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R-CALF Elects New President & VP

Published January 26, 2022

The board of directors of R-CALF USA elected region three director Brett Kenzy as its new president and Region seven director Eric Nelson as the new vice president. Kenzy operates Kenzy Backgrounding, a 3,000 head feedlot and maintains a commercial…

R-CALF USA Elects Officers

Published January 25, 2022

Gregory, South Dakota farmer Brett Kenzy is the new president of R-CALF USA. Eric Nelson, who is from Moville, Iowa was elected vice president.

Contract Library Bill Has Mixed Cattle Industry Support

Published October 21, 2021

The Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 has the support of many agriculture groups, including the National Farmers Union and American Farm Bureau Federation. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says there’s no single, silver bullet solution to the supply chain…

Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Advances

Published October 1, 2021

A federal court in Washington, D.C. has denied a motion from USDA to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its handling of the beef checkoff program. R-CALF USA claims the government unlawfully amended the legal and regulatory framework in which the state…

Beef Checkoff Petitioners Gets Another Two Months to Collect Signatures

Published August 5, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is giving the organizers of a national beef checkoff petition drive another 60 days to collect enough signatures to bring the promotion and research program up for a vote. R-CALF USA is behind this effort and…

Cattle Industry Comes Together Over Market Concerns

Published May 18, 2021

Leaders of the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, United States Cattlemen’s Association met in Phoenix recently at the request of the Livestock Marketing Association. The groups talked about packer concentration, oversight and…

R-CALF USA and Others Seek Relief From USMCA

Published April 20, 2021

Ahead of a planned summit between U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai and her counterparts from Canada and Mexico, ranch groups are voicing their dissatisfaction with the USMCA trade agreement. A letter has been sent to Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom…

Beef Sourcing and Cattle ID Recent R-CALF “Wins”

Published March 30, 2021

In a letter to President Joe Biden, R-CALF USA expressed concerns over proposed changes to federal procurement regulations for beef. CEO Bill Bullard says the domestic cattle supply chain could be strengthened by changing current standards to require only animals…

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Published December 21, 2020

R-CALF USA has developed the organization’s first ever long-range plan. This comes as a response to 2020’s unprecedented anomalies in the cattle markets and the “unresponsiveness from policymakers and the beef industry to take corrective actions.” The plan includes strategies…

R-CALF Goes to Court

Published December 8, 2020

R-CALF USA has filed a motion with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent the Federal Meat Inspection Act from governing beef labeling and beef advertising. Earlier this month, the court dismissed two lawsuits dealing with labeling. R-CALF says…

Articles tagged under: R-CALF USA

R-CALF Elects New President & VP

R-CALF USA Elects Officers

Contract Library Bill Has Mixed Cattle Industry Support

Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Advances

Beef Checkoff Petitioners Gets Another Two Months to Collect Signatures

Cattle Industry Comes Together Over Market Concerns

R-CALF USA and Others Seek Relief From USMCA

Beef Sourcing and Cattle ID Recent R-CALF “Wins”

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

R-CALF Goes to Court

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