Archive for News Releases
R-CALF USA Endorses House Bill that Places a Moratorium on Agriculture Industry Mega-Mergers and Acquisitions
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement regarding today’s introduction of The Food and Agribusiness Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 by Reps Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH),…
U.S. Ranchers Raise Over 50K to Label Their Beef “Product of USA” Again
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA COOL Committee Chair Mike Schultz Phone: 785-462-1447; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA’s nationwide “Label Our Beef” campaign to bring back the mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law for beef has raised over $50,000. “COOL’s ability to raise funds so quickly will speak volumes on Capitol…
Group Files Reply in Beef Checkoff Case
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, through its attorneys, filed its reply in the federal district court in Montana to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) opposition to the group’s motion to expand the scope of their beef checkoff…
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and Opponents to R-CALF USA’s Beef Checkoff Lawsuit Are Engaged in a Smear Campaign
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com The following is an Op-ed by R-CALF USA President Bryan Hanson: In his recent op-ed, South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association (SDCA) President Larry Stomprud misrepresented R-CALF USA’s beef checkoff lawsuit. Contrary to Mr….
Groups Support Moratorium on Ag Mergers Bill
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA and 80 other organizations have endorsed S.3404, The Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 (the Act), introduced today in Congress by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). The Act would…
Trump Administration Hasn’t Said if New U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement Requires COOL
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 President Trump’s announcement that he has renegotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in part by negotiating a new trade agreement between…
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…
Group Responds to Latest Round of Fake News by Drovers
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – The below statement can be attributed to R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard: “Drovers, through editor Greg Henderson, has now demonstrated it can print fake news with the worst of them. In his Aug. 14, 2018 opinion,…
Independent Ranchers Seek Injunction of Beef Checkoff Funds in Thirteen More States
For immediate release: Contact: David Muraskin, Public Justice – dmuraskin@publicjustice.net, (202) 861-5245; or Bill Bullard, R-CALF, r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com, (406) 252-2516 Checkoff programs in Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin would be barred from unconstitutionally collecting funds that subsidize corporate…