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Examining Canadas New Checkoff On Beef, Cattle Imports
2013-09-05 18:41:00| Beef
By Joe Schuele, UMSEF Until the enactment of Canadas import levy on beef, Canadian producers whose products were entering the U.S. were assessed a checkoff equivalent to $1/head, while U.S. beef and U.S. cattle entering Canada faced no similar levy. read more
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Pork Checkoff Board of Directors to Meet in Des Moines
2013-09-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Board will begin building its 2014 marketing, research and education plans during a meeting Sept. 4-5 in Des Moines, Iowa. Board President Karen Richter, a farmer from Montgomery, Minn., will preside over the Sept. 4-6, 2013 meeting that will include producers from across the country working with the Board to develop the 2014 Pork Checkoff budget.
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Would You Support A $2 Checkoff?
2013-08-26 03:37:48| Beef
Its been a busy week for cattlemen in my neighboring state of Minnesota. First, the annual FarmFest has been underway. Second, the Minnesota State Fair officially got started. And finally, the Minnesota Beef Council (MBC) and Minnesota State Cattlemens Association (MSCA) have introduced a referendum to raise the states checkoff rate by $1. BEEF Daily read more
Beef Demand And the Checkoff: Fewer Dollars, Greater Need
2013-08-22 16:25:00| Beef
Beef demand is a moving target, with a remarkable number of factors that influence a consumers ultimate purchasing decision. The question is, in an era of shrinking beef checkoff dollars, which of those moving parts should the beef industry target? read more
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Pork Checkoff Increases Commitment to Combatting PEDV
2013-07-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Following a unanimous vote by its board of directors, the National Pork Board has committed to investing an additional US$350,000 toward research, education and coordination of efforts to better understand Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, or PEDV. This increase in funding is in addition to US$450,000 announced in June, bringing total Checkoff dollars invested to US$800,000.
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