Seeking Input on Checkoff Rate

The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association is surveying its members about a possible increase in the state beef checkoff. In Minnesota. The checkoff rate is $1 per head sold, with half of that amount allocated at the state level and the other half dedicated to the national effort. MSCA President Jake Thompson urges all cattle producers in the state to fill out the online survey. “A dollar doesn’t go as far as it once did and the budget has never increased in the state of Minnesota since 1985, since the beginning of the checkoff,” said Thompson. “They thought it would be a good time to potentially look at an increase in revenue since this is their only source of revenue.” The survey link will remain active until the end of the day today.