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Perdue takes the ‘Made in USA’ beef labeling option over country of origin

By Dan Flynn on March 12, 2020

Out of their concern for food safety and their tendency to support American producers, consumers have long supported Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of meat products.

But those “Made in the USA” signs and labels…
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Letter From The Editor: Counting Cows

By Dan Flynn on January 8, 2020
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Tax season isn’t so far off, so it’s only a little early to get out my yellowed Canon 10-key calculator with tape. I usually only roll it out for taxes, but Bill Bullard sent…
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RFID guidance document disappears after R-CALF sued USDA

By Dan Flynn on October 28, 2019

A funny thing happened to R-CALF, the scrappy organization of mostly western cattlemen. It sued USDA on Oct. 4 over a factsheet about the electronic identification of cattle and bison found on the department’s website.
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Opponents say USDA reorganization has multiple problems

By Dan Flynn on October 17, 2017
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Critics are continuing to noodle Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s plan to reorganize his large department, finding things they don’t like about it. Perdue’s desire to move U.S.
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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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Cattlemen sue USDA in federal court over Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

By Dan Flynn on June 21, 2017

State and national cattlemen’s associations hope to team rope the  U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court over  regulations that they say allow beef and pork to be classified as “domestic products” even when the…

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Ranchers look for some traction on country-of-origin labeling

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2017

As individual actions, they might not mean much. Collectively, they say Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is not going away anytime soon.

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-cheyenne-wyoming-state-capitol-image6563112Two states known for their cowboys, Wyoming and South Dakota, have seen early introduction of…
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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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Spending Bill Includes $104-Million Increase for FSMA, COOL Repeal

By Lydia Zuraw on December 17, 2015

Capitol-Nov2015_406x250Late Tuesday night, the House of Representatives released a $1.1-trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, which is Sept. 30, 2016. Lobbyists for full funding of the…
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WTO Authorizes $1 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs Against COOL

By Lydia Zuraw on December 8, 2015

map-North-America_406x250The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized Canada and Mexico to charge the U.S. $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. Last spring, WTO rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision…
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