The lawsuit alleges the nation’s four largest beef packers violated U.S. antitrust laws by unlawfully depressing the prices paid to American ranchers.
R-CALF USA has expanded their legal campaign to end the Beef Checkoff program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The national independent rancher group is now asking for a halt to checkoff funds in Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin as well. “R-CALF […]
R-CALF USA is urging the Trump Administration to stay at the NAFTA table in negotiating. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement regarding reports that President Trump’s trade negotiators may accept a “Skinny NAFTA.” “We urge President Trump to stay at the NAFTA negotiating table until all the deficiencies in that agreement are […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that the Beef Checkoff program is interfering with ranchers’ First Amendment rights, and that the government should be enjoined from collecting funds for the program without rancher consent. The Beef Checkoff is a federal tax that compels producers to […]
R-CALF USA and the Cattle Producers of Washington have reinforced say the USDA is unlawfully labeling imported beef as “Products of the USA.”
More than 80 organizations called on Congress to fix the federal government’s failed commodity checkoff tax programs by supporting recent legislation.