Minnesota Cattle Producers Reject Proposed Increase to Beef Checkoff Fees

Minnesota cattle producers reject proposed increase to beef checkoff fees

Minnesota cattle producers voted against paying more fees to organizations that promote beef consumption.

Minnesota cattle producers vote down Beef Checkoff increase

A referendum to raise the state beef checkoff was voted down in Minnesota. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says the proposed refundable 50-cent increase failed on a vote of 380 opposed and 377 in favor. “So obviously it was really close, but ultimately it did not pass.” The beef checkoff has been […] The post Minnesota cattle producers vote down Beef Checkoff increase appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Minnesota Beef Producers Reject Proposed Beef Checkoff Increase

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota beef producers have voted against a proposed refundable 50-cent increase to the state beef checkoff following a statewide referendum conducted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). A total of 3,477 ballots were mailed to producers, of eligible ballots submitted, there were 380 ballots opposed and 377 votes in favor. As a result, the current beef checkoff assessment will remain at $1.00 per head at the time…

Minnesota Cattle Producers Reject Proposed Beef Checkoff Increase

Minnesota cattle producers have voted against a proposed increase to the state’s beef checkoff program, keeping the assessment at the current $1-per-head level. The proposal would have added a refundable 50-cent state assessment on top of the existing federal beef checkoff. The referendum, coordinated through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Minnesota Beef Council,...

Minnesota producers narrowly reject increase to beef checkoff

Minnesota beef producers voted against a proposed refundable 50-cent increase to the state beef checkoff following a statewide referendum conducted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A total of 3,477 ballots were mailed to producers. Of eligible ballots submitted, there were 380 ballots opposed and 377 votes in favor. As a result, the current beef checkoff assessment will remain at $1 per head at the time of sale, split evenly between t…