Governor Proclaims Beef Month

Beef Month

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, according to the 2024 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics, published by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, there are currently more than 750,000 cattle in North Carolina that provide a variety of food, leather, and other products to the citizens of this state; and

Whereas, North Carolina farmers raise cattle in all 100 counties; and

Whereas, because of cooperation between beef producers and the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, and allied industry, thousands of farms are flourishing across the State; and

Whereas, beef and beef products are naturally nutrient-rich, providing Americans with a high-quality source of protein, zinc, iron, and B vitamins, leading nine out of ten households to serve beef at least once every two weeks; and

Whereas, cattle farms generate more than $326 million in cash receipts each year, making the beef industry an important agricultural product in North Carolina;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 2025, as “Beef Month” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this second day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.