Washington State Beef Commission Toggle search RECIPES COOKING NUTRITION RAISING BEEF CATTLEMEN'S CORNER ABOUT US CATTLEMEN'S CORNER BEEF COUNTS BEEF COUNTS The Beef Counts program is a partnership with Washington's Beef Community, Second Harvest and Food Lifeline that provides high-quality, nutritious beef to local food banks to help hungry, local families. WHAT IS BEEF COUNTS? Back in 2010, when leaders of our Washington Beef Community learned just how little high-quality protein, like beef, reaches our food bank system (only about 4% of all food donations), they felt that was unacceptable and set about to make a change. Beef Counts was launched in Washington state with the help of many producer volunteers, Agri Beef and the Washington State Beef Commission. Since 2010, our Washington Beef Community has delivered more than 2.5 million servings of beef to our neighbors in need. Washington's Beef Community is proud to partner with Food Lifelineand Northwest Harvest in western Washington, and Second Harvest and Rosauers Supermarkets & Super 1 Foods, in eastern Washington, to promote and grow the Beef Counts program. These hunger relief agencies work with a network of food bank locations in hundreds of Washington communities and the grocery store partners are proud to raise awareness of hunger and fund-raise to help meet the need for high quality protein in the food bank system. The Beef Commission's role in Beef Counts is to promote and coordinate the good work of our Washington Beef Community as we unite against hunger. In addition to an annual donation of $50,000, Agri Beef processes and ships the donated beef from their Washington Beef plant in Toppenish. This means that 100% of every contribution from farmers and ranchers, the public and retail grocery store partners is used to supply more beef to those in need - not overhead or promotion. BEEF COUNTS PROGRAM VOLUNTEER To volunteer at one of the many Beef Counts food distributions with a hunger relief partner, you can reach out to the WSBC Director of Industry Relations to find the date and location nearest you. CONTACT TO VOLUNTEER > DONATE The Annual Rollover Auction is a direct opportunity for the Beef Community to donate money to the Beef Counts fund. This year's Rollover Auction was held in October at Toppenish Livestock Commission. A huge thank you to all the businesses and individuals that contributed $24,750 was raised. Special thanks to the Okanogan County Cattlemen's for donating the auction heifer. If you, or your County Cattlemen's Association are interested in donating an animal or funds to this event in 2022, please contact the Washington Cattlemen's Association at 509-925-9871. 2021-2023 BEEF COUNTS SPOKES-FAMILY The Owns Family from Spokane, WA is the Beef Counts Spokes-Family. The Owens are strong supporters of the Beef Counts program. As Spokes-Family, the Owens will be featured in KREM-2 TV promotions and Pandora radio ads, spreading the word about Washington's Beef Community United Against Hunger. CHECKOFF E-UPDATE Sign up for the monthly Washington Beef Checkoff E-Update to stay in the know about Beef Checkoff programs happening across the state each month. SIGN UP FOR UPDATES! Get news from Washington State Beef Commission in your inbox. Email First Name Last Name Company By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Washington State Beef Commission, 4180 Lind Ave SW, Renton, WA, 98057, US, http://www.wabeef.org. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact. Sign Up! STILL HUNGRY? KEEP EXPLORING! RETHINK THE RANCH The WSBC works hard to tell the stories of our 9,000 family farmers and ranchers to Washington's beef-loving consumers. We invite you to see how we grow consumer trust in the work you do. LEARN MORE > COOKING LESSONS Our local consumers love beef. And they love inspiration, ideas and recipes that help them prepare and serve it in a way that their families will love. See what consumers have cooking! LEARN MORE > BEEF FOR STRENGTH Health and nutrition are top of mind for many Washington consumers. The WSBC extends national Beef Checkoff-funded beef nutrition research and materials to help consumers and health professionals feel confident in beef role in a strong life. LEARN MORE > 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