USDA Sends New COOL Rule to White House
February 11, 2013 Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 7, 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the agency’s […]
Proposed COOL Rule Mandates Ag Secretary’s Four-Year-Old Request
Proposed COOL Rule Mandates Ag Secretary’s Four-Year-Old Request March 11, 2013 Billings, Mont. – Four years ago Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to food industry representatives signaling to […]
Groups Urge Rejection of Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Washington, D.C. – In preparation for today’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the proposal by Chinese-owned Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. (Shuanghui) to purchase U.S.-owned Smithfield foods (Smithfield), R-CALF USA and 16 […]
Groups Urge Rejection of Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
July 10, 2013 Washington, D.C. – In preparation for today’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the proposal by Chinese-owned Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. (Shuanghui) to purchase U.S.-owned Smithfield foods (Smithfield), R-CALF USA […]
Groups Urge Rejection of Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
July 10, 2013 Washington, D.C. – In preparation for today’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the proposal by Chinese-owned Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. (Shuanghui) to purchase U.S.-owned Smithfield foods (Smithfield), […]
R-CALF USA: COOL Litigation Supported by Producer Checkoff Dollars
Billings, Mont. – At least three of the eight plaintiffs that filed a lawsuit July 8 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) final country of origin labeling (COOL) rule have already directly […]
More than 35,000 Consumers and Farmers Urge USDA to Protect Country-of-Origin Labels
Widespread Public Support for USDA Proposed Rule as Comment Period Concludes April 9, 2013 Washington, D.C.—Consumers and farmers overwhelmingly support strengthened Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) rules, as demonstrated by more 70-462 than […]
R-CALF USA: COOL Litigation Supported by Producer Checkoff Dollars
July 9, 2013 Billings, Mont. – At least three of the eight plaintiffs that filed a lawsuit July 8 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) final country of origin labeling (COOL) rule […]
R-CALF USA: COOL Litigation Supported by Producer Checkoff Dollars
July 9, 2013 Billings, Mont. – At least three of the eight plaintiffs that filed a lawsuit July 8 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) final country of origin […]