2006

• 12/28/06 — Three Director Positions Open in 2007
• 12/14/06 — 8^th Annual Convention Coming Up Soon in Denver
• 12/13/06 — Almost 200 Ranchers from 5 States Gather to Hear Industry Leaders
• 12/11/06 — Animal Health Committee Asks USDA to Maintain Brucellosis Surveillance Program
• 12/06/06 — Fund-Raiser Breaks $11,000
• 12/01/06 — Cattle Producers Glad USDA Declares Animal Identification Voluntary
• 11/21/06 — 9^th Circuit Denies USDA’s Request to Dismiss Case
• 11/13/06 — Enthusiastic Kentucky Cattle Producers Learn About Organization
• 11/02/06 — Bismarck, N.D., Regional Meeting Just Days Away
• 10/27/06 — Region VII Director Speaks in Michigan at Animal ID Forum
• 10/26/06 — R-CALF USA Representatives Wow CPoW on Industry Issues
• 10/20/06 — Survey Results Tabulated on Property Rights Concerns
• 10/19/06 — House Members Stand Up for Cattle Producers in Peru Trade Agreement
• 10/17/06 — Nebraska Event Kicks Off Fall Fund-Raisers
• 10/17/06 — Cattle Producers Appreciate Congress’ Attention to Increased Dust Regulations
• 10/10/06 — USDA Under Secretary Bruce Knight Talks Cattle Industry Issues with Producers
• 10/09/06 — Cattle Producer Testifies on Colombian Trade Agreement
• 10/04/06 — Taiwan to Stop Importing Canadian Beef Products from U.S.
• 09/29/06 — Cattle Producers Support Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Interstate Shipment of Meat
• 09/29/06 — Doug Zalesky and Jim Hanna speak at SDSGA Convention
• 09/27/06 — Mandatory Price Reporting Concerns Remain
• 09/22/06 — NASDA Votes to Remove Cattle from J-List
• 09/22/06 — Montana Legislators Call for COOL Implementation
• 09/13/06 — Cattle Producers from Four States Focus on Industry Issues
• 09/08/06 — Cattle Producers Pleased with S. Korea’s Decision to Resume Imports of U.S. Beef
• 09/08/06 — Cattle Producers Disappointed in Outcome of Beef Checkoff Task Force Meetings
• 09/06/06 — Cattle Producers Oppose Ban on Horse Slaughter
• 09/05/06 — Mississippi Sale Barns Host Past President Leo McDonnell
• 09/05/06 — Co-Founder, Past President Speaks at MCA Mid-Year Meeting
• 08/31/06 — COOL Committee Chair Talks Industry Issues at Philip Livestock Auction
• 08/30/06 — CFIA Report Conflicts with USDA Position on BSE
• 08/25/06 — Co-Founder Speaks at NIAA Animal ID Forum
• 08/23/06 — Dubuque Regional Meeting Only 2 Weeks Away
• 08/23/06 — BSE Confirmed in Alberta Beef Cow
• 08/23/06 — Vice President Speaks on COOL, Animal ID
• 08/22/06 — Country-of-Origin Labeling Major Topic at Mississippi Meetings
• 08/21/06 — USDA Attempts Rarely Used Legal Maneuver to Prevent R-CALF USA Appeal
• 08/18/06 — R-CALF USA Co-Founder Testifies at Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Field Hearing
• 08/17/06 — Representative Testifies at Nebraska Farm Bill Hearing
• 08/11/06 — Independent Cattlemen of Iowa Schedules August Meetings Across Hawkeye State
• 08/07/06 — USDA Extends Comment Period on BSE Study
• 08/07/06 — Kentucky Cattle Producers Listen to Industry Issues
• 08/06/06 — Agriculture Secretary Misstates International Disease Standards
• 08/03/06 — Colorado Affiliates Host CEO
• 08/03/06 — Southeastern Sweep Meetings in Mississippi, Alabama
• 08/02/06 — More Time Needed to Comment on Latest Harvard BSE Risk Assessment
• 08/02/06 — Cattle Producers Ask Defense Department to Withdraw Expansion Plans for PCMS
• 07/31/06 — Independent Cattlemen of Iowa Newest Affiliate Organization
• 07/27/06 — USDA Withdraws Proposed OTM Rule
• 07/27/06 — Doha Breakdown Means New Opportunity to Improve U.S. Trade Policy for Domestic Cattle Industry
• 07/25/06 — Southeastern Membership Chair Addresses 300 in Arkansas
• 07/24/06 — Cattle Producers Pleased with Japan’s Decision to Resume Imports of U.S. Beef
• 07/24/06 — Director Testifies at Iowa Farm Bill Hearing
• 07/21/06 — Cattle Producers Listen to Industry Leaders in Reno
• 07/20/06 — Region VII Director Eric Nelson Participates in NAIS Panel Discussion
• 07/20/06 — Scientific Criteria Used by USDA Support Claims Canada’s BSE Problem Underestimated
• 07/18/06 — Cattle Producers View U.S.-Oman FTA as Acceptable
• 07/17/06 — Cattle Producers Press USDA, Congress for Import Reforms
• 07/13/06 — Canada’s Latest BSE Case in Youngest Animal Yet; USDA Must Rescind Final Rule
• 07/13/06 — ITC Testimony to Focus on Import Regulations
• 07/07/06 — CEO Keynote Speaker at SDSGA Quarterly Meeting
