Answering Questions About Veal

It is a common misunderstanding that veal is derived only from a very young baby calf. To clarify the age and size of most market-ready veal calves, a new graphic on the Veal Farm website provides a comparison to other species.

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The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The 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.

Source: The Beef Checkoff Program