R-CALF USA Calls OIG Checkoff Audit a Colossal Whitewash
April 8, 2013 Billings, Mont. – In a formal complaint sent Friday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong, R-CALF USA […]
Court Grants Four Groups’ Right to Defend COOL
Farm, Ranch and Consumer Groups Allowed to Defend Merits of Commonsense Labels October 3, 2013 Washington, D.C. – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted R-CALF […]
Deadline Looms for U.S. to Unwind WTO’s COOL Clock: R-CALF USA Offers a Solution
“R-CALF USA is so determined to preserve COOL that it is aggressively fighting in all three branches of the U.S. government to defend it.” December 27, 2012 Billings, MT – […]
Cattle, Farm and Consumer Groups Join Together to Urge Vigorous Review of JBS Merger Proposal
Billings, MT – Five statewide cattle groups and R-CALF USA joined in a letter with 37 U.S.-based farm and consumer groups to collectively urge the U.S. Department of Justice (Justice Department) to “undertake […]
Groups File First Amended COOL Complaint: New Plaintiffs Added and New Cause of Action Alleged
Denver, CO – On Tuesday R-CALF USA joined with the Made in the USA Foundation to file their first amended complaint in their legal challenge against the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) ruling that […]
Group Requests Immediate Suspension of Ruminant and Ruminant Products from Brazil
Billings, MT – In a letter sent today, R-CALF USA is requesting that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack immediately suspend imports of ruminants and ruminant products from Brazil. […]
R-CALF USA Seeks Confirmation Regarding an Apparent Conflict of Interest in Beef Checkoff Program
Billings, MT – In a recent complaint sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Inspector General Phyllis Fong, R-CALF USA seeks to confirm the accuracy of […]
R-CALF USA says KSU COOL Study Conflicts with WTO Findings
Billings, MT – A November 2012 study released by Kansas State University (KSU) titled, “Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling: Consumer Demand Impact,” claims that demand for beef has not been impacted by mandatory […]
Italian Lawyer Tells President Obama and Congress to Repeal or Modify COOL by May 23
Billings, MT – At the behest of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Italian lawyer Giorgio Sacerdoti today issued his decision that U.S. President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress have until May 23, […]