Posted January 9, 2014
A recent management review of the Cattlemen’s Beef
Board (CBB) by the Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program of USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) last week verified that CBB is operating in compliance
with the Beef Promotion and Research Act and Order and with all applicable
federal laws, regulations and policies, according to an article by Farm Futures
available here.
The Beef Promotion and Research Order is authorized by
the Beef Promotion
and Research Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2901-2918. AMS is required to conduct management reviews
of all commodity boards every three years.
The report from the AMS Compliance and Analysis Program
staff states, “In our management review of CBB, we noted no reportable
findings…Our review showed that CBB adhered to the AMS Guidelines for Oversight
of Research and Promotion Programs, as well as its own policies,” as reported
by Beef Board.
“As secretary-treasurer of the Beef Board, I review
finances of the Board on a monthly basis,” said Jimmy Maxey, a cattle feeder in
Fresno, California. “Having seen all of
the policies and procedures at work in protecting our checkoff investments, I
have confidence in the system we have in place, so I can’t say that I am
surprised by the results. But I think
these comprehensive reviews are critical to the transparency of checkoff
operations to all producers and importers who pay the beef checkoff
assessment.”
The AMS Management Review Report is available here.
For more information on checkoff programs, please visit
the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
