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Provide leadership in
identifying and prioritizing important economic issues affecting the North
American beef industry
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Draw together multiple
industry sectors, input suppliers, end-users, and industry partners to
identify and solve important issues
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Facilitate fund raising and
coordinate resources to help support high priority industry research
needs
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Identify and organize expert
research teams to address research priorities
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Solicit research proposals
from public and private groups for funding in priority areas
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Provide a forum and platform
for researchers, organizations, and industry to interact and become informed
on beef industry issues
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Disseminate research results
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Offer impartial unbiased
opinions based on research reviews and study of industry issues to provide
advisory services to policymakers