COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals USDA Is Not Buying RFID Cattle Eartags from American Manufacturers
For Immediate Release: July 6, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA has learned that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted foreign […]
Beef, Pork & Dairy Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling Petition Gets 26K Signatures First 30 Hours
For Immediate Release: April 24, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Yesterday, R-CALF USA along with some of its members launched a petition […]
New Website Aims to Connect Americans to Nearest Cattle Producers for Beef
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In the wake of reports that beef cases in grocery stores are […]
R-CALF USA to Trump: Crisis Requires Stopgap, Permanent Measures to Avert Industry Collapse
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Today, R-CALF USA sent President Trump an emergency letter describing the catastrophic […]
USDA Is Pitting America’s Family Ranchers Against Brazil’s $1.2 Billion Subsidies to Its Cattle Industry
For Immediate Release: February 27, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently reported […]
Ranch Group Seeks Comment Period Extension in USDA’s Undue Preference Rule
For Immediate Release: February 20, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – In a formal letter sent today to the Packers and Stockyards Division […]
Groups Circulate Petitions to Preserve Animal Identification Options
For Immediate Release: February 18, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com ***Every U.S. cattle producer urged to sign the petition at www.StopMandatoryRFID.com or use links in […]
Court Satisfied that USDA’s RFID Mandate Is Completely Withdrawn
For Immediate Release: February 17, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – Last week the Wyoming federal district court dismissed the lawsuit filed in […]
R-CALF USA to Challenge Ruling in Checkoff Case; Ruling Affirms Progress Already Made in Reforming Checkoff
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2020 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Billings, Mont. – On Wednesday, the magistrate judge assigned to R-CALF USA’s lawsuit alleging the […]