Farms.com Home   News

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Beef Cattle Research Council has announced 12 recipients of $2 million in beef check-off funds following its 2022-2023 call for research proposals.

The work will take place at the University of Saskatchewan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Alberta, and the University of Guelph.

The BCRC, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association, is the national industry-led funding agency for beef, cattle, and forage research, and is funded in part through the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off.

The check-off money is being used to leverage over $4 million in matching funding from government and other partners.

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

How Checkoff Dollars Help NCBA Grow Demand

Video: How Checkoff Dollars Help NCBA Grow Demand

One key way the beef industry stimulates demand is through the work of the Beef Checkoff. The one dollar per head checkoff is divided among many great contractors who implement programs in areas like research, promotion, and consumer information.