Let Governor Gianforte & Lt. Governor Juras know that HB 119 is too flawed to fix -- let's send it back to the drawing board.

Second beef check-off in the works

HB 119 – Establish the Montana Cattle Committee for a second beef check-off – needs to go back to the drawing board because it’s unclear how the additional assessment fee would benefit producers and it adds bureaucracy.

What the bill does: Provides for a politically appointed committee that would collect a second beef check-off of $1 from Montana Cattle producers upon a referendum vote.

(Read the bill here.)

Montana Farmers Union is opposed to the bill as currently written.