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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…

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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…

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R-CALF’s Legal Challenge Continues

Published September 22, 2020

R-CALF USA is back in court to challenge the mandatory beef checkoff program. The U.S. District Court of Montana dismissed a case that challenged the constitutionality of the beef research and promotion program. In the original litigation, USDA entered into…

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NCBA Offers Views on Beef Checkoff Referendum

Published July 28, 2020

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has responded to R-CALF USA’s petition for a referendum on the beef checkoff. In a statement, NCBA President Marty Smith said his organization supports the producers’ right to have their say on the future of…

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R-CALF Seeks Termination of Beef Checkoff

Published July 8, 2020

R-CALF USA has a petition drive underway, requesting a referendum on the beef checkoff program. Approximately 88,000 signatures are needed. Eligible cattle producers can sign the electronic petition over the next year. R-CALF is a longtime critic of the beef…

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Emergency Grazing Sought to Deal With Cattle Backlog

Published May 15, 2020

To deal with the bottleneck at the packing plants, cattle feeders are holding back lightweight cattle. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says that means more grazing land is needed for these animals. As a solution, Bullard is asking USDA to…

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R-CALF Seeking Mandatory COOL

Published April 30, 2020

In a one week period, R-CALF USA secured 250,000 signatures in its petition drive for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, pork and dairy products. With this response, R-CALF has established a crowdfunding page to raise money for promotion and lobbying…

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Articles tagged under: R-CALF USA

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

R-CALF’s Legal Challenge Continues

NCBA Offers Views on Beef Checkoff Referendum

R-CALF Seeks Termination of Beef Checkoff

Emergency Grazing Sought to Deal With Cattle Backlog

R-CALF Seeking Mandatory COOL

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