Critics of commodity checkoffs are making a fresh run at imposing new restrictions on the programs, including a prohibition on contracting research and promotion work out to organizations that lobby Congress or federal agencies.
Lawmakers introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming, or OFF Act, aimed at reforming the federal checkoff system. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s CEO, Colin Woodall responds.<p>
In his May 18, 2023, opinion, “Rep. Titus Sides with Animal Rights Activists Over Nevada Ranchers,” the CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Colin Woodall, criticizes U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus’s sponsorship of legislation that.
Lawmakers introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming, or OFF Act, aimed at reforming the federal checkoff system. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s CEO, Colin Woodall responds.<p>