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		<title>Weekly Address: Cattle Country Needs a Change of Direction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: September 16, 2026 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 discusses the President’s recent executive orders [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-cattle-country-needs-a-change-of-direction/">Weekly Address: Cattle Country Needs a Change of Direction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCOOL for Beef Advances With Senate Farm Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2026 — Today, the U.S. Senate Committee [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/mcool-for-beef-advances-with-senate-farm-bill/">MCOOL for Beef Advances With Senate Farm Bill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Stronger Cattle Prices Cannot Hide a Vulnerable Cow/Calf Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release: September 11, 2026 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 explains the precarious nature of cow/calf [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/weekly-address-stronger-cattle-prices-cannot-hide-a-vulnerable-cow-calf-sector/">Weekly Address: Stronger Cattle Prices Cannot Hide a Vulnerable Cow/Calf Sector</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>R-CALF USA Responds to Executive Orders Addressing Longstanding Cattle and Sheep Industry Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com   WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2026 — President Donald Trump today signed [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/r-calf-usa-responds-to-executive-orders-addressing-longstanding-cattle-and-sheep-industry-challenges/">R-CALF USA Responds to Executive Orders Addressing Longstanding Cattle and Sheep Industry Challenges</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>Label Our Beef Petition Surpasses 5,000 Signatures in 48 Hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160; WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2026 — More than 5,000 cattle producers, consumers and supporters of American agriculture [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/label-our-beef-petition-surpasses-5000-signatures-in-48-hours/">Label Our Beef Petition Surpasses 5,000 Signatures in 48 Hours</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>R-CALF USA Statement on DOJ Expansion of Beef Price Investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For Immediate Release By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com  &#160; WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Justice [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/r-calf-usa-statement-on-doj-expansion-of-beef-price-investigation/">R-CALF USA Statement on DOJ Expansion of Beef Price Investigation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>***Updated News Release*** For Immediate Release Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com &#160;  National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/national-mcool-coalition-launches-petition-calling-on-white-house-congress-to-label-our-beef/">National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>R-CALF USA Responds to Secretary Rollins’ Ranchers First Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:59:51 +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   BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 31, 2026 — Today U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced her Ranchers First Initiative [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/r-calf-usa-responds-to-secretary-rollins-ranchers-first-initiative/">R-CALF USA Responds to Secretary Rollins’ Ranchers First Initiative</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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		<title>R-CALF USA Calls for MCOOL Following President’s Proclamation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:46:54 +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; WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 27, 2026 — In a proclamation signed yesterday, President Donald Trump memorialized his earlier [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com/r-calf-usa-calls-for-mcool-following-presidents-proclamation/">R-CALF USA Calls for MCOOL Following President’s Proclamation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.r-calfusa.com">R-CALF USA</a>.</p>
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