Neighbors In Need

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 beef producer donors and volunteers, Agri Beef Co. and the Washington State Beef Commission. Since 2010, our Washington Beef Community has delivered more than 3 million servings of beef to our neighbors in need. 

Washington’s Beef Community is proud to partner with Agri Beef Co. and Second Harvest, in eastern Washington, to promote and grow the Beef Counts program. As a hunger relief agency, Second Harvest works with a network of food bank locations in hundreds of Washington communities to raise awareness of hunger and fund-raise to help meet the need for high quality protein in the food bank system. In addition to an annual donation of $50,000, Agri Beef Co. processes and ships the at-cost purchased beef from their Washington Beef processing plant in Toppenish. 

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.  This makes it possible for 100% of every contribution from farmers and ranchers, the public, and other community partners to purchase more beef for more dinner tables across Washington.

Upcoming Beef Counts Events

Thanks to Beef Counts, Second Harvest was able to provide beef during 126 separate Mobile Market events across 21 counties in 2026, serving 31,500 families. While not every Mobile Market carries beef, Second Harvest prioritizes delivering essential nutrition to communities across Eastern Washington every week. Be sure to check the Second Harvest Mobile Market website for the latest updates on events and communities they are visiting.