Ranch Group Praises Bipartisan, Bicameral Reintroduction of Checkoff Reform Legislation
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2023 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Today, Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Rand Paul (R-Ky.), […]
Weekly Commentary: Poof! There Goes Your Liberty
For Immediate Release: January 18, 2023 Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that describes a new development involving a checkoff program that is encouraging producers […]
Statement on End of First of Two Beef Checkoff Cases
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2022 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied R-CALF USA’s petition requesting […]
Ranch Group Applauds Senate Reintroduction of OFF Act
For Immediate Release: October 5, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Checkoff Chair Vaughn Meyer Phone: 605-430-4372; sdangus@sdplains.com Billings, Mont. – Last week a bipartisan […]
National Beef Checkoff Petition Drive Extended Through October 3
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In a letter sent today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack granted […]
National Checkoff Petition Drive Nearing Deadline
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Led by the South Dakota Livestock Auction Markets Association and Steve […]
Over 130 State Legislators Call for a Producer Referendum of the National Beef Checkoff Program
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com ***Revised 5.18.2021*** Billings, Mont. – Today 131 state-elected legislators from 11 states joined the […]
National Beef Checkoff Petition Committee Seeks Assistance from Beef Checkoff Board and USDA
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Leaders of the National Beef Checkoff Petition Committee sent a letter […]
Court in Beef Checkoff Case Grants R-CALF USA’s Motion for Over $150K in Attorney Fees and Costs
For Immediate Release: February 10, 2021 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Yesterday, a U.S. district court in Montana granted R-CALF USA’s motion for […]