-----Original Message-----
From: Terry R. Fankhauser [mailto:terry@coloradocattle.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:44 AM
To: terry@coloradocattle.org
Subject: FW: Checkoff Release: Beef Checkoff Leaders to Hold Satellite Forum on Supreme Court Decision
Terry R. Fankhauser, Executive Vice President
Colorado Cattlemen's Association
8833 Ralston Road
Arvada CO 80002-2239
303-431-6422
303-431-6446 fax
terry@coloradocattle.org
www.coloradocattle.org
CCA's mission is to promote the interests of Colorado's beef industry and protect Colorado's land, water and forage resources.
-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Olson [mailto:colson@beef.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:32 PM
To: Curt Olson
Subject: Checkoff Release: Beef Checkoff Leaders to Hold Satellite Forum on Supreme Court Decision
The following release was sent to trade media today.
Contact: Joe Schuele 303-850-3360 jschuele@beef.org
Donna Moreno 303-850-3357 dmoreno@beef.org
Beef Checkoff Leaders to Hold Satellite Forum
on Supreme Court Decision
CENTENNIAL, COLO. (May 25, 2005) – The Cattlemen's Beef Board and the Federation of State Beef Councils Division of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association will hold a Satellite Forum on RFD-TV on Wednesday, June 1, 2005, from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8 p.m. CDT, 7 p.m. MDT, 6 p.m. PDT), to discuss the long-awaited Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the beef checkoff.
This special program will feature call-in questions from viewers and a panel discussion that will include Al Svajgr, a Nebraska cattleman and chairman of the Cattlemen's Beef Board; Monte Reese, the board's chief operating officer; and Myron Williams, a cattleman from South Dakota and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils Division of NCBA.
The 60-minute Satellite Forum will broadcast live on RFD-TV, which reaches more than 26 million homes. Viewers nationwide may call in to a telephone number provided on-screen with questions or comments for the panel members.
The live RFD-TV broadcast may be viewed on:
DISH Network Satellite Channel 9409
DirecTV Satellite Channel 379
MediaCom Cable Systems, Check Local Listings
NCTC Cable Systems, Check Local Listings
Repeats of the program will air on RFD-TV on:
Thursday, June 2, 9 – 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 4, 7 – 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, 10 – 11 p.m.
Monday, June 6, 1 – 2 p.m.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
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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. The checkoff assessment became mandatory when the program was approved by 79 percent of producers in a 1988 national referendum vote. Checkoff revenues may be used for promotion, education and research programs to improve the marketing climate for beef.
Producer-directed and consumer-focused, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association is the trade association of America's cattle farmers and ranchers, and the marketing organization for the largest segment of the nation's food and fiber industry.