IBIC Accepting Research Proposals

Contact: 

Chris Freland, Executive Director, Iowa Beef Industry Council, 515-296-2305

Dean Black, Director, Iowa Beef Industry Council, 515-463-2224, [email protected]

AMES, IOWA – Beef farmers in Iowa are excited about the opportunity to release the 2018-19 call for research proposals funded by the $0.50-per-head Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program. The Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) will be accepting research proposals through 5:00 p.m. on February 18, 2019.

“Funding production research was an identified need behind the Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program in 2017 and our IBIC Executive Board is excited to release this research initiative on behalf of Iowa beef producers,” said Dean Black, Treasurer of the Iowa Beef Industry Council and Chair of IBIC’s Research Committee.

In the 2018-19 fiscal year Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program budget, $200,000 has been allocated toward this research initiative. Research proposals should be restricted to $75,000 per project and will only be accepted from higher education or land-grant institutions across the United States.  Multi-year projects up to 3 years in length with appropriate phase budgets will be considered with annual progress reporting. These funds are made available from the $0.50-per-head Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program investment that may be used for research on, but not limited to, cattle production and beef products to assist Iowa’s beef producers to enhance their current operations.

Any proposals submitted for funding should seek to answer core questions or solve on-farm challenges faced by cattlemen in the Cornbelt Region, specifically Iowa beef producers. These research priorities are not limited to, but include: cattle production systems beneficial to Iowa’s beef producers, on-farm practices and herd health, and marketing trends. Research proposals must be submitted by email to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2019. Late proposals will not be accepted. Instructions for submission of research proposals and additional research topics are found at www.iabeef.org.

“The IBIC Research Committee will evaluate each proposal and an announcement for funding will be made in April,” stated Black. “We are excited to enhance our research program through the Iowa State Beef Checkoff and look forward to the quality of research proposals that will be submitted this year.”

If you have further questions, please contact the IBIC office at 515-296-2305 or [email protected].

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About the Iowa Beef Industry Council:  The Iowa Beef Industry Council is funded by the $1-per-head National Beef Checkoff Program and the $0.50-per-head Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program. Checkoff dollars are invested in beef promotion, consumer information, research, industry information and foreign market development, all with the purpose of strengthening beef demand.  For more information, visit www.iabeef.org.