Articles tagged under: beef checkoff
Grazing Research Could Lead to Crop Benefits
Published October 7, 2024
NDSU Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan is working on multiple projects aimed at integrating crop-livestock systems. "We're going to put in three different winter annual or winter cereals and we are hopefully going to graze this fall; look at…Checkoff Delivers ROI
Published September 20, 2024
The North Dakota Beef Commission is the entity that oversees the beef checkoff. Board Chairman Jason Zahn sees events like the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association trade show as an opportunity to connect with ranchers. “We have producers that walk through…Beef Checkoff at Work
Published September 20, 2024
An analysis of the beef checkoff was done for 2019-2023 to analyze the effectiveness of the program. Cattlemen’s Beef Board member Jason Schmidt summed it up at the North Dakota Stockmen's Association Convention. “Our checkoff dollar return on investment increased…Beef Checkoff Approves ’25 Plan of Work
Published September 13, 2024
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will invest approximately $38 million into its 2025 beef checkoff plan of work. A dozen funding requests were approved, including over $9 million for promotion, $8.6 million for research, $8 million for foreign market development and…MN Beef Update
Published July 25, 2024
Mike Landuyt is a cattle producer from Walnut Grove and is now a member of the Minnesota Beef Council. Previously, Landuyt was in leadership with the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association. In the Minnesota Beef Update, Landuyt said it is an…Getting the Most ‘Bang for the Buck’
Published July 10, 2024
Huff, North Dakota rancher Mary Graner is a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board executive committee and helped review proposals for beef checkoff investments during the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting. Graner is focused on research. "What we need to do…Beef Checkoff Unveils ROI Study
Published July 10, 2024
Over the past five years, each dollar invested in the beef checkoff program delivered a return of $13.41 to the producer. An independent economic analysis was commissioned by the beef checkoff and conducted by Cornell University. The ROI analysis simulated…Advocating for Beef
Published February 7, 2024
Paige Schmidt is one of ten beef industry advocates called Trailblazers, using social media to advocate for the beef industry. Schmidt started sharing her story while getting her undergraduate degree in North Dakota. "Wow, we're in Rural America and there's…USCA’s Focus for 2024
Published December 20, 2023
In addition to the farm bill, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Senior Policy Advisor Jess Peterson is focused on the organization's policy priorities. "We need to clarify country of origin labeling,” said Peterson. “Our beef checkoff is an amazing program that needs…