Latest News From Beef Checkoff

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming rejected a proposal on Wednesday that would have barred USDA from operating commodity checkoff programs.

Cattle industry leaders on Thursday (July 13) praised the introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the importance of commodity checkoff programs, including the Beef Checkoff.

Regardless of how lab-grown protein products are categorized, the federal law that created the Beef Checkoff does not allow such products to be promoted.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition by R-CALF USA for consideration of its legal challenge of the Beef Checkoff, effectively ending the case that began six years ago.

The Cattlemen's Beef Board will invest approximately $40.9 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications during 2020.

Each $1 invested in the national beef checkoff returns $11.91 to producer profits, according to research conducted by Cornell University professor Harry M. Kaiser.

A new consumer and industry focused website has been launched to help promote veal.

The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act of 2019 has the support of presidential candidates and could reshape how agricultural checkoffs operate, something animal rights groups see as a win.

NCBA calls lawsuit allegations "without merit," and R-CALF a "front group for activists seeking to divide the industry, lessen beef demand and drive producers out of business."

The federal district court in Montana has granted a to expand its beef checkoff lawsuit against the USDA to include at least 13 states in addition to Montana.

Current BQA programming is expanding with information to help producers implement best management practices that improve both quality grades and yield grades of beef carcasses.

An amendment to limit and reform checkoffs that had the support of the Humane Society of the United States failed to make its way into the farm bill.

How checkoffs are managed could be drastically changed if legislation supported by one of the largest animal rights groups is added and passed in the farm bill.

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program is partnering with the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program to collect nominations for the first-ever joint FARM/BQA Dairy Award for 2019.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

Oklahoma’s state-wide secondary beef checkoff referendum was defeated 57% to 43%.

Beef quality from dairy cattle is showing marked improvement over just five years ago.

Early voting on Oklahoma’s secondary beef checkoff program began Monday, and with it an aggressive campaign to undermine the program and influence voters by planting seeds of doubt.

The beef checkoff recently released an updated Veal Quality Assurance (VQA) program which can be found on the recently updated www.VealFarm.com.