By budget category, as approved by the Beef Promotion Operating Committee. These Authorization Requests, often referred to as “ARs,” map out the work approved for Checkoff funding in respective fiscal years, which runs from October 1 through September 30.
Our nine contracting organizations are:
- American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
- Cattlemen’s Beef Board
- Meat Foundation
- Meat Import Council of America
- Meat Institute
- National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- National Institute for Animal Agriculture
- United States Cattlemen’s Association
- United States Meat Export Federation
In addition, our contractors work with three subcontracting organizations:
- Kansas State University
- New York State Beef Council
- North East Beef Promotion Initiative