http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx Beef USA - Federation en-EN Copyright 2013 Beef USA Cylosoft, Inc. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:42:23 GMT 20 http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <h3>Federation Celebrates 50!</h3> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotion, research and information efforts were being conducted at the state and national level. In fact, checkoff programs had been created in a handful of states back in the 1950s.</p> <p>In 1963, a more concerted effort was made to create a national, focused beef program was brought to fruition when the National Live Stock and Meat Board created the Beef Industry Council (BIC), which became the first home of the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>As the years went by, more and more states started creating their own checkoff programs, and joining up with other states on national programs through the Federation. By 1983, 35 states had checkoff program and were participating in national programs through the BIC.</p> <p>When the Beef Promotion and Research Act was written into law in 1985, it was obvious that states would retain significant grassroots control over the program &ndash; both in terms of checkoff collection and in terms of program direction. Half of each checkoff dollar collected by the Qualified State Beef Council would be at the control of that council&rsquo;s Board, and half of the members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)&nbsp;&ndash; which determines which national and international programs would be funded and at what levels &ndash; would come through the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>In the last 50 years, state beef councils have proven to be critical in the success and acceptance of the Beef Checkoff Program. The more than 700 beef producers and beef industry representatives who sit on their boards represent the grassroots control and involvement sought by beef producers throughout the country.</p> <p>The Federation, meanwhile, provides a framework from which these councils derive their national voice. Together with the other partners in the Beef Checkoff program, the Federation helps provide a professional beef demand-building team, guided by a broad coalition of volunteer beef producer leaders, which serves the entire industry of producers all across the United States.</p> <h3>Giving Structure to a Voice</h3> <p>In 2008, a Federation Working Group was formed in response to a recommendation from an industry-wide beef checkoff task force. The working group was charged with finding ways to increase the beef industry&rsquo;s understanding of the Federation&rsquo;s role in the checkoff process.</p> <p>That working group created a&nbsp;<a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Federation/Federation%20Vision%20Statement.pdf" target="_blank">Vision Statement</a> that outlined the Federation&rsquo;s overall goals and intentions as it established its core platform for checkoff involvement.</p> <p>The group in 2009 created, and the Federation Board approved, the <a href="http://www.beefusa.org/statementofbeliefs.aspx" target="_blank">Federation&rsquo;s Statement of Beliefs</a>, which stress the importance of an effective state/national checkoff partnership and recognize producer control of checkoff dollars through the state beef councils, which are the foundation of the checkoff. These Beliefs were reaffirmed by the Federation Board in February, 2013.</p> <p>Over the ensuing few years, the Federation continued to foster industry understanding of its structure, including operational ties to the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Association (NCBA), which had been created when the National Live Stock and Meat Board and the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Association merged in 1996 to form NCBA. In 2010, the Federation Board approved a&nbsp;<a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Federation/fed-resolution.pdf" target="_blank">resolution</a> reaffirming its organizational independence and its intention to remain under the NCBA umbrella. That resolution was also reaffirmed in 2013.</p> <p>Finally, the Working Group created a&nbsp;<a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Federation/fed-charter.pdf" target="_blank">Charter of Principles</a> to clarify the way in which the Federation makes its own business and financial decisions. The Federation Board approved this Charter in February, 2011.&nbsp;</p> Beef USA Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:33:22 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <h3>Federation Celebrates 50!</h3> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotion, research and information efforts were being conducted at the state and national level. In fact, checkoff programs had been created in a handful of states back in the 1950s.</p> <p>In 1963, a more concerted effort was made to create a national, focused beef program was brought to fruition when the National Live Stock and Meat Board created the Beef Industry Council (BIC), which became the first home of the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>As the years went by, more and more states started creating their own checkoff programs, and joining up with other states on national programs through the Federation. By 1983, 35 states had checkoff program and were participating in national programs through the BIC.</p> <p>When the Beef Promotion and Research Act was written into law in 1985, it was obvious that states would retain significant grassroots control over the program &ndash; both in terms of checkoff collection and in terms of program direction. Half of each checkoff dollar collected by the Qualified State Beef Council would be at the control of that council&rsquo;s Board, and half of the members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)&nbsp;&ndash; which determines which national and international programs would be funded and at what levels &ndash; would come through the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>In the last 50 years, state beef councils have proven to be critical in the success and acceptance of the Beef Checkoff Program. The more than 700 beef producers and beef industry representatives who sit on their boards represent the grassroots control and involvement sought by beef producers throughout the country.