On Friday, R-CALF USA filed a new lawsuit over amendments the U.S. Department of Agriculture made to the operation of the federal Beef Checkoff program in the U.S. District Court…
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This week, R-CALF USA applauded the efforts by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to continue pushing Capitol Hill for additional financial recourses for cow-calf producers and backgrounders who may…
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U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and three other senate colleagues in introducing a bill to improve pricing transparency for…
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BILLINGS, MONTANA – On March 27, 2020 the Montana Federal District Court granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summary judgement in the case of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund,…
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A big win for the beef checkoff and 15 state beef councils around the as the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of USDA and the Montana Beef Council in…
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State Beef Councils Win Crucial Step in Case Against Beef Checkoff
In the long drawn out case of R-CALF vs. Sonny Perdue, a magistrate judge granted summary judgment to the government and the 15 qualified state beef councils targeted by R-CALF…
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The saga and lawsuit over USDA’s planned implementation of requiring radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags for cattle continues. On October 4th, Harriet Hageman of the New Civil Liberties Alliance…
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Cheyenne, Wyo. – Today, Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel with the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Casper, Wyoming representing the Ranchers Cattlemen…
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The Federal District Court in Minnesota has ruled that three separate lawsuits filed against the four largest beef packers in the U.S. can be consolidated into one suit. The lawsuits…
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Billings, Mont. – In a prepared statement presented this week during the 2018 Farm Bill listening session sponsored by Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), R-CALF USA said the need for…