• 07/07/06 — Director of Government Relations Attends the Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska’s First Convention
• 07/07/06 — Region II Director Randy Stevenson Speaks at WYSGA Convention
• 07/06/06 — Kiker Speaks at the 32nd Annual Convention of ICA
• 07/06/06 — Nebraska Sweep Finishes at $42,000
• 07/06/06 — Weekend Fund-Raiser, Saddle Raffle at Fort Pierre Livestock Auction a Huge Success
• 07/06/06 — Latest BSE Case Shows Canadian BSE Problem Worse Than First Thought
• 07/05/06 — President, Region V Director Addresses South Dakota Livestock Auction Markets Association
• 07/05/06 — Valentine, Gordon Sale Barns Host Fund-Raisers
• 07/05/06 — CEO Speaks at Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Market in Florida
• 07/05/06 — CEO Speaks in Louisiana About M-COOL, NAIS
• 07/05/06 — Southeastern Field Coordinator Speaks in Pickens
• 07/05/06 — More than 240 Alabama Cattle Producers Hear from Director of Government Relations
• 06/30/06 — Court Schedule Set for Appeal Process
• 06/28/06 — Regional Meeting in Reno Just Two Weeks Away
• 06/28/06 — Canada’s Expanded Feed Ban Regulations:  A Step in the Right Direction
• 06/26/06 — Cattle Producer to Testify on Import Restraints
• 06/26/06 — Alabama Kicks Off Southeastern Sweep
• 06/24/06 — Cattle Producers Support Legislation to Allow Interstate Shipment of Meat
• 06/14/06 — USDA’s Inconsistent BSE Policies Continue to Cost U.S. Cattle Industry Billions
• 06/12/06 — Deadline Nears for Scholarship Applications
• 06/07/06 — Vice President Participates in Minnesota Forum
• 06/06/06 — Cattle Producers Appeal Judge’s Decision
• 05/30/06 — Producers Pleased with OIE Change to BSE Regulations; Canada Still Poses Significant Disease Risk
• 05/26/06 — ICA, Brush Country CattleWomen Sponsor Meeting
• 05/25/06 — Kansas, Nebraska Host Terrific Fund-Raisers
• 05/25/06 — CEO Speaks to California Cattle Producers
• 05/24/06 — CEO is Keynote Speaker at Fremont County Farm Bureau Meeting
• 05/24/06 — Cattle Producers of Washington Welcome CEO
• 05/23/06 — Contributors at 3rd Annual Caldwell Fund-Raiser Give More Than $39,000
• 05/18/06 — Producers Pleased Mexican Cattle Imports Postponed
• 05/16/06 — President, Region V Director Speaks About Mandatory COOL
• 05/11/06 — Nebraska Sale Barns Jump-Start Monthly Fund-Raisers
• 05/11/06 — More Than 100 Alabama Cattle Producers Turn Out for Meeting
• 05/11/06 — Greeley T-Bone Club Hosts Marketing Committee Co-Chair
• 05/01/06 — Animal ID is Key Issue at New Mexico Meeting
• 04/28/06 — La Junta Sale Barns Host Outstanding Fund-Raisers
• 04/27/06 — Three New Directors Assume Duties
• 04/25/06 — Mail-In Ballots Counted; All Proposed Resolutions Now Become Policy
• 04/20/06 — North Dakota Fund-Raiser Generates Thousands
• 04/20/06 — Director of Government Relations Updates Kansas Producers on Congressional Issues Important to U.S. Cattle Industry
• 04/19/06 — President Speaks in New Mexico About Animal Identification
• 04/19/09 — Nebraska Membership Chair Speaks to College Students
• 04/12/06 — Mississippi, Louisiana Cattle Producers Listen to Industry Updates
• 04/12/06 — Jurors Unanimously Support Cattle Producers in Verdict;  Three Multinational Meat Packers to be Fined Millions
• 04/10/06 — Imported Beef Likely to Capture Record Share of 2006 Domestic Market
• 04/10/06 — Great Response During Illinois Meetings with CEO
• 04/06/06 — Judicial Process Comes to Abrupt Halt by 9^th Circuit’s Forceful Instructions to District Court
• 04/04/06 — California Cattle Producers Host Informational Meeting
• 04/03/06 — Central Nebraska Hosts R-CALF USA CEO, ICON President
• 03/29/06 — Cattle Producers Encouraged to Attend Upcoming Trial in Class Action Suit Against ‘Big 4’ Packers
• 03/28/06 — Cattle Producers Will Work Together to Remedy Supreme Court’s Pickett Decision
• 03/24/06 — U.S. Cattle Producers Support Creekstone Farms in Legal Battle to Voluntarily Test for BSE
• 03/24/06 — R-CALF supports voluntary BSE testing
• 03/24/06 — Hub City Livestock Auction Holds Fund-Raiser
• 03/22/06 — Partners Create ‘Rancher-2-Rancher’ Relief Fund to Help Cattle Producers Hurt by Texas Wildfires
• 03/21/06 — North Dakota Sale Barns Host Fund-Raisers
• 03/21/06 — Mississippi Membership Chair Speaks at Glenwild Stockyard
• 03/17/06 — More Than 100 New Members Join During Iowa Meetings
• 03/17/06 — Lucky 7 Angus Bull Sale Gives 10 Percent of 10 Bulls
• 03/16/06 — Vice President Addresses More than 200 in Missouri
