'Pass the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act to reform the corrupt checkoff programs,' Mike Callicrate writes
In this 2017 file photo, John May a custom cutter with 35 years experience works on a side of buffalo at Ranch Foods Direct in Colorado Springs. The store and meat packing facility are owned by rancher Mike Callicrate who is advocating for reform of the checkoff program which spends money lobbying on behalf of corporate meat packing plants. Does the phrase “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” ring a bell? Many Americans still remember this catchy slogan from a 1993 advertisement.
As a rancher paying the beef checkoff since its beginning, I’m angry it continues to be invested against my interests. It’s like being forced to buy your own hanging rope or digging your own grave. But in reality, these corrupt programs extract money from farmers and ranchers against their will and funnel it to corporate lobbyists. Those lobbyists then promote policies that benefit meatpacking corporations and harm farmers — even though it’s illegal to use checkoff funds for lobbying.
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