The national beef checkoff, through its Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI) and in partnership with the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC), encourages the public to test their Beef I.Q. through the “I Love Beef Trivia” Challenge for the chance to win tickets to the 23rd annual Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC, on June 27-28.
The online “I LOVE BEEF TRIVIA” challenge runs through 9 pm ET, Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Each week during the month-long challenge, participants will be asked two beef-related questions, ranging from nutritional value to cooking methods to various cuts of meat. Each correct answer earns the eligible player an entry into a drawing for a pair of tickets to the 2015 Safeway Barbecue Battle plus some beef checkoff swag. A new survey will be posted each Monday morning at 9am (ET). Participants have through the following Saturday night at 9pm (ET) to answer that week’s survey to be entered into the drawing for that week. Two separate winners will be chosen at random each week.
Entries for the “I LOVE BEEF TRIVIA” Challenge must be submitted online via the NEBPI website each week during the challenge period of May 25 – June 20; limit one survey per email address per week. The sweepstakes is open to individuals 21 years or older living in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Click here for full details and official rules.
The beef checkoff, via the NEBPI and SDBIC, is also an official product sponsor of the 2015 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle. Festival attendees are invited to visit the NEBPI booth on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Barbecue Battle weekend for recipe ideas, barbecue and grilling tips, and facts about the nutritional benefits and versatility of beef. Be sure to follow us on social media – Facebook and Twitter – for great summertime beef recipes and events.
For more information about the beef checkoff’s involvement at the Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle or the “I LOVE BEEF TRIVIA” Challenge contact Jennifer Orr jorr@pabeef.org or visit the NEBPI website.
For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com.
UNDERSTANDING THE BEEF CHECKOFF PROGRAM
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 may 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
