Articles tagged under: R-CALF USA

Lawsuits Filed Against Major Packers

Published May 20, 2019

Two class-action lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against the largest beef packers in the country. A Florida live cattle futures trader, Michael Sevy, claims the packers have conspired to drive down…
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AMS to Update Checkoff Regulations

Published May 13, 2019

According to a rule being published by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, beef and soybean farmers who don’t want state checkoff councils to receive half of every checkoff dollar will need to make monthly requests. Meanwhile, the checkoff issue is in…
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Packer Acquistion Challenged

Published April 1, 2019

R-CALF USA is asking the U.S. Justice Department to block National Beef’s proposed acquisition of Iowa Premium. The majority owner of National Beef Packing Company is based in Brazil. In addition to antitrust concerns, R-CALF says this deal will speed…
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R-CALF Discourages “Skinny” NAFTA Deal

Published May 25, 2018

With talks of a “skinny” North American Free Trade Agreement, R-CALF USA is urging the Trump Administration to stay at the negotiating table. In a statement, R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard said if deficiencies with Canada and Mexico cannot be corrected,…
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