Hundreds of ranchers from as many as 20 states will descend on Rapid City, SD, next week for the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund annual convention. R-CALF, as it’s called, has made a lot of promises
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Beef beef: NCBA chief’s remarks spur R-CALF to seek debate
The chief executive of the nation’s oldest and largest cattle industry association thinks a competing group is in bed with radical activists who want to “undermine the beef industry.”
Kendal Frazier, who is chief executive
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Montana unit of federal Beef Checkoff ordered to stand down
One of the state units of the federal Cattleman’s Beef Production and Research Board (Beef Board) will be effectively sidelined if a federal magistrate judge’s order is allowed to take effect.
In a series of
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Federal magistrate takes Beef Checkoff under advisement
Federal Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston heard arguments for 55 minutes Tuesday from attorneys representing the activist legal fund R-CALF USA and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the Beef Checkoff program.
Judge Johnston of
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Beef Checkoff goes on the griddle Tuesday in Montana
The Beef Checkoff is up Tuesday for a federal court hearing where anything could happen from dismissal of the challenging lawsuit to a temporary restraining order for the plaintiff’s.
The Beef Checkoff refers to money
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More fighting over ‘the dollar’ threatens Beef Checkoff research
Fighting over “the dollar” has intensified during the past 30 days, raising questions about the future of a longtime source of food safety research funding. “The dollar” is the Beef Checkoff, the $1 added on
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South Texas Feedlots Hold Lessons About Resistant Salmonella
Antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella that can compromise the safety of fresh beef is the target of research being funded by the Beef Checkoff and the Texas Beef Council. An update on the work, by the Texas A&M
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Beef Research Money Tied to Record Low Cattle Population
Beef lovers, you might want to make sure you’re sitting down. In 2013, the population of cattle in the U.S. hit its lowest point since the 1950s. It might not look like it from the
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