WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 - While the cattle industry’s well-known slogan may say “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner,” it looks like beef checkoff reform is still struggling to stay on the menu. After more ...

The federal “ beef checkoff ” mandates a $1 payment every time a head of cattle is sold. That adds up to about $80 million a year nationwide, money that is supposed to be used to convince us to buy ...

My husband Pat and I own and operate a cow-calf operation and produce diversified row crops near LaMonte, Missouri. However, as much as I enjoy farming, my true passion is education. I was a teacher ...

Fighting over “the dollar” has intensified during the past 30 days, raising questions about the future of a longtime source of food safety research funding. “The dollar” is the Beef Checkoff, the $1 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2014 – Noting that three years of negotiations had produced very little in way of reforming the beef checkoff, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he might just handle it on ...

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2012 file photo, cattle are seen on a ranch near Mandan, N.D. The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota, IBAND, is opposing the North Dakota Stockmen's Association's ...

The Beef Checkoff is up Tuesday for a federal court hearing where anything could happen from dismissal of the challenging lawsuit to a temporary restraining order for the plaintiff’s. The Beef ...

The recent decision by a U.S. Appeals Court dealt another blow to the Montana beef checkoff and signaled a significant victory for the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF), an organization ...

The beef checkoff program was established by the 1985 Farm Bill and can only be changed by an act of Congress. Also, any proposed increases would have to be voted on by the producers who pay it.

Missouri rancher Roger Allison opposes the creation of a state group to promote Missouri beef because he is worried the money will disproportionately benefit larger farms. Charles Bassett wants you to ...