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R-CALF has been ruled in favor against the USDA on the use of beef checkoff funds.
A majority of cattle producers in Iowa voted to reinstate a $0.50 per head checkoff.
A lawsuit over the beef checkoff is being heard in the U.S. District Court of Montana.
On very rare occasions violative residues of pharmaceutical products have been found in carcass tissues of cull beef cows.
Survey shows 80% of Iowa producers support 50 cent state beef checkoff.
Award applications for the 10th annual checkoff-funded National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award continue to be accepted.
The North Dakota Legislature has doubled the $1-per-head checkoff that ranchers pay when they sell cattle.
The Illinois Beef Association (IBA) announced Tuesday that the recently held statewide referendum to restart the Illinois Beef Checkoff passed with an 88 percent majority vote.
Agriculture industry groups have come together to determine how to enhance the beef checkoff program, says former NCBA president Scott George.
The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association submitted comments to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding his proposal to create a beef checkoff on top of the existing program.
Kentucky beef cattle producers voted to assess themselves an additional $1 per head on cattle marketed in Kentucky in a statewide referendum held in November.
Broad business coalition calls on Congress to ensure compliance on COOL.
Yesterday, 45 state cattlemens’ associations representing more than 170,000 cattle breeders, producers and feeders sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack.
The company cites increased expenses due to COOL.
Final rule keeps provisions from proposed rule on labeling for each production step and prevents commingling of meat from different origins.
Pending review, provisions to be published in Federal Register in coming weeks
Study shows proposed new regulations from USDA will cost the broiler chicken industry more than $1 billion over five years.
The workshop, to be held Aug. 27 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, is the fourth in a series of five joint USDA/DOJ workshops focused on competition and regulatory issues in agriculture.
The USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is extending the comment period for the regulations
Raised during the early years of commercial cattle feeding, Bill Foxley built one of the largest cattle feeding and ranching enterprises in the U.S.
James Herring’s innovation and commitment to improving the quality of beef throughout the industry helped build an industry giant.
“There’s no other market that can absorb the beef volume and the value of what we’re selling into Japan,” said Kent Bacus, NCBA director of trade and market access. “We have level the playing field.”
Award applications for the 12th annual National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards now are being accepted.
More food will be needed in the next 50 years than was consumed in the last 7,000 years.
Jacques Parent’s farm - all 2,000 acres - borders Lake Champlain in Vermont and is just a five minute drive to Canada. For New England, that’s a very large agricultural operation.
Consumers want to quickly cook a “real” meal with the same speed, ease and results as convenience foods.
Consumers have started to show an increasing interest in understanding how and where food was raised.
Bill Barthle, 3rd generation rancher in San Antonio, Fla., says the checkoff helps explain to consumers how U.S. beef is produced. He feels increasing that knowledge and the demand for beef will play a crucial role in p