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Idaho Beef Council outlines checkoff-funded promotion, research and export work
Summary
TK Kuwahara, CEO of the Idaho Beef Council, told the House Agricultural Affairs Committee the council uses state checkoff funds for consumer education, research and promotion and that legal limits bar lobbying; Idaho producers participate at national levels and three Idaho members sit on the Cattlemen's Beef Board.
TK Kuwahara, chief executive officer of the Idaho Beef Council, told the House Agricultural Affairs Committee that the council invests state checkoff dollars in promotion, research and education intended to boost demand for Idaho beef.
"The Idaho beef council is a state agency that was created in 1967," Kuwahara said, describing the council's governance by an eight-member board representing cow-calf, cattlewomen, feeder, auction and dairy sectors. She said the council is funded through a per-head assessment collected when cattle are sold: "A dollar 50 is collected and so a dollar goes to the national checkoff," she said, and outlined that up to 50 cents of the dollar remains with…
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