U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

Posted 07/20/2026

For immediate release: July 20, 2026

For more information, contact:

Julie Schaff Ellingson, NDSA executive vice president: (701) 223-2522 • j[email protected]

Elizabeth Hasenwinkel, NDSA communications director: (701) 833-1162 • [email protected]

U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks nominees for the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board to succeed 25 members with 3-year terms that expire in February 2027 who represent the following states and units:

• Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, NorthDakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.

•Southwest Unit: California and Nevada.

• Importer Unit.

The deadline for nominations is July 24, 2026. Individuals appointed to the board will serve three-year terms beginning in February 2027.

The Cattleman's Beef Board is authorized by the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 and is composed of 99 members representing 34 separate states, four units of geographically grouped states and one importer unit.

Beef producers within the United States who own cattle or any importers that import cattle or beef may be nominated. Producers and importers must be nominated by a certified producer organization and submit a completed application. The Secretary of Agriculture will select individuals from the nominations submitted. A list of certified producer organizations, the nomination form and information about the Cattlemen's Beef Board are available on the AMS Cattlemen's Beef Board web page and on the board's website. For more information, contact Kinley Hartman at (816) 618-4266 or [email protected].

Since 1966, Congress has authorized industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool their resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight of 21 boards. Oversight ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity and is paid for by industry assessments.

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