California Beef Council chair Mike Smith earlier this year at a tour arranged for nutrition and dietetic professionals.
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The California Beef Council was established in 1954 to serve as the promotion, research and education arm of California's beef producers, and is mandated by the California Department of Food and Agricultural Code.