</p> <p>The Federation, meanwhile, provides a framework from which these councils derive their national voice. Together with the other partners in the Beef Checkoff program, the Federation helps provide a professional beef demand-building team, guided by a broad coalition of volunteer beef producer leaders, which serves the entire industry of producers all across the United States.</p> <h3>Giving Structure to a Voice</h3> <p>In 2008, a Federation Working Group was formed in response to a recommendation from an industry-wide beef checkoff task force. The working group was charged with finding ways to increase the beef industry&rsquo;s understanding of the Federation&rsquo;s role in the checkoff process.</p> <p>That working group created a Vision Statement that outlined the Federation&rsquo;s overall goals and intentions as it established its core platform for checkoff involvement.</p> <p>The group in 2009 created, and the Federation Board approved, the <a href="http://www.beefusa.org/statementofbeliefs.aspx" target="_blank">Federation&rsquo;s Statement of Beliefs</a>, which stress the importance of an effective state/national checkoff partnership and recognize producer control of checkoff dollars through the state beef councils, which are the foundation of the checkoff. These Beliefs were reaffirmed by the Federation Board in February, 2013.</p> <p>Over the ensuing few years, the Federation continued to foster industry understanding of its structure, including operational ties to the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Association (NCBA), which had been created when the National Live Stock and Meat Board and the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Association merged in 1996 to form NCBA. In 2010, the Federation Board approved a&nbsp;<a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Federation/fed-resolution.pdf" target="_blank">resolution</a> reaffirming its organizational independence and its intention to remain under the NCBA umbrella. That resolution was also reaffirmed in 2013.</p> <p>Finally, the Working Group created a Charter of Principles to clarify the way in which the Federation makes its own business and financial decisions. The Federation Board approved this Charter in February, 2011.&nbsp;</p> Beef USA Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:30:23 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <h3>Federation Celebrates 50!</h3> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotion, research and information efforts were being conducted at the state and national level. In fact, checkoff programs had been created in a handful of states back in the 1950s.</p> <p>In 1963, a more concerted effort was made to create a national, focused beef program was brought to fruition when the National Live Stock and Meat Board created the Beef Industry Council (BIC), which became the first home of the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>As the years went by, more and more states started creating their own checkoff programs, and joining up with other states on national programs through the Federation. By 1983, 35 states had checkoff program and were participating in national programs through the BIC.</p> <p>When the Beef Promotion and Research Act was written into law in 1985, it was obvious that states would retain significant grassroots control over the program &ndash; both in terms of checkoff collection and in terms of program direction. Half of each checkoff dollar collected by the Qualified State Beef Council would be at the control of that council&rsquo;s Board, and half of the members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)&nbsp;&ndash; which determines which national and international programs would be funded and at what levels &ndash; would come through the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>In the last 50 years, state beef councils have proven to be critical in the success and acceptance of the Beef Checkoff Program. The more than 700 beef producers and beef industry representatives who sit on their boards represent the grassroots control and involvement sought by beef producers throughout the country.</p> <p>The Federation, meanwhile, provides a framework from which these councils derive their national voice. Together with the other partners in the Beef Checkoff program, the Federation helps provide a professional beef demand-building team, guided by a broad coalition of volunteer beef producer leaders, which serves the entire industry of producers all across the United States.</p> <h3>Giving Structure to a Voice</h3> <p>In 2008, a Federation Working Group was formed in response to a recommendation from an industry-wide beef checkoff task force. The working group was charged with finding ways to increase the beef industry&rsquo;s understanding of the Federation&rsquo;s role in the checkoff process.</p> <p>That working group created a Vision Statement that outlined the Federation&rsquo;s overall goals and intentions as it established its core platform for checkoff involvement.</p> <p>The group in 2009 created, and the Federation Board approved, the <a href="http://www.beefusa.org/statementofbeliefs.aspx" target="_blank">Federation&rsquo;s Statement of Beliefs</a>, which stress the importance of an effective state/national checkoff partnership and recognize producer control of checkoff dollars through the state beef councils, which are the foundation of the checkoff. These Beliefs were reaffirmed by the Federation Board in February, 2013.</p> <p>Over the ensuing few years, the Federation continued to foster industry understanding of its structure, including operational ties to the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Association (NCBA), which had been created when the National Live Stock and Meat Board and the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Association merged in 1996 to form NCBA. In 2010, the Federation Board approved a resolution reaffirming its organizational independence and its intention to remain under the NCBA umbrella. That resolution was also reaffirmed in 2013.