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Members of the North Dakota state House of Representatives have introduced two separate bills that would impact the North Dakota Beef Commission. The Bills The first, HB 1275, would require the commission to publicize the...
New Rockford’s Schafer Honored by NDSA
will review the North Dakota Beef Commission this summer. The commission and its makeup and operations came under scrutiny during the 2021 legislative session when Senator Ertelt, a Republican from Lisbon, filed a bill to make the state Beef Checkoff voluntary. The bill died by a narrow margin in the House, with all House members who identify themselves as ranchers voting in favor of the change to make the state Beef Checkoff voluntary. The current statute requires that whenever North Dakota cattle change ownership, the seller must remit $1 per head to the state. If the seller chooses to obta...