Archive for News Releases
New Rule Reveals Why Congress and President Favor Importers and Ignore U.S. Ranchers
For Immediate Release: January 2, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard; Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – On December 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a proposed rule to reapportion the Beef Checkoff Program’s Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB). The proposed rule reveals that importers control…
Statement on the House Passage of USMCA
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA, the nation’s largest producer-only cattle trade association that lobbies on behalf of America’s cattle farmers and ranchers issued the following statement on today’s passage of the United States Mexico…
R-CALF USA To Cattle Producers: Congress and the President Are Failing America’s Ranchers
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Polo, S.D. – At a meeting held yesterday, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard told Polo, South Dakota area cattle producers that both Congress and the President are failing America’s ranchers by supporting the United States-Mexico-Canada…
Statements on USMCA
For Immediate Release: December 10, 2019 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA, the nation’s largest producer-only cattle trade association that lobbies on behalf of America’s cattle farmers and ranchers released the following statements today following announcement of an agreement between House Democrats…
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…