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Beef Checkoff Court Ruling Issued

Published March 30, 2020

The U.S. District Court of Montana has ruled in favor of USDA and the Montana Beef Council in a legal battle over the beef promotion and research checkoff program. R-CALF USA wanted the beef checkoff declared unconstitutional in 15 states,…

Legal Wranglings for the Beef Checkoff

Published January 30, 2020

Supporters of the mandatory beef checkoff got a major legal win in a lawsuit filed by R-CALF USA. A magistrate judge granted a summary judgement allowing state beef councils to continue their work on promotion and research. This decision now…

Mandatory COOL Called a Priority Issue

Published November 4, 2019

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says there is no compromise when it comes to mandatory country-of-origin labeling. Speaking at the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association annual meeting, Bullard said mandatory COOL is the only tool available for farmers and ranchers to…

Cattlemen Rally for Fair Market Conditions

Published October 2, 2019

Cattlemen gathered in Omaha, Nebraska Wednesday, calling attention to current market conditions. Lately, cattle prices remain depressed, but wholesale and retail beef prices remain near historically high levels. R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard believes the industry is facing an impending crisis.…

R-CALF Files Motion in Beef Checkoff Case

Published August 1, 2019

R-CALF USA is asking the federal court to reject USDA’s argument that beef checkoff messages are government speech, which is not a violation of First Amendment rights. In its filing, R-CALF said the beef checkoff falls short of the standards…

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…

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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R-CALF Sues “Big Four” Beef Packers

Published April 24, 2019

R-CALF USA, along with four ranchers from Iowa, Nebraska Kansas and Wyoming, have filed a class action lawsuit. The suit claims the nation’s four largest beef packers violated antitrust laws, depressing the price of purchased fed cattle by an average…

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…

Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Expands to 13 Additional States

Published August 10, 2018

R-CALF USA is seeking an injunction, preventing 13 additional states from collecting the beef checkoff. In April, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a similar injunction in Montana. South Dakota is one of the 13 states now involved in…

Articles tagged under: R-CALF USA

Beef Checkoff Court Ruling Issued

Legal Wranglings for the Beef Checkoff

Mandatory COOL Called a Priority Issue

Cattlemen Rally for Fair Market Conditions

R-CALF Files Motion in Beef Checkoff Case

Lawsuits Filed Against Major Packers

AMS to Update Checkoff Regulations

R-CALF Sues “Big Four” Beef Packers

Packer Acquistion Challenged

Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Expands to 13 Additional States

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