Kaczmarek Herefords may be a bit remote from traditional cattle country. But when buyers go there, they typically find just what they’re looking for.

Motivated by growing supplies and cheaper prices, Americans are expected to eat an average of 54.3 pounds of beef in 2016 on a per capita basis, which would mark the first increase in that statistic in almost a decade.

The USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) once again wants to survey beef producers on how they go about raising the largest supply of beef in the globe – starting with an online survey.

Kendal Frazier, who has served as the interim CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) since June 2015, was named as official CEO on Tuesday.

Having listened to the opposing sides waging a fierce debate over genetically modified organism (GMO) food labels in the U.S., it’s painfully obvious who’s winning the battle. And it isn’t the family farm or ranch.