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R-CALF USA News Release Archives 2005

• 12/21/05 -- USDA Ignores Latest Scientific Evidence, Reverses BSE Protection Measures, Adopts Weakest Int’l. Standards for Japanese Beef Imports

• 12/16/05 -- North Dakota Fund-Raisers Generate More Than $13,000

• 12/15/05 -- ATV Raffle a Huge Success

• 12/09/08 -- McDonnell Delivers Strong Message: Get Involved; Pull U.S. Cattle Industry Together – Now

• 12/08/08 -- Oregon Sweep is Huge Success!

• 12/07/05 -- Cattle Producers Urge Congress to Support Bahrain Free Trade Agreement 

• 12/05/05 -- Faith Livestock Hosts Second Fall Fund-Raiser 

• 12/05/05 -- Third Installment of “R-CALF USA Live!” Slated for Monday Evening on RFD-TV Network

• 12/02/05 --  Gettysburg Livestock Raises More Than $6,500

• 12/01/05 -- Editorial: Animal ID Struggles to Get Back on Track By R-CALF USA President-Elect Chuck Kiker

• 11/30/05 -- Stockman’s Ball a Huge Success

• 11/29/05 -- Cattle Industry Leaders Discuss Issues in Kentucky

• 11/21/05 -- Belle Fourche Livestock Hosts Fall Fund-Raisers

• 11/18/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Praise Senate Efforts to Restore Mandatory COOL

• 11/18/05 --  Random Donations Fuel R-CALF USA Support in South Dakota

• 11/17/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Disagree with USDA Plans to Allow into the U.S. Older Canadian Cattle, Beef Products

• 11/15/05 -- President, Co-Founder Tours Nebraska, South Dakota 

• 11/07/05 -- Regional Meeting in the Bluegrass State Only Six Days Away! 

• 11/07/05 -- Cattle Producers of Washington Hosts CEO, Fund-Raiser

• 11/03/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Praise Efforts of Senators Who Voted Against Ag Appropriations Bill in Effort to Keep M-COOL Law Intact

• 10/28/05 -- Support Explodes in Colorado; President and Co-Founder in Brush Nov. 19

• 10/27/05 -- Two-Year Delay of Mandatory COOL Approved by Congressional Leaders

• 10/26/05 -- CEO Participates in Texas Panel Discussion

• 10/25/05 -- CEO Visits Nebraska for the Second Time in October

• 10/24/05 -- Thailand to Resume Imports of Some U.S. Beef Products

• 10/24/05 -- U.S. Senate Must Prevail to Keep M-COOL Implementation on Track

• 10/11/05 -- California Governor Vetoes Statewide COOL

• 10/07/05 -- McDonnell and McAdams Debate Industry Issues 

• 09/30/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Support Senate Extension of Mandatory Livestock Reporting Act

• 09/29/05 -- Beartooth Stock Association Raises $5,650 for R-CALF USA

• 09/28/05 -- 23 Organizations File Amicus Curiae Brief to Support Rehearing of Case Before Entire 9^th Circuit

• 09/20/05 -- U.S. Senate Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for R-CALF USA’s Stance on Japanese Beef Imports

• 09/19/05 -- State Attorneys General File Amici Curiae Brief to Support Organization’s Petition for Rehearing

• 09/08/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Seek Rehearing of Court Decision That Allows Imports from Countries with BSE

• 09/01/05 -- President Leo McDonnell Delivers Strong Message at Wyoming State Fair

• 08/31/05 -- Statement on Latest Developments in USDA’s National Animal Identification System

• 08/25/05 -- R-CALF USA CEO Speaks to Iowa Producers

• 08/24/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Disappointed in 11^th Circuit’s Ruling on Pickett Case

• 08/22/05 -- Wisconsin Packer Recalls Beef from Unauthorized Canadian Cow; Consistent Failures of USDA Exposed, Questions Remain

• 08/22/05 -- APHIS’ Plan to Lift Japan Beef Ban Premature

• 08/18/05 --  Ranch Rodeo Nets $1850 for R-CALF USA and Affiliate

• 08/05/05 -- Statement: Negative Test Result on Non-Definitive BSE Case

• 08/02/05 -- Organization Explores Legal Options Available in Dispute with USDA

• 07/28/05 -- Midnight Cliff-Hanger Vote Results in Narrow Passage of CAFTA-DR

• 07/26/05 -- Statement on Proposed CAFTA-DR

• 07/26/05 -- Montana Governor Applauded for Taking Stand on Cattle and Consumer Safety 

• 07/26/05 -- Hundreds of Energetic and Enthusiastic Cattle Producers Turn Out for Regional Meeting in Reno, Nev.

