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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…

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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Petition Drive Underway for Mandatory COOL

Published April 27, 2020

R-CALF USA has launched a petition urging President Trump and Congress to immediately pass mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, pork and dairy products. Within the first 30 hours, the petition received 26,000 signatures. R-CALF says the labeling law is needed…

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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,…

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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…

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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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Articles tagged under: R-CALF USA

Emergency Grazing Sought to Deal With Cattle Backlog

R-CALF Seeking Mandatory COOL

Petition Drive Underway for Mandatory COOL

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

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