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Green New Deal Would Destroy American Ranchers and Dictate America’s Diet
Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Opinion-Editorial by Jay Platt, Arizona Cattleman and R-CALF USA Director Below please find an op-ed by Arizona Rancher and R-CALF USA Director Jay Platt. It is a response to the misguided though heightened focus on ranching as a threat to the environment….
Group Urges Montana Ranchers to Claim Their Water Rights Before June 30, 2019
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In a letter sent yesterday, Shad Sullivan, Chair of the R-CALF USA Private Property Rights Committee, told Montana ranchers that right now may be their last opportunity to establish an enforceable claim for their water…
Why R-CALF USA Trade Charts Differ From CattleFax Trade Charts
Op-ed by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA At the ongoing National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans, CattleFax presented charts purporting to describe the state of the U.S. cattle and beef industries. One chart in particular depicts the U.S. balance of trade for…
Beef Demand Up But Cattle Prices Down
Op-ed by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA A recent news release posted on a website bearing the Beef Checkoff Logo and titled, “Beef Demand . . . It’s Been A Very Good Year” states that “2018 retail beef demand is 15% higher than in January 2012.” This is touted by…
Did the USDA Just Deceive America?
Op-ed by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA On January 9, 2019, The Washington Post article titled “Trump farm bailout money will go to Brazilian-owned meatpacking firm, USDA says” reveals that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is deceiving the American public. The Washington Post article stated that one of the…
Stone County Missouri Farm Bureau Makes Sizable Contribution to R-CALF USA
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Photo of Stone County Farm Bureau Directors Rick Squibb (left) and David Halligan (right) presenting their donation to R-CALF USA. Billings, Mont. – Recognizing R-CALF USA’s ongoing and aggressive fight to improve economic conditions for the nation’s family farmers…
R-CALF USA to ITC: The Proposed USMCA Will Substantially Harm U.S. Cattle Producers
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Today, R-CALF USA filed its final submissions to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), culminating the group’s efforts to ensure the ITC’s upcoming report to the President and Congress will accurately describe the likely impacts…
R-CALF USA Tells Regulators Time’s Running Out to Protect Cattle Markets from Antitrust Takeover
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Madison, Wisc. – At the competition roundtable held Friday at the University of Wisconsin School of Law, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard told experts in antitrust and regulation that time is running out to stop multinational beef packers…
State Beef Councils Join R-CALF USA’s Beef Checkoff Lawsuit: An Action that Will Reveal How Producers’ Money is Spent
Billings, Mont. – The District Court for the District of Montana has allowed the Montana Beef Council, Nebraska Beef Council, Pennsylvania Beef Council, Texas Beef Council, and three individuals to join in R-CALF USA’s beef checkoff lawsuit, a request made with R-CALF USA’s consent. The lawsuit was recently expanded to…