• 03/16/06 — Herreid Livestock Market Hosts Huge Fund-Raiser Following McDonnell’s Speech
• 03/16/06 — CEO Addresses Kansas, Colorado Cattle Producers
• 03/15/06 — Korea FTA Could Provide Substantial Benefits to U.S. Cattle Producers
• 03/14/06 — Sample from Alabama Santa Gertrudis Positive for BSE
• 03/10/06 — Senators Begin Process of Reforming Packers and Stockyards Administration
• 03/10/06 — New State Affiliate Organization Forms in Ohio
• 03/10/06 — Nevada, California Cattle Producers Hear from CEO
• 03/07/06 — Trio of Northeast Missouri Meetings Well Attended, Says VP
• 03/06/06 — Cattle Producers Support Oman FTA in Testimony Before U.S. Senate Finance Committee
• 03/03/06 — Cattle Producers Await Details of Colombian Free Trade Agreement
• 03/02/06 — John West Named Southeastern Field Coordinator
• 03/01/06 — Miles City Livestock Commission Hosts Enormous Fund-Raiser
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Wyoming Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘D.C. Stampede’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring for West Coast Cattle Producers
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ South Dakota Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Ohio Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Northwest College Hears from CEO
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede,’ North Dakota Cattle Producers’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Nebraska Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede,’ Montana Cattle Producers’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Mississippi Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede,’ Minnesota Cattle Producers’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Louisiana Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Kansas Cattle Producer’s Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede,’ Iowa Cattle Producers’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/28/06 — Just Days After ‘Washington Stampede’ Colorado Cattle Producers’ Enthusiasm Still Soaring
• 02/27/06 — St. Onge Livestock Co. Hosts Huge Fund-Raiser
• 02/24/06 — Presho Livestock Auction Hosts Successful Fund-Raiser
• 02/23/06 — New President Speaks to Producers in South Dakota
• 02/23/06 — Co-Founder, Former President Speaks at Black Hills Stock Show; Trade Show Booth a Huge Attraction for Producers
• 02/23/06 — Cattle Producers Support Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Competition in Markets
• 02/22/06 — Jury Trial Begins April 3 in Cattle Producers’ Class Action Suit Against ‘Big 4’ Packers and Misreported Boxed Beef Prices
• 02/22/06 — CEO Speaks to More Than 400 Producers at Bloomington Livestock
• 02/22/06 — Philip Livestock Hosts Second Fund-Raiser of the Year
• 02/22/06 — Government Relations Director Speaks in South Dakota
• 02/22/06 — CEO Speaks to Texas Cattle Producers
• 02/09/06 — Wyoming Heifer Raffle Brings in More Than $4,000
• 02/09/06 — R-CALF returns to federal court
• 02/09/06 — Litigation Against USDA Moves Toward Final Decision
• 02/09/06 — Kansas, Nebraska Hear from CEO
• 02/08/06 — Cattle Producers Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Review Tyson Price-Manipulation Case
• 02/07/06 — OIG Report Solidifies Position of U.S. Cattle Industry; USDA Continues to Ignore Its Own Science
• 02/07/06 — Co-Founder, Former President Tours Minnesota, Wisconsin
• 02/07/06 — Cattle Producers to “Stampede” Capitol Hill
• 02/02/06 — Baker Livestock Commission Shows Support with Fund-Raiser
• 02/01/06 — CEO Speaks on Need for Producer Involvement
• 02/01/06 — Calf Sale a Colossal Success Following Speech by New President
• 01/27/06 — Beef Checkoff Committee Established; Resolutions Head to Members for Vote
• 01/26/06 — Trade Opportunities and Risks for 2006
• 01/25/06 — Belle Fourche Livestock Hosts Its First Fund-Raiser of 2006
• 01/24/06 — Cattle Producers Respond to Recent Canadian, Japanese BSE Cases; Japan’s Import Ban on U.S. Beef
• 01/17/06 — President Speaks at Harding County Stockgrowers’ Beef Days
• 01/17/06 — Grassroots Producers and Businesses Donate More Than $28,600 at Fort Pierre Livestock
• 01/16/06 — Philip Livestock Boasts Largest Fund-Raiser of the New Year
• 01/09/06 — Cattle Producers Request District Court Hearing on BSE Litigation
• 01/05/06 — Distinguished Agricultural Economics Professor Speaks at 7^th Annual Convention
• 01/05/06 — Affiliate Aids R-CALF USA in Fund-Raising Efforts