USDA Dropping Checkoff Plan

Ag Secretary Says Industry Group Must Come Together to Boost Checkoff Dollars

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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The beef checkoff has been set at $1 since the beef promotion law was created in the mid-1980s. (Courtesy logo)
The beef checkoff has been set at $1 since the beef promotion law was created in the mid-1980s. (Courtesy logo)
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA won't pursue efforts to create another checkoff under the 1996 commodity promotion law. A policy rider in the federal appropriations bill passed over the weekend prevents USDA from continuing to write a rule for the plan...

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Chris Clayton

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