Washington State Beef Commission Toggle search RECIPES COOKING NUTRITION RAISING BEEF CATTLEMEN'S CORNER ABOUT US BEEF COUNTS The Beef Counts program is a partnership with Washington's Beef Community, Northwest Harvest, Second Harvest and Food Lifeline that provides high-quality, nutritious beef to local food banks to help hungry, local families. FEEDING HUNGRY FAMILIES SINCE 2010 The Beef Counts program was founded by Washington's Beef Community to fill the need for high quality protein in our local food banks. Since 2010, $1 million has been donated by Washington's Beef Community and more than 2.5 million servings of protein rich, nutritious beef has reached Washington families who turn to Northwest Harvest, Food Lifeline and Second Harvest for food assistance. Join Washington's Beef Community, Rosauer's & Super 1 Stores and Second Harvest this summer grilling season as we work together to provide high quality beef protein to our neighbors in need via Second Harvest Mobile Markets. BUY BEEF & FIGHT HUNGER // DONATE DIRECT > Meet the Owens Family from just outside Spokane, WA. Raising top quality purebred beef cattle is what they do, but feeding people is their passion. This young family is continuing to grow the family business that Justin's grandfather started in the 1980's. VISIT OWENS FARMS > FAMILY CONNECTIONS "Giving back is really important to me and my family. Beef Counts is a way for us to get out and give back. At our ranch, we are used to a freezer full of beef all year round, we eat beef all the time. But we know not every family has that advantage. Some may only have the budget to buy beef once a month, or maybe not at all. But with Beef Counts we know we can make a difference. It warms my heart to know a family out there gets to eat beef tonight just like my family." - BRANDEN SPENCER, FIGURE 50 RANCH IN RITZVILLE, WA BIG NUMBERS "A decade and 2.5 million servings of beef distributed to hungry families is no small feat. It takes a commitment from everyone in the beef community to accomplish this. We've come together to generate over $1 million in donations but more importantly we've made beef's high quality protein available to food banks and families that can't otherwise afford it. If I’m extremely proud to be a part of this community." - CAMAS UEBELACKER, C&G CATTLE IN OTHELLO, WA DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR “Realizing that food banks were in critical need of receiving highly-quality protein over a decade ago, we at Agri Beef, along with our Washington Beef processing plant located in Toppenish, WA recognized that we were in a unique position to be part of the solution. Proposing and becoming a founding member of the innovative and industry-leading Beef Counts program, we made a long-term commitment to help provide high-quality beef protein to families in need throughout Washington. Over the last decade, our collaboration with Washington's ranching and cattle feeding families, has allowed us to provide leadership and financial resources, to a program that makes a difference. We're most proud of the fact that every dollar donated to Beef Counts goes directly to purchasing beef for food banks. And each year we support Washington's Beef Community in their donations with a $50,000 match to insure that beef will consistently be more available and accessible to Washington’s hungry families.” - JAY THEILER, AGRI BEEF CO. FROM THE BEGINNING "As part of one of the first Beef Counts Spokes-Families back in 2012, I have grown up around this program and have loved advocating for such a good cause. It's the perfect way to connect beef producers like me and my family with people who love to eat beef. Beef Counts makes it possible for us to make an immediate impact on hunger in Washington state. And when we're able to work together with grocery stores and food banks we can pull the whole beef community together from farm to fork." - TARYN COX, AGE 15, LAZY F LIVESTOCK IN WALLA WALLA, WA FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS "As a mom of three young kids, I understand the daily effort it takes to put healthy meals on the table for the family while juggling work, ranching, school, and life in general. We support Beef Counts because we know the program provides other moms and dads out there protein-rich beef to build nutritious meals around. It's one of our favorite ways to give back to our community." - NICOLE DERTING, POST 5 CATTLE COMPANY IN EPHRATA, WA AT THE DINNER TABLE "We pride ourselves on raising nutritious, wholesome beef for the world's dinner tables. But each day thousands of our neighbors go to bed hungry, under-fed and under-nourished. When our family's dinner table holds beef almost every night we don't forget those families that can't afford it. Beef Counts was created to give families like ours a way to share our bounty." - DICK COON, BAR U RANCH IN BENGE, WA THE GREATEST REWARD "When we work so hard to raise delicious, nutritious beef for consumers the greatest reward is knowing people will love eating it. So we like that Beef Counts makes our beef accessible to our neighbors in need. To see their appreciation when they receive beef at a food bank event is not just rewarding, it is very humbling." - BRETT TONNE, TONNE CATTLE COMPANY IN EPHRATA, WA PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES RETAIL INSIGHTS FOODSERVICE INSPIRATION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MARKETING RESOURCES BEEF PROMOTION ASSETS INFOGRAPHIC LIBRARY BEEF CUTS CHARTS ABOUT CONTACT US UPCOMING EVENTS INDUSTRY STATS SITE POLICIES SITEMAP PRIVACY POLICY ©2021 WASHINGTON STATE BEEF COMMISSION Internal links within this website are funded and maintained by the Beef Checkoff Program. Outgoing links may be to websites maintained by third parties not funded by the checkoff. 4180 LIND AVE SW RENTON, WA 98057 206-444-2902 CONTACT US