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How Are Beef Checkoff Dollars Spent & Cattle News
Season 4 Episode 207
We find out where your beef checkoff dollars are being spent and why. Plus we have market updates, horses and hay for sale and lots more on this all new episode of the Ranch It Up Radio Show. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel.
EPISODE 207 DETAILS How Are Beef Checkoff Dollars Spent & Cattle News Where Your Beef Checkoff Dollars Go Beef Checkoff Budgets Explained
The Beef Checkoff takes one dollar for every head of cattle sold and applies it to marketing campaigns and the promotion of beef and beef products. But many producers wonder where the Beef Checkoff dollars are spent and how and are unaware of where to find this information. Andy Bishop, Chairman of The Cattlemen’s Beef Board breaks down what the beef checkoff is and the 2025 operating budget. You can always view this information by heading to the Beef Board’s Website.
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