#beef checkoff

New blog post covers the recent court ruling out of the Ninth Circuit and the Beef Checkoff

This is not a substitute for legal advice.  Image of barn and livestock corral in Montana. The image is by Daimon Eklund             The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a U.S. District Court of the District of Montana decision holding that the Montana Beef Council’s and other qualified state beef councils’ (QSBCs) advertisements are exempt from First Amendment scrutiny. The…

The Reality of the Beef Checkoff

by Greg Hanes, CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board

Greg Hanes CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board

(CBB-Oct. 9, 2019) — In the few months since I took the helm as CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board(CBB) – the governing and administrative organization of the Beef Checkoff – there appears to be many misperceptions, false rumors, and misinformation about how the checkoff works and is administered. Let’s look at…

When expectant mothers consume sufficient amounts of the nutrient choline during pregnancy, their offspring gain enduring cognitive benefits, a new Cornell study suggests.

Choline – found in egg yolks, lean red meat, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts and cruciferous vegetables – has many functions, but this study focused on its role in prenatal brain development.

The researchers, who published their…

Oklahoma Beef Council Embezzler Pleads Guilty

Former Oklahoma Beef Council employee Melissa Mortenson pled guilty this week to embezzling $2.6 million from the beef checkoff over the course of seven years. She now awaits sentencing from the court. The Beef Council Board of Directors says this is a significant step towards bringing the criminal matter to a conclusion. “We are indebted to federal investigators for the speed at which this has…

I just got home from Nebraska, where I went on a beef tour that explored the entire life cycle of cattle from calving, to grazing, to the feed yard, to the packing plant. Why Nebraska? I’ll tell you. Nebraska’s economy is driven by corn crops, feed yards and cattle ranching. There are nearly 2m people in Nebraska but nearly 8m cattle. It’s the #1 red meat production state in the country. Half of…

NEW blog: A challenge to #WasteLess food in your home on this #EarthDay.

Click image to enlarge this infographic with ways to save on beef. There are not many things more frustrating in the kitchen than having to toss food that was perfectly good – had I eaten it in time. That has been a constant struggle as I find myself on the road a majority of the time for work and my odd running excursions. Scheduling grocery runs between these trips is one thing. It’s another to…