Herry McClure and his dad, Jon, pulled their livestock trailer into the Iowa State University (ISU) Meat Laboratory parking lot early one morning last week carrying a special cargo. 

The Dallas County Farm Bur­eau members delivered the first cattle for the Beef Up Iowa program, including a steer that 10-year-old Herry raised for his 4-H project and two steers from a neighbor. ISU students and staff will process the cattle, and the beef...