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SCOTUS isn’t reviewing the “Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner,” Checkoff Program

By Dan Flynn on June 29, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court does not see any reason to review the Beef Check-off.

It’s a victory for USDA and the nation’s largest beef organization.

Since its creation by the 1985 Farm Bill, the Checkoff…

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R-CALF sues USDA over Beef Checkoff — again

By Dan Flynn on September 22, 2020

“Beef, it’s what’s for dinner” was a Beef Checkoff campaign almost 30 years ago that is still recognized by 88 percent of the public. And the program’s legitimacy was settled in 2005 in a 6-3…
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Cattlemen head to RC over country of origin labeling, animal ID, and check-off

By Dan Flynn on August 17, 2017

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

By Dan Flynn on July 28, 2017

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

By Dan Flynn on December 14, 2016

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

By Dan Flynn on October 26, 2016

beefitswhatsfordinnerFederal 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

By Dan Flynn on October 23, 2016

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

By Dan Flynn on July 28, 2016

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

By News Desk on July 9, 2015

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

By James Andrews on December 6, 2013

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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