Ranchers who have claims to file in the $83.5 million settlement in a JBS anti-trust case have until Sept. 15, 2025, to get that done. In February 2025, the U.S. …
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Ranchers Seek Approval of $83.5 Million Settlement with JBS in Cattle Antitrust Case
by Colter BrownNational Farmers Union, alongside ranch group R-CALF USA and four fed cattle producers, who filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit in April 2019 against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef, filed …
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USDA Finalizes Rule to Require EID Eartags in Cattle Moving Interstate
by Colter BrownToday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final rule that will require certain cattle and bison to have electronic identification (EID) eartags if they are moving from one state …
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Livestock Groups Urge Congress to Restore Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
by Colter Brown50 cattle, farm, rural and consumer groups sent a joint letter to U.S. Senate and House members who, during the last session of Congress, cosponsored the American Beef Labeling Act …
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge levied against the Beef Checkoff program by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA. The December 2021 petition …
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A lawsuit against USDA challenging the Beef Checkoff program will be allowed to continue after a federal court denied the agency’s motion to dismiss. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers …
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Deadline for Petition for Vote on the Beef Checkoff Extended
by Colter BrownThe petition that attempts to bring about the end of the National Beef Checkoff will have more time to gather signatures from ranchers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week granted …
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On Tuesday, July 27 the US Ninth Circuit Court ruled against R-Calf, and in favor of the Montana Beef Council, affirming a lower district court’s summary judgment in the case …
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A federal court in Wyoming dismissed a ranchers’ 2019 lawsuit challenging a Trump administration proposal to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate commerce nearly two …
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Ag Groups Convene to Discuss Challenges for Marketing Finished Cattle
by Andy SchwabOn Monday, May 10, 2021, member leaders of American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and the United States Cattlemen’s Association met in Phoenix, …