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More Than 50 Organizations Urge Sens. Rounds and Thune to Amend the U.S. Beef Integrity Act
For Immediate Release: December 9, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – More than 50 farm, ranch, consumer, manufacturing, labor and other organizations sent a joint letter today to U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) urging them to amend their recently…
R-CALF USA Mourns Passing of Cattle Industry Champion Kimmi Lewis
For Immediate Release: December 6, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Today, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement regarding the passing of long-time R-CALF USA member and cattle industry leader Kimmi Lewis. “Our U.S. cattle industry suffered a great loss…
20th Anniversary Convention Speakers on YouTube! Record Breaking Attendance, Message Reaches Over 1,200!
For Immediate Release: November 27, 2019 By: Sheila Hildebrand Media Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA hosted its 20th Anniversary Convention in Deadwood, SD on August 15-16, 2019. The convention proclaimed success boasting approximately 400 attendees; the organization’s largest convention in its…
Industry Cannot Compromise on Restoring Mandatory COOL
Rapid City, S.D. – Speaking yesterday to the 128th Annual Convention and Trade Show of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard told the crowd that restoring mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef was one of four core principles that independent cattle producers cannot compromise. “Every industry…
Ranch Group Applauds Start of Congressional Effort to Reinstate COOL for Beef
For Immediate Release: October 31, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA applauds today’s introduction by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) a congressional resolution calling on the rest of Congress to “reinstate County-of-Origin labeling for pork and beef to allow consumers to make…
Ranch Group Cautions that Voluntary Labeling Dilutes Efforts to Fully Restore Mandatory COOL for Beef
For Immediate Release: Oct. 29, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In their 2017 country-of-origin labeling (COOL) lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), R-CALF USA and the Cattle Producers of Washington alleged the agency’s COOL regulations for imported beef were…
The Dakotas Ring a Bell! Over 500 Attend Fall Meetings Resulting in 74 New Memberships and $46K Raised for Fair Cattle Markets!
For Immediate Release: October 24, 2019 By: Sheila Hildebrand Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com R-CALF USA leaves behind a robust fall campaign with a myriad of success. R-CALF USA hosted South Dakota and North Dakota meetings in Faith, Lemmon, Mobridge and Mandan. In combination, over 500…
Following R-CALF USA Lawsuit, RFID Mandate Removed from USDA Website
For Immediate Release: October 23, 2019 Contacts: NCLA Senior Counsel Harriet Hageman Phone: 307-631-3476; harriet.hageman@ncla.legal R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In April 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publicly issued its guidance document titled, “Factsheet Advancing Animal Disease Traceability: A Plan to Achieve…
Ranch Group Files Lawsuit to Stop USDA’s RFID Ear Tag Mandate
For Immediate Release: October 4, 2019 Contacts: NCLA Senior Counsel Harriet Hageman Phone: 307-631-3476; harriet.hageman@ncla.legal R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Cheyenne, Wyo. – Today, Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel with the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Casper, Wyoming representing the…