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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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Letter from the Editor: Time to put the branding irons in the museum

By Dan Flynn on August 16, 2020
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Later this week, the ranchers who belong to that group with the long name are holding their annual convention in Deadwood, SD. One major item on their agenda is to decide whether to continue …
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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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APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability

By Dan Flynn on February 18, 2020

Animal disease, not human food safety, is the purpose of traceability in the United States. It means that if there is an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease, tracing it to impacted herds might be…
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Letter to the Editor: Why is R-CALF so upset? Just do it — count the cows

By Guest Contributor on January 13, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

I like your recent post Letter From the Editor on Counting Cows.

Don’t forget Canada who is the USA’s largest trading partner in beef (reciprocal trading too) is also very capable of

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Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

By Dan Flynn on October 16, 2019

For the cause of traceability, radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags will be required in American beef cattle, dairy cows, and bison by Jan. 1, 2023.

Unless, of course, a Montana-based cattle ranchers’ organization can…
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After court loss: Cattlemen want Trump to make COOL part of the deal

By Dan Flynn on June 7, 2018

Those independent cattle ranchers who mostly hold up in Billings, MT, won’t back down when it comes to country of origin labeling (COOL), which is also favored by many food safety advocates. A federal judge…
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Cattlemen ask judge to impose mandatory COOL for beef, pork

By Dan Flynn on April 5, 2018

Opponents who could not see the issue more differently have nonetheless put the decision in the hands of a federal judge who heard the arguments last month, and she has not yet decided.  At issue…
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State legislative season underway with food bills on the table

By Dan Flynn on January 15, 2018

At least 30 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, are already open for new legislative business. Most others will join the legislative season by next month.

They are essential to food safety…
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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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