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		<title>NCLA Asks Court to End USDA’s Illegal Rule Mandating Electronic ID Eartags for Cattle and Bison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Inquiries: Joe Martyak, 703-403-1111   Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, et al. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sec&#8217;y Brooke Rollins, Animal and Plant [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/ncla-asks-court-to-end-usdas-illegal-rule-mandating-electronic-id-eartags-for-cattle-and-bison/">NCLA Asks Court to End USDA’s Illegal Rule Mandating Electronic ID Eartags for Cattle and Bison</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cattle Group Urges SBA Action on Regulations Harming Independent Cattle Producers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release By: R-CALF USA Marketing Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 15, 2026 — This week, R-CALF USA [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/cattle-group-urges-sba-action-on-regulations-harming-independent-cattle-producers/">Cattle Group Urges SBA Action on Regulations Harming Independent Cattle Producers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Federal Court Allows Ranchers’ EID Lawsuit to Proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 3, 2025 – On Monday, a federal district court in South Dakota ordered that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/federal-court-allows-ranchers-eid-lawsuit-to-proceed/">Federal Court Allows Ranchers’ EID Lawsuit to Proceed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Ranchers Win First Legal Hurdle in EID lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: October 1, 2025 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com   Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses the recent court ruling that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-ranchers-win-first-legal-hurdle-in-eid-lawsuit/">Weekly Address: Ranchers Win First Legal Hurdle in EID lawsuit</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Disease Traceback Is Just a Pretext to Strip Away Freedoms, Liberties, and Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 01:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: May 14, 2025 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com   This week’s segment is from the archive, originally released May 7, 2024. Please find [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-disease-traceback-is-just-a-pretext-to-strip-away-freedoms-liberties-and-property/">Weekly Address: Disease Traceback Is Just a Pretext to Strip Away Freedoms, Liberties, and Property</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>EID Mandate Remains Primary Focus at Series of R-CALF USA Events and Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release By: R-CALF USA Marketing Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; View photos of the R-CALF USA events here. BILLINGS, Mont., [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/eid-mandate-remains-primary-focus-at-series-of-r-calf-usa-events-and-fundraisers/">EID Mandate Remains Primary Focus at Series of R-CALF USA Events and Fundraisers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Long Awaited Review of Beef Checkoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com   Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses the recent invitation by DOGE [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-long-awaited-review-of-beef-checkoff/">Weekly Address: Long Awaited Review of Beef Checkoff</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Action Alert: DOGE Seeks Input on Waste, Fraud and Abuse at the USDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>To: R-CALF USA Members and Affiliates From: Bill Bullard, CEO Date: February 18, 2025 Subject: DOGE Seeks Input on Waste, Fraud and Abuse at the USDA   Background: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/action-alert-doge-seeks-input-on-waste-fraud-and-abuse-at-the-usda/">Action Alert: DOGE Seeks Input on Waste, Fraud and Abuse at the USDA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Weekly Address: First 100 Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: January 31, 2025 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that and discusses the first six reforms [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-first-100-days/">Weekly Address: First 100 Days</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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