MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Beef Council will begin collecting the additional $1 state beef checkoff on Monday, June 2, 2014, following a referendum in which Ohio beef producers voted in favor to increase the total Ohio Beef Checkoff from $1 to $2 per head.
On June 2, the total beef checkoff collected in Ohio will be $2 per head. One dollar will be collected as part of the existing federal checkoff. The additional dollar is result of the state checkoff referendum and will be refundable by written request. Additional checkoff funds will be utilized in Ohio to support programs designed to increase the demand for beef.
On March 31, 2014, the Ohio Department of Agriculture certified the results of the Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. A total of 2,118 votes were certified; 1,527 votes, or 72 percent of the total, were cast in favor of the referendum and 591 votes, or 28 percent, were opposed to the increase.
The beef checkoff is assessed on all cattle, including beef, dairy and veal, when there is a change in ownership. The Ohio beef checkoff is payable to the Ohio Beef Council and can be mailed to 10600 U.S. Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio, 43040.
For more information, contact the Ohio Beef Council at 614-873-6736 or beef@ohiobeef.org.
Details on how Ohio Beef Checkoff dollars are invested can be found online at www.ohiobeef.org.
The Ohio Beef Council and the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board are responsible for developing programs that increase the demand for beef and veal. The federal Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The federal checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval. The state checkoff assesses an additional dollar and funds generated support beef demand building programs in Ohio. For more information, contact the Ohio Beef Council, 10600 U.S. Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040, 614-873-6736, beef@ohiobeef.org.
Source: The Ohio Beef Council
