Thecheckoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and importedcattle in addition to a comparable assessment

Thecheckoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and importedcattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beefproducts. Now LastWeeks Peak 1 - 1 1 BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell (Columbia/Sony Music) 2 - 1 2 Hannah Montana 3 - Soundtrack (Walt Disney) 3 1 2 1 NOW 31 - Various Artists (EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music) 4 - 1 4 Nothing Personal - All Time Low (Hopeless) 5 5 5 1 The E.N.D. Department of Agriculture'sNational Resources Conservation Service. For nearly 20 years, regional andnational award winners have been honored for their commitment to protectingthe environment and improving fish and wildlife habitat while operatingprofitable cattle operations. For more information, or to nominate a cattlefarmer or rancher, visit Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. - A commercial cow-calfoperation whose owners also no-till farm corn, sunflowers, oats andwheat.--Nominated by South Dakota Grasslands CoalitionThe Environmental Stewardship Award is presented each year by The NationalCattlemen's Beef Association and The National Cattlemen's Foundation, and issponsored by Dow AgroSciences and the U.S.

- A certified organic,grass-fed cow-calf and yearling ranch run on 39,000 acres near theSierra Nevada Mountains.--Nominated by California Cattlemen's Association and CaliforniaRangeland Trust--Region VII: Daybreak Ranch, Highmore, S.D. - An operation comprised of morethan 10,000 acres of rangeland and irrigated hay land where HerefordAngus Crossbred cattle are raised.--Nominated by Wyoming Stock Growers Association--Region VI: Leavitt Lake Ranches, Vina, Calif. - An operationmanaging herds of Angus, Hereford and Simmental cattle in twodifferentlocations.--Nominated by National Resources Conservation Service--Region IV: Stoney Point AgriCorp, Inc., Melissa, Texas - Afamily-ownedoperation which raises Holstein calves to be sent to finishing yardsforfurther feeding and heifers for the dairy industry.--Nominated by Texas Cattle Feeders Association--Region V: Pape Ranches, Daniel, Wyo. - A 2,800-acre familybusinessthat produces Polled Hereford cattle, hay and row crops includingcotton, corn, soybeans, peanuts, pecans, vegetables, annual forages,pine straw and timber.--Nominated by the Georgia Cattlemen's Association--Region III: Eckenfels Farm, Sainte Genevieve, Mo. This year theyinclude:--Region I: Young's Cattle Company, Belmont, Ohio - An Angus-basedcow-calf and cattle backgrounding (feeding) operation.--Nominated by Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District and OhioCattlemen's Association--Region II: Greenview Farms, Screven, Ga. They are proof that conservation can be as goodfor business as it is for the environment."Regional recipients of the Environmental Stewardship Award serve as a modelfor others seeking to improve and protect the environment. In fact, 85 percentof farmers and ranchers agree conservation is a key to their success."The seven regional winners come from all parts of the beef industry andcountry," said Petty.

"They are outstanding examples of how the people whoprovide consumers with nutritious and delicious beef are earning a reputationas everyday environmentalists. A national winner will be selectedfrom among the regional winners and announced in January at the 2010 CattleIndustry Annual Convention & NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio, Texas.Choosing just one family from each region can be challenging for the 22-memberselection committee as most of America's cattle farmers and ranchers areproactively employing a variety of sustainable practices, according to datafrom a recent survey funded by The Beef Checkoff Program. Seven U.S. Cattle Operations Recognized for Outstanding EnvironmentalConservation EffortsDENVER, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven beef farms and ranches, representing awide range of sizes and types of businesses, were selected as regional winnersof the 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award. Now LastWeeks Peak 1 1 371 The Fame - Lady Gaga (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA) 2 - 1 2 Party Rock - LMFAO (Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA) 3 4 532 Want - 3OH!3 (Photo Finish) 4 3 4 2 Above And Beyonce: Video Collection & Dance Mixes (EP) - Beyonce (MusicWorld/Columbia/Sony Music) 5 - 1 5 Perfecto: Vegas - Oakenfold (Perfecto/Thrive) 6 2 2 2 Wait For Me - Moby (Little Idiot/Mute) 7 - 1 7 LP - Discovery (XL/Beggars Group) 8 5 331 Slumdog Millionaire - Soundtrack (Interscope/IGA) 9 6 2 6 Ultra.Weekend 5 - Jason Nevins (Ultra) 107 131 Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode (Mute/Virgin/Capitol).

