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Checkoff to Use Former NFL QB to Promote Beef

Published February 2, 2022

The beef checkoff is partnering with another celebrity spokesperson. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who is now a television analyst, has a one-year contract to promote beef. Actors Matthew McConaughy and Sam Elliot have voiced beef ads in the…

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Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Advances

Published October 1, 2021

A federal court in Washington, D.C. has denied a motion from USDA to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its handling of the beef checkoff program. R-CALF USA claims the government unlawfully amended the legal and regulatory framework in which the state…

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A Critical Vote for Beef Producers

Published September 7, 2021

Due to the pandemic, USDA extended the beef checkoff referendum petition drive until October 3. The original deadline was in July. North Dakota Beef Commission Chairman Mark Voll says this is a crucial vote. "This is an up or down…

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Smith Presented With the Beef Checkoff Visionary Award

Published August 11, 2021

The first-ever Beef Checkoff Visionary Award has been presented to Jo Ann Smith of Florida. Smith was the first chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board in 1986. Smith was also the first women to be president of the National Cattlemen’s…

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Beef Checkoff Petitioners Gets Another Two Months to Collect Signatures

Published August 5, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is giving the organizers of a national beef checkoff petition drive another 60 days to collect enough signatures to bring the promotion and research program up for a vote. R-CALF USA is behind this effort and…

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ND Beef Commission Appointments Announced

Published August 2, 2021

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has reappointed Fred Helbling of Mandan, Sharon Kickertz-Gerbig of Amidon and Matt Lachenmeier of Mandan to the North Dakota Beef Commission. They will serve a three year term.

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Both Sides of the Beef Bill Story

Published February 8, 2021

A bill introduced in the North Dakota House would makes changes to dollars allocated to the state Beef Checkoff Program. "I was initially asked to introduce the legislation by a lone constituent," said Representative Sebastian Ertelt during a House Agriculture…

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North Dakota Ranchers Show Up and Speak Out on Beef Checkoff Bill

Published February 7, 2021

Cattle ranchers and industry stakeholders from across North Dakota filled Room 327C and the lined the hallways of the state capitol building Friday. That's because the House Agriculture Committee took over 65 written statements and heard nearly three hours of…

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Bill Seeks “A Simpler Process” for Paying into the State Beef Checkoff

Published February 1, 2021

North Dakota House Bill 1487 would reword language, making paying into the state Beef Checkoff voluntary. Independent Beef Association of North Dakota President Kerry Dockter, who ranches at Denhoff, says the proposal is tied to the refund process. "A lot…

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A Look at the ND Beef Checkoff Program

Published January 28, 2021

The Beef Checkoff program has been around since 1973. "It is not necessarily something new for cattle producers," says Nancy Jo Bateman, executive director, North Dakota Beef Commission. Like other commodity groups, the North Dakota Beef Commission is a state…

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