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The United Soybean Board (USB), is the governing body that instantiates the U.S. commodity checkoff program for soybeans. It is made up of 73 volunteer farmer-directors who oversee the investments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers.
The Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 authorized the creation of the American Lamb Board as a commodity checkoff program. [2]Because individual producers of nearly homogeneous agricultural commodities cannot easily convince consumers to choose one egg or orange or a single cut of beef over another, they often have joined together in commodity promotion programs to use ...
It’s been years since this weekly effort has used any time to write about any of the 21 costly federal commodity checkoff programs. New, long overdue efforts to reform federal commodity ...
Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency; ... Commodity checkoff program; Cotton Board (United States) D. Dairy Management Inc. Dairy Promotion Program; M. ... United Soybean Board
United Soybean Board. The USB is comprised of 77 volunteer farmer-leaders who work on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers to achieve maximum value for their soy checkoff investments.
A checkoff or check-off is a bookkeeping mechanism that provides for regular payment of an obligation such as union dues. [1] The same term is used to refer to a tax on sales of agricultural goods that finance a generic commodity marketing program; one example is the commodity checkoff programs mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture to promote sales of milk, beef, soybeans, or ...
Commodity checkoff programs (20 P) Agriculture companies of the United States (14 C, 128 P) F. ... United Soybean Board; United States Agricultural Information Network;
The Christmas Tree Promotion Board was officially established by law when the Agricultural Act of 2014 was signed by President Barack Obama on February 7, 2014. [1] The board is part of the Christmas tree checkoff program established by a provision of Agricultural Act of 2014 known as the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order. [2]