Over $10 million has collected since the import levy was created in response to a similar levy in the United States
Ten years of a beef cattle import levy have resulted in about $1 million per year invested in growing the domestic market for beef. The Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order came to be in June 2013. Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency, said the levy charged to […] Read moreTag Archives Melinda German
VIDEO: Livestock producers want access to research tax credit
Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off Agency applies to join the Scientific Research and Experimental Development incentive
Beef producers could get as much as several thousand dollars per year from Ottawa if it approves access to a federal tax incentive program that encourages investment in scientific research, said an industry official. There is a total of about $4.3 million of qualifying research conducted annually by the cattle industry, said Melinda German, general […] Read more