</p> <p>Finally, the Working Group created a Charter of Principles to clarify the way in which the Federation makes its own business and financial decisions. The Federation Board approved this Charter in February, 2011.&nbsp;</p> Beef USA Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:21:30 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h3>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h3> <h3>Federation Celebrates 50!</h3> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotion, research and information efforts were being conducted at the state and national level. In fact, checkoff programs had been created in a handful of states back in the 1950s.</p> <p>In 1963, a more concerted effort was made to create a national, focused beef program was brought to fruition when the National Live Stock and Meat Board created the Beef Industry Council (BIC), which became the first home of the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>As the years went by, more and more states started creating their own checkoff programs, and joining up with other states on national programs through the Federation. By 1983, 35 states had checkoff program and were participating in national programs through the BIC.</p> <p>When the Beef Promotion and Research Act was written into law in 1985, it was obvious that states would retain significant grassroots control over the program &ndash; both in terms of checkoff collection and in terms of program direction. Half of each checkoff dollar collected by the Qualified State Beef Council would be at the control of that council&rsquo;s Board, and half of the members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC)&nbsp;&ndash; which determines which national and international programs would be funded and at what levels &ndash; would come through the Federation of State Beef Councils.</p> <p>In the last 50 years, state beef councils have proven to be critical in the success and acceptance of the Beef Checkoff Program. The more than 700 beef producers and beef industry representatives who sit on their boards represent the grassroots control and involvement sought by beef producers throughout the country.</p> <p>The Federation, meanwhile, provides a framework from which these councils derive their national voice. Together with the other partners in the Beef Checkoff program, the Federation helps provide a professional beef demand-building team, guided by a broad coalition of volunteer beef producer leaders, which serves the entire industry of producers all across the United States.</p> <h3>Giving Structure to a Voice</h3> <p>In 2008, a Federation Working Group was formed in response to a recommendation from an industry-wide beef checkoff task force. The working group was charged with finding ways to increase the beef industry&rsquo;s understanding of the Federation&rsquo;s role in the checkoff process.</p> <p>That working group created a Vision Statement that outlined the Federation&rsquo;s overall goals and intentions as it established its core platform for checkoff involvement.</p> <p>The group in 2009 created, and the Federation Board approved, the <a href="http://www.beefusa.org/statementofbeliefs.aspx" target="_blank">Federation&rsquo;s Statement of Beliefs</a>, which stress the importance of an effective state/national checkoff partnership and recognize producer control of checkoff dollars through the state beef councils, which are the foundation of the checkoff. These Beliefs were reaffirmed by the Federation Board in February, 2013.</p> <p>Over the ensuing few years, the Federation continued to foster industry understanding of its structure, including operational ties to the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Association (NCBA), which had been created when the National Live Stock and Meat Board and the National Cattlemen&rsquo;s Association merged in 1996 to form NCBA. In 2010, the Federation Board approved a resolution reaffirming its organizational independence and its intention to remain under the NCBA umbrella. That resolution was also reaffirmed in 2013.</p> <p>Finally, the Working Group created a Charter of Principles to clarify the way in which the Federation makes its own business and financial decisions. The Federation Board approved this Charter in February, 2011.&nbsp;</p> Beef USA Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:09:29 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotional efforts flowed primarily from the state level. Today, states continue to ground the program. It&rsquo;s where the $1 per-head checkoff assessment is collected, and it&rsquo;s where the decision-making process begins for this grassroots, producer-driven program that works to market beef around the world.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s all outlined in the Federation&rsquo;s <a href="statementofbeliefs.aspx">Statement of Beliefs</a>. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Beef USA Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:29:01 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotional efforts flowed primarily from the state level. Today, states continue to ground the program. It&rsquo;s where the $1 per-head checkoff assessment is collected, and it&rsquo;s where the decision-making process begins for this grassroots, producer-driven program that works to market beef around the world.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s all outlined in the Federation&rsquo;s <a href="statementofbeliefs.aspx">Statement of Beliefs</a>. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/logos/Beef-Check-color-Small.jpg" />Federation information on this page funded by the Beef Checkoff.</p> Beef USA Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:43:21 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotional efforts flowed primarily from the state level. Today, states continue to ground the program. It&rsquo;s where the $1 per-head checkoff assessment is collected, and it&rsquo;s where the decision-making process begins for this grassroots, producer-driven program that works to market beef around the world.