Beef donation made by Cattle Producers of Wash.

Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) with the aid of a price break from Yoke’s Fresh Markets, purchased 500 pounds of “Product of USA” Lean Ground Beef valued at over $2,000. The beef was delivered to the Moses Lake Food Bank on December 16 by CPoW vice-president Dave Dashiell.

It was crucial to CPoW that the donation be American lean beef for the receiving families, not only to support local ranchers, but to provide the most nutritious, healthiest beef to those in need.

A three-ounce serving of lean beef is a superb source of protein, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, niacin, vitamin B6, iron and riboflavin. Beef’s combination of nutrients can play a powerful role in fueling children and the elderly who are especially in need of this protein-packed product.

CPoW was told by Peny Archer at the Moses Lake Food Bank, they serve Grant, Adams and Lincoln (GAL) Counties. According to Joseph Bippert from WSDA Food Assistance Programs, GAL alone has seen a 27% increase in the number of households seeking support from food banks since the state’s economic downturn in 2008. The donated beef, in one-pound packages, will serve meals for 500 of these families.

CPoW is a grassroots organization whose purpose is to sustain, improve and protect Washington State’s live cattle industry; to address the market interests of Washington live cattle producers; and to promote the heritage of ranching for present and future generations.

To learn more, visit http://www.cattleproducersofwa.org and support your American rancher by reading the Country of Origin Label and purchasing “Product of the USA” beef.