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Minnesota Federal Court Consolidates Cattle Antitrust Cases; Appoints R-CALF’s counsel as interim lead counsel
For Immediate Release: July 15, 2019 For R-CALF USA: Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com For Scott+Scott: David Scott Phone: 860-531-2605; david.scott@scott-scott.com On July 10, 2019, the Federal District Court for District of Minnesota ordered the consolidation of the various class action claims against Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef that have been…
R-CALF USA Asks House Leaders to Restore Meat Labeling in USMCA
For Immediate Release: July 15, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In a letter sent today to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CALF USA asks that their approval of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
Space is Limited for 20th Anniversary Convention; Fox Nation Host Tomi Lahren to Deliver Keynote Address
For Immediate Release: July 3, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Deadwood, S.D. – R-CALF USA’s 20th Anniversary Convention is fast approaching, and trade show booths and hotel rooms will soon be in short supply. The two-day event is slated for Aug. 15-16 at The Lodge…
South Dakota Ranchers Raise More Than 33K to Fix Broken U.S. Cattle Markets
For Immediate Release: June 13, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Ft. Pierre, S.D. – Fort Pierre Livestock Auction recently kicked off the summer with a successful fund-raiser that generated more than $22,100 for R-CALF USA. Fort Pierre Livestock Auction has been a leader for many…
Group Asks CFTC to Investigate Packer Trades on Specific Dates That Led to Record Packer Margins
Billings, Mont. – On Monday, R-CALF USA asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to investigate packer trading activities on specific dates spanning the past six years. The group states it identified numerous anomalies in the cattle futures market and suspects packers were making trades in the futures market to drive…
Group Submits Option for Properly Labeling USA Beef
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard, Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – On Friday, R-CALF USA submitted written comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regarding the petition seeking a change to FSIS’ guidance policy that currently allows any beef…
R-CALF USA Urges Origin Labels on Beef so Consumers Can Choose to Respond to Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs
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 CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement regarding Canada’s announcement that it will impose retaliatory tariffs on about $12.6 billion of U.S. exports, including tariffs on U.S. prepared beef products. “Canada has enjoyed…
NAFTA negotiations and its American beef
By Mike Schultz and Martin Rosas September 21, 2017 4:50 AM While many across America have focused on the wreckage of American factories caused by the North American Free Trade Agreement, more families saw their livelihoods impacted by NAFTA hammering America’s beef industry. As a family farmer in…
R-CALF USA to USTR: Make Seven Improvements to NAFTA
Billings, Mont. – In comprehensive comments submitted yesterday to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), R-CALF USA states the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) benefited transnational meatpackers at the expense of the majority of U.S. cattlemen, meaning all those who sell exclusively U.S.-born and -raised…