Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off - OLD

Want to keep up with your check-off at work?

You now have officially ONE MONTH to click the follow button on our new page Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency. After that, this one will be getting archived and all new updates will be posted on the new page.

Your check-off at work: In its first year, the Livestock Champion position supported by Prince Edward Island Cattle Producers strengthened relationships with the provincial government, met directly with producers and industry stakeholders, supported public engagement, and tracked data showing growth in the Island's cattle herd.

Have you followed our new page yet? If you haven’t yet, you’re going to want to soon. We’ll wrap up posting on this page on November 30, so head over to Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency and give us a follow.

The Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency is governed by a 16-member Board of Directors, plus one non-voting youth member, representing the industry it serves. The Agency also reports to the Farm Products Council of Canada, providing oversight and accountability in how check-off funds are managed.

We have had to move to a new page due to ongoing administrative challenges. Go follow us here before November 30th: Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency

We'll be posting on both pages until then, but this page will stop being updated after November. If you want to keep getting our updates, follow the new page now!

Your check-off at work: Annual consumer research from the Public and Stakeholder Engagement program found that 90 percent of Canadians agree beef is safe, 86 percent agree it is healthy, and 79 percent agree the industry treats animals humanely. It also found that 74 percent see beef as an environmentally friendly food choice, up 14 percentage points since 2023.

We’re moving! Are you coming with us?

Keep your check-off and import levy news close to the herd. Follow our new Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency page for updates, stories and information on your investment in Canada’s beef industry.

Head over and hit Follow today! We’ll stop posting here on November 30, so saddle up and make the move with us.

The import levy applies to imported beef cattle, beef and beef products. Because those funds are contributed by importers, they support generic beef programs such as ThinkBeef.ca that promote beef without carrying the Canadian Beef Brandmark. ThinkBeef.ca

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Your check-off at work: Canadian beef exports reached a record $5.31 billion in 2025. Canfax estimates exports provide an additional $1,421 per head or carcass value to the packer, helping determine value throughout the supply chain and showing why check-off-funded market development matters. Canadian Beef Canada Beef

Don't forget to follow our new page, Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency, before we stop posting on this one November 30!

Where does the $2.50 national Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off go? It supports three key areas: research through the Beef Cattle Research Council, market development and promotion through Canada Beef, and public and stakeholder engagement. One check-off, working in several ways to strengthen the Canadian beef industry. https://bit.ly/4ed56Vt

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Your check-off at work: The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) received an average of $0.66 from every $2.50 in national check-off in 2025/26. Outside the Beef Science Cluster, BCRC leveraged those dollars into an additional $4.97 million in research funding and $89,000 of in-kind support from government and industry partners.

Meet Ryan Trefiak, our 2026 Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency Scholarship winner.

A fourth-generation cattle producer from Edgerton, Alberta, Ryan is heading to Iowa State University this fall to study Agricultural Systems Technologies, with his sights set on bringing precision agriculture and data systems back to the Canadian beef industry.

⬇ Watch his video below ⬇

Ryan Trefiak - Scholarship Video Meet Ryan Trefiak, our 2026 Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency Scholars...

We have had to move to a new page due to ongoing administrative challenges. Go follow us here before November 30th: Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency

We'll be posting on both pages until then, but this page will stop being updated after November. If you want to keep getting our updates, follow the new page now.

Get to know Ryan Trefiak 🎤

A fourth-generation producer from MJT Cattle Company in Edgerton, Alberta, Ryan grew up showing Hereford, Angus, and Charolais cattle, starting with his very first show heifers, Cheetah and Rosebud.

Since then, he's become a Canadian Junior Angus and Junior Hereford member, a 4-H club treasurer and vice president, and a five-time Calgary Stampede International Youth Scholar.

This fall, he's off to Iowa State University to study Agricultural Systems Technologies, and he plans to bring it all back home to Edgerton and MJT.