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We are seeking an amendment to the Beef Promotion Act
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<blockquote data-quote="HAY MAKER" data-source="post: 445382" data-attributes="member: 723"><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>The U.S. Cattlemen's Association is proud to launch its Beef Checkoff Initiative, urging Congress to amend </p><p>the Beef Promotion Act to allow checkoff funds to promote U.S. Beef. The U.S. Cattlemen's Association </p><p>supports the beef checkoff. However, it's time to update a 25 year-old law that prohibits domestic cattle </p><p>producers from promoting U.S. beef. </p><p>A recently completed Gallup Survey of 8,000 cattle producers shows that an overwhelming majority of U.S. </p><p>cattle producers want their mandatory checkoff dollars dedicated to promoting U.S. born, raised and processed </p><p>beef. (To view the results of the Gallup Survey, visit the U.S. Cattlemen's Association web site at www. </p><p>uscattlemen.org and click on the Virtual Checkoff Library). </p><p>Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling is scheduled for implementation in September 2008, and it appears </p><p>very likely that cattle producers will have the opportunity to distinguish their product from that of imported </p><p>product in retail cases. </p><p>It makes sense then that the Beef Promotion Act, enacted by Congress in 1985, be amended to permit U.S. </p><p>cattle producers to dedicate the funds they pay into the mandatory program to promote domestic product. </p><p>As currently written, funds collected under the Beef Promotion Act must be used to promote both foreign </p><p>and domestic beef. That's what the U.S. Cattlemen's Association seeks to change. </p><p>We need your help to send a strong message to Congress. The U.S. Cattlemen's Association encourages you </p><p>to sign the attached letter urging Congress to amend and update the Beef Promotion Act, giving U.S. cattle </p><p>producers the right to use their own money to promote their product. </p><p>There has never been a better opportunity to seek this legislative change to the Beef Act. We have a friendly </p><p>Congress that is willing to listen and act. It is imperative, however, that we unify our voice in this endeavor. </p><p>If you, like thousands of other producers across the country, believe that mandatory beef checkoff funds </p><p>should be allowed to promote domestic beef, please sign the attached letter and provide all the information </p><p>requested. These documents will be forwarded to Congress, sending a strong signal that cattle producers are </p><p>unified in their desire to see the Beef Act amended. </p><p>If you'd like more information about how you can participate by circulating the letter for signatures, </p><p>please contact Jim Hanna, U.S. Cattlemen's Association Director and Checkoff Committee Chairman at </p><p>308/748-2233. </p><p>Support the U.S. Cattle Producer and Support a U.S. Product! </p><p>Please read the following letter and sign at the bottom. </p><p>Dear Members of the United States Congress: </p><p>We are seeking an amendment to the Beef Promotion Act that will allow a portion of the Beef Checkoff dollars collected from U.S. cattle producers, to be used </p><p>in the specific promotion of products derived from cattle that are born, raised and processed in the United States. </p><p>We, the undersigned cattle producers, encourage you to support the U.S. cattle industry! </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>Return completed form to: USCA, P.O. Box 339, San Lucas, California 93954 </p><p>Support the U.S. Cattle Producer and Support a U.S. Product! </p><p>Please read the following letter and sign at the bottom. </p><p>Dear Members of the United States Congress: </p><p>We, the undersigned U.S. citizens, support an amendment to the Beef Promotion Act that will allow a portion of the Beef Checkoff dollars collected from U.S. </p><p>cattle producers, to be used in the specific promotion of products derived from cattle that are born, raised and processed in the United States. </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ </p><p>Print Name Signature </p><p>____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ </p><p>Address City State Zip Telephone email </p><p>Return completed form to: USCA, P.O. Box 339, San Lucas, California 93954</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HAY MAKER, post: 445382, member: 723"] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association is proud to launch its Beef Checkoff Initiative, urging Congress to amend the Beef Promotion Act to allow checkoff funds to promote U.S. Beef. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association supports the beef checkoff. However, it’s time to update a 25 year-old law that prohibits domestic cattle producers from promoting U.S. beef. A recently completed Gallup Survey of 8,000 cattle producers shows that an overwhelming majority of U.S. cattle producers want their mandatory checkoff dollars dedicated to promoting U.S. born, raised and processed beef. (To view the results of the Gallup Survey, visit the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association web site at www. uscattlemen.org and click on the Virtual Checkoff Library). Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling is scheduled for implementation in September 2008, and it appears very likely that cattle producers will have the opportunity to distinguish their product from that of imported product in retail cases. It makes sense then that the Beef Promotion Act, enacted by Congress in 1985, be amended to permit U.S. cattle producers to dedicate the funds they pay into the mandatory program to promote domestic product. As currently written, funds collected under the Beef Promotion Act must be used to promote both foreign and domestic beef. That’s what the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association seeks to change. We need your help to send a strong message to Congress. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association encourages you to sign the attached letter urging Congress to amend and update the Beef Promotion Act, giving U.S. cattle producers the right to use their own money to promote their product. There has never been a better opportunity to seek this legislative change to the Beef Act. We have a friendly Congress that is willing to listen and act. It is imperative, however, that we unify our voice in this endeavor. If you, like thousands of other producers across the country, believe that mandatory beef checkoff funds should be allowed to promote domestic beef, please sign the attached letter and provide all the information requested. These documents will be forwarded to Congress, sending a strong signal that cattle producers are unified in their desire to see the Beef Act amended. If you’d like more information about how you can participate by circulating the letter for signatures, please contact Jim Hanna, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Director and Checkoff Committee Chairman at 308/748-2233. Support the U.S. Cattle Producer and Support a U.S. Product! Please read the following letter and sign at the bottom. Dear Members of the United States Congress: We are seeking an amendment to the Beef Promotion Act that will allow a portion of the Beef Checkoff dollars collected from U.S. cattle producers, to be used in the specific promotion of products derived from cattle that are born, raised and processed in the United States. We, the undersigned cattle producers, encourage you to support the U.S. cattle industry! __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email Return completed form to: USCA, P.O. Box 339, San Lucas, California 93954 Support the U.S. Cattle Producer and Support a U.S. Product! Please read the following letter and sign at the bottom. Dear Members of the United States Congress: We, the undersigned U.S. citizens, support an amendment to the Beef Promotion Act that will allow a portion of the Beef Checkoff dollars collected from U.S. cattle producers, to be used in the specific promotion of products derived from cattle that are born, raised and processed in the United States. __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Print Name Signature ____________________________________ __________________ _______ ________ ____________________ _______________________ Address City State Zip Telephone email Return completed form to: USCA, P.O. Box 339, San Lucas, California 93954 [/QUOTE]
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