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KBC hosted the Kids in the Kitchen exhibit at the Kentucky State Fair this year, and it couldn't have been done without the producers that volunteered for the exhibit. The exhibit was an interactive and hands-on approach to exporing the MyPyramid, nutrition, and how beef fits into a healthy diet!





The Gourmet Garden at the Kentucky State Fair was sponsored by Kentucky's Beef Producers this year. Every day of the fair were different beef recipe demonstrations performed by local chefs, FCS agents and the KBC. Fair goers were able to sample the dishes once they were complete. KBC also displayed a working meatcase that featured the 29 lean cuts of beef that are found in stores.





The KBC hosted the Cast Iron Chef Competition each day while at the fair. Each day, two chefs would compete to show off their beef cooking skills for the chance to win the title of "Cast Iron Chef." Every day featured a secret ingredient of a lean cut of beef that was revealed right before the contest began. Judges from the audience were chosen to rate the finished products. It was a great way to showcase beef!

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KY Beef Quality Assurance (KY-BQA)

The goal of the KY BQA program is to assure the consumer that all cattle shipped from a beef production unit are healthy, wholesome, and safe and that their management has met FDA, USDA, and EPA standards. To date over 13,000 KY beef producers are certified for BQA. This is up 2000 from a little over a year ago.

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Download the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (PDF)
Download the Private Treaty Form (PDF)

By law, all producers selling cattle or calves, for any reason and regardless of age or sex, must pay $1-per-head to support beef/veal promotion, research and information through the Beef Promotion and Research Act. Here are some specifics:

  • Whoever makes payment to the seller is considered a "Collection Point" or person and must withhold $1-per-head, remitting those funds to the Qualified State Beef Council (QSBC) where they live. Collection points could include auction markets, feedyards, dealers/order buyers, other producers, auctioneers, clerking services, banks, packers and other entities.
  • The buyer is generally responsible for collecting $1 per head from the seller. By law, both buyer and seller are equally liable to see that $1-per-head has been collected and paid.
  • No producer is exempt from the checkoff. Buyers who resell cattle no more than 10 days from the date of purchase may file a non-producer status form and avoid paying an additional dollar. They are, however, responsible for remitting collected funds and reporting any transaction to the QSBC.
  • Remember: A dollar or a document! All selling/purchase transactions must be reported. In each case, either $1-per-head or non-producer status form document must be collected by the buyer from the seller to show the dollar has been collected and paid within the past 10 days.
  • If it's more convenient, the seller of cattle may collect and remit funds collected. For instance, purebred breeders selling to many different buyers may wish to remit the checkoff themselves; persons exporting cattle should also pay when the cattle change hands. Buyers should keep receipts showing the checkoff has been paid.
  • Persons in non-compliance with the Act and Order are subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,500 per transaction, plus un-remitted checkoff dollars and interest.

Remit checkoff dollars to:
          Kentucky Beef Council
          176 Pasadena Drive
          Lexington, KY 40503