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From the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention- Colin Woodall on the Games Being Played With School Lunch Guidelines
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:14:11 CST
On today's Ag Perspective- we hear from Colin Woodall of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Woodall is Vice President for Public Policy for the grass roots cattle organization and is a key part of their Washington, DC office.Dozens of subjects will be covered in various meetings and seminars in Tampa at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention over the next few days- and this Perspective focuses on one current story that continues to evolve as details are released by the US Department of Agriculture- the makeup of School Lunches in the US.
Last fall, the USDA and the Obama Administration released controversial School Lunch guidelines that were greeted with a lot of pushback from many school patrons and many school districts around the country. At that time, Ron Hays talked with dietician Dayle Hayes, who is one of the leading nutrionists in the country when it comes to dealing with School Lunch Program issues. Back in September, 2012, Farm Director Ron Hays covered an appearance that Hayes made in Oklahoma City and talked with her about the relatively new School Lunch Guidelines laid down by USDA last summer. Click here for our report from last September with Dayle Hayes and a chance to hear her comments at that time.
Woodall explains that this is an important topic for the cattle industry- to make sure that lean beef stays on the school lunch plate. As a result, Dayle Hayes will be speaking to a Joint Committee meeting here in Tampa on Friday- and the hope is that Cattle producers can focus on how to make sure that School Lunch guidelines work for schools and that schools maintain the ability to include beef as a regular part of the school lunch menu.
Click on the LISTEN BAR to hear Woodall's comments on this subject and the need for cattle producers to be a part of this conversation- and of the conversation that will be coming in the next couple of years as the next round of dietary guidelines are developed by the Federal Government.
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