6 - Tonhalle Orchestra Zurch/David Zinman (RCA Red Seal/SonyMasterworks). Martin In The Fields (SonyClassical/Sony Masterworks) 8 8 2 8 Vladimir Horowitz At Carnegie Hall-The Private Collection: Mussorgsky & Lis -Vladimir Horowitz (RCA Red Seal/Sony Masterworks) 9 5 191 Greatest Hits - Andre Rieu (Denon/SLG) 10- 1 10Mahler: Symphony No. Now LastWeeks Peak 1 2 121 Song Of Songs - Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi) 2 1 341 The Priests - The Priests (RCA Victor/Sony Music) 3 4 181 Amore Infinito: Songs Inspired By The Poems Of John Paul II - Karol Wojtyta -Placido Domingo (DG/Universal Classics Group) 4 7 351 The Duets - Luciano Pavarotti (Decca/Universal Classics Group) 5 6 571 Chant: Music For The Soul - The Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz(Decca/Universal Classics Group) 6 3 3 3 Encore Collection: The Many Sounds Of Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Mormon TabernacleChoir/Orchestra At Temple Square (Wilberg) (Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 7 10451 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Joshua Bell/Academy Of St. Now LastWeeks Peak 1 1 2 1 American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville/SMN) 2 2 351 Fearless - Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 3 3 121 Hannah Montana: The Movie - Soundtrack (Walt Disney) 4 4 342 The Foundation - Zac Brown Band (Roar/Big Picture/Home Grown/Atlantic/AG) 5 5 142 Wide Open - Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 6 7 431 Learn To Live - Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville) 7 6 8 1 Greatest Hits II - Kenny Chesney (BNA/SMN) 8 8 141 Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street) 9 9 651 Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 1010392 Little Bit Of Everything - Billy Currington (Mercury/UMGN). Now LastWeeks Peak 1 1 461 The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event (Majordomo/Shout!Factory/Island/IDJMG) 2 - 1 2 Depart From Me - Cage (Definitive Jux) 3 2 331 Anything Goes - Randy Houser (Universal South) 4 5 204 Ride Through The Country - Colt Ford (Average Joe's) 5 9 115 Life Left To Go - SafetySuit (Universal Motown/UMRG) 6 7 303 Coming To Terms - Carolina Liar (Atlantic/AG) 7 4 441 Hook Me Up - The Veronicas (EngineRoom/Sire/Warner Bros.) 8 3 6 1 David Garrett - David Garrett (Decca/Universal Classics Group) 9 26128 Grand - Matt & Kim (Fader Label) 10- 1 10In Living Cover - Jay Brannan (Great Depression/Nettwerk). Now LastWeeks Peak 1 1 5 1 The Last - Aventura (Premium Latin/Sony Music Latin) 2 - 1 2 Necesito De Ti - Vicente Fernandez (Sony Music Latin) 3 2 7 1 La Revolucion - Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete/UMLE) 4 - 1 4 Si Tu Te Vas - Tierra Cali (Venemusic/Universal Music Latino/UMLE) 5 3 3 2 Gran City Pop - Paulina Rubio (Universal Music Latino/UMLE) 6 5 181 El Patron - Tito "El Bambino" (Siente/UMLE) 7 4 3 4 La Jefa - Alicia Villarreal (Fonovisa/UMLE) 8 7 354 Almas Gemelas - El Trono De Mexico (Fonovisa/UMLE) 9 9 8 1 Yo No Canto, Pero Lo Intentamos - Espinoza Paz (ASL/Disa/UMLE) 10138 2 Ciclos - Luis Enrique (Top Stop).

Now LastWeeks Peak 1 - 1 1 Nothing Personal - All Time Low (Hopeless) 2 1 141 Wide Open - Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 3 2 6 1 Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (Redline) 4 - 1 4 Ruination - Job For A Cowboy (Metal Blade) 5 4 5 4 Vans Warped Tour: 2009 Tour Compilation - Various Artists (SideOneDummy) 6 - 1 6 Chemical Warfare - The Alchemist (ALC/E1) 7 - 1 7 Perfecto: Vegas - Oakenfold (Perfecto/Thrive) 8 - 1 8 A Higher Place - Born Of Osiris (Sumerian) 9 6 5 2 The Ecstatic - Mos Def (Downtown) 107 9 5 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix (Loyaute/Glassnote). Now LastWeeks Peak 1 3 261 I Run To You - Lady Antebellum (/Capitol Nashville) 2 4 192 People Are Crazy - Billy Currington (/Mercury) 3 2 272 Whatever It Is - Zac Brown Band (Big Picture/Home Grown/Atlantic) 4 1 201 Sideways - Dierks Bentley (/Capitol Nashville) 5 6 145 Alright - Darius Rucker (/Capitol Nashville) 6 7 136 You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift (/Big Machine) 7 10137 Summer Nights - Rascal Flatts (/Lyric Street) 8 5 171 Then - Brad Paisley (/Arista Nashville) 9 12219 Boots On - Randy Houser (/Universal South) 10157 10Living For The Night - George Strait (/MCA Nashville). Distribution SystemsRebecca Johnson of The Quell Group, for Evans Distribution Systems,+1-248-649-8900, . "The Evans teamhas expertise in this market segment, so it's an opportunity to use ourexperience and resources in a way that serves all of the supply-chain needs ofour clients.Customer service has always been our number-one priority."The address of the facility is 28825 Goddard, Suite 100-104, Romulus, MI48174.Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in Southeast Michigan, was foundedin 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company.It has evolved into afull-service warehousing, value-added packaging and transportation third-partylogistics provider serving the automotive, manufacturing, food and beverage,and chemical industries.Evans currently employs about 300 associates andoperates more than 1,800,000 square feet of space in Michigan, Virginia andMassachusetts.