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s all outlined in the Federation&rsquo;s <a href="statementofbeliefs.aspx">Statement of Beliefs</a>. </p> Beef USA Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:06:00 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <h2>The Federation of State Beef Councils</h2> <p>Long before the beef checkoff became law, producer dollars for national promotional efforts flowed primarily from the state level. Today, states continue to ground the program. It&rsquo;s where the $1 per-head checkoff assessment is collected, and it&rsquo;s where the decision-making process begins for this grassroots, producer-driven program that works to market beef around the world.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s all outlined in the Federation&rsquo;s <a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Federation/Federation Statement of Beliefs.pdf">Statement of Beliefs</a>. </p> Beef USA Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:13:09 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <p>The Federation of State Beef Councils is made up of the 45 beef councils that officially collect the $1 per-head beef checkoff.&nbsp; The Federation&rsquo;s vision statement defines its purpose: to build beef demand by inspiring, unifying and supporting an effective state/national checkoff partnership.&nbsp; </p> <p>Beef councils choose to invest in the Federation using a portion of the 50-cents they retain from the checkoff. Based on the level of that investment, states earn a certain number of director &ldquo;seats&rdquo; on the Federation board. Directors are chosen primarily from state beef council boards and act to represent state priorities and perspectives in national checkoff decisions. </p> <p>By pooling state dollars, the Federation provides additional funding to help increase the impact of national checkoff efforts. In FY 2010, states contributed $8.1 million, about 18 percent, to the national program. The Federation also manages the separate Federation Initiative Fund, with voluntary contributions from cattle-rich states. The fund awards grants to states for high visibility beef promotions in heavily populated areas of the country. In FY 2010, state contributions to this fund totaled $240,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) is where state and national producer voices unite. Both the Federation and the Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Board elect 10 members of their respective organizations to the BPOC. This 20-member committee makes final national checkoff decisions, subject to approval by the CBB and USDA.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <h2>Organizational Role within the Beef Checkoff</h2> <p>Defined in the Order as the Beef Industry Council of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, or any successor organization to the Beef Industry Council, which includes as its State affiliates the qualified State beef councils.&nbsp; At the time of the merger, USDA recognized the NCBA Federation Division as the successor organization.</p> <p>By its bylaws, NCBA&rsquo;s Federation Division has authority over all checkoff matters within NCBA.&nbsp; </p> <h3>Program Development &amp; Implementation</h3> <ul> <li>Develops and implements programs </li> <li>Contracts with BPOC as an existing national nonprofit industry organization in existence before the checkoff was established </li> </ul> <h3>Beef Promotion Operating Committee</h3> <ul> <li>Elects 10 Federation members </li> <li>Helps determines programs and projects funded by national checkoff dollars </li> </ul> Beef USA Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:46:11 GMT Federation http://www.beefusa.org/federation.aspx?id=4934 <p>The Federation of State Beef Councils is made up of the 45 beef councils that officially collect the $1 per-head beef checkoff.&nbsp; The Federation&rsquo;s vision statement defines its purpose: to build beef demand by inspiring, unifying and supporting an effective state/national checkoff partnership.&nbsp; </p> <p>Beef councils choose to invest in the Federation using a portion of the 50-cents they retain from the checkoff. Based on the level of that investment, states earn a certain number of director &ldquo;seats&rdquo; on the Federation board. Directors are chosen primarily from state beef council boards and act to represent state priorities and perspectives in national checkoff decisions. </p> <p>By pooling state dollars, the Federation provides additional funding to help increase the impact of national checkoff efforts. In FY 2010, states contributed $8.1 million, about 18 percent, to the national program. The Federation also manages the separate Federation Initiative Fund, with voluntary contributions from cattle-rich states. The fund awards grants to states for high visibility beef promotions in heavily populated areas of the country. In FY 2010, state contributions to this fund totaled $240,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) is where state and national producer voices unite. Both the Federation and the Cattlemen&rsquo;s Beef Board elect 10 members of their respective organizations to the BPOC. This 20-member committee makes final national checkoff decisions, subject to approval by the CBB and USDA.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <h2>Organizational Role within the Beef Checkoff</h2> <p>Defined in the Order as the Beef Industry Council of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, or any successor organization to the Beef Industry Council, which includes as its State affiliates the qualified State beef councils.&nbsp; At the time of the merger, USDA recognized the NCBA Federation Division as the successor organization.</p> <p>By its bylaws, NCBA&rsquo;s Federation Division has authority over all checkoff matters within NCBA.&nbsp; </p> <h2>Program Development &amp; Implementation</h2> <ul> <li>Develops and implements programs </li> <li>Contracts with BPOC as an existing national nonprofit industry organization in existence before the checkoff was established </li> </ul> <h2>Beef Promotion Operating Committee</h2> <ul> <li>Elects 10 Federation members </li> <li>Helps determines programs and projects funded by national checkoff dollars </li> </ul> Beef USA Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:45:44 GMT Federation