• 07/25/05 -- Statement Regarding 9^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Opinion 

• 07/25/05 -- Economic Report Shows Canadian Cattle Imports Will Reduce U.S. Economic Output

• 07/20/05 -- CEO Statement on Order to Postpone July 27 Hearing

• 07/11/05 -- USDA and HHS Urged to Strengthen BSE Protections 

• 07/11/05 -- Bipartisan Effort Asks USDA for COOL Rules

• 07/08/05 -- Regional Meeting Just Days Away!

• 07/08/05 -- Formal Comments on National Animal ID System Allow U.S. Cattle Producers Opportunity to Shape Plan

• 07/01/05 -- CAFTA-DR’s Tight Margin in Senate Vote Indicates Trade Agreement in Jeopardy

• 07/01/05 -- CAFTA-DR Task Force in Honduras

• 07/01/05 -- Bi-Partisan Senate Bill Advances COOL Implementation

• 06/30/05 -- Task Force Finds Strong Opposition to CAFTA-DR

• 06/29/05 -- World’s Preeminent BSE Scientist and 1997 Nobel Prize Winner Prepares Declaration in Support of R-CALF USA

• 06/29/05 --CAFTA-DR Task Force in Nicaragua 

• 06/27/05 -- Schedule Change and Reduced Room Rates for Regional Meeting July 13 in Reno, Nev.

• 06/27/05 -- CAFTA-DR Fact-Finding Team in Costa Rica

• 06/24/05 -- Suspect Sample Tests Positive for BSE

• 06/23/05 -- Membership More Than Doubles in Less Than a Year; Benefit Calf Sales Set Record 

• 06/23/05 -- McDonnell Talks with Louisiana Cattle Producers; New Affiliate Comes on Board 

• 06/22/05 -- McDonnell Talks CAFTA-DR Opposition with Producers in Colorado, Mississippi

• 06/21/05 -- First Ever Regional Membership Meeting Slated for July 13 in Reno, Nev.

• 06/17/05 -- Tom Whitehill Memorial in Nebraska Nets $28,000 

• 06/17/05 -- R-CALF USA to Send Fact-Finding Team to Central America

• 06/16/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Deeply Disappointed with USDA’s Handling of Questionable BSE Test Result, Request Immediate Action by Agency 

• 06/14/05 -- USDA Ignores Over 60 Scientific Recommendations to Safeguard Against BSE

• 06/14/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Bid Hawks Fond Farewell

• 06/13/05 -- "Now More Than Ever" Fund-Raiser Nets $25,500 for R-CALF USA

• 06/13/05 -- Multiple Events at Philip Livestock Auction in South Dakota Raise Thousands for R-CALF USA

• 06/11/05 -- USDA Announcement of Different BSE Test Results Seven Months After Agency Announced Official Results Raises Serious Questions 

• 06/09/05 -- Strong Vote in the House on Country of Origin Labeling Legislation

• 06/02/05 -- USDA Memos Show Pattern of Ignoring Science on BSE Risks

• 05/31/05 -- OIE Rule Change Could Undermine Health and Safety Import Standards to Protect Against BSE

• 05/25/05 -- R-CALF USA Court Case Attacked by State Cattle Groups 

• 05/18/05 -- House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Makes Quiet Attempt to Delay COOL Once Again

• 05/18/05 -- Cattle-Producer Group Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Canadian Border Case

• 05/09/05 -- USDA Ignores Recommendations of BSE Experts 

• 05/06/05 -- USDA Moves Forward With Animal ID Plans; Cattle Producers Have Opportunity to Shape Outcome

• 05/05/05 -- Effort to Repeal Mandatory COOL Undermines Democratic Process TC \l2 "

• 05/04/05 -- $56,000 Generated at Calf Sale in Caldwell, Idaho

• 04/28/05 -- Even After 2 New BSE Cases This Year, Canada Decreases Testing by 28%; Disease Likely Still Present in Herd, but not Being Detected

• 04/22/05 -- Amicus Brief Pits Organizations Allied with Meatpackers Against Independent Cattle Producers; Statements are Blatant Misrepresentation of Facts

• 04/21/05 -- Opposition to CAFTA Continues to Grow

• 04/20/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Praise Effort to Limit Packer Ownership

• 04/19/05 --  Farm Leaders Rally Against Central American Trade Pact; Administration Scrambles for Support - MEDIA ADVISORY –

• 04/14/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Pleased with Rehberg Legislation to Remove Imported Cattle from J-List; Move Could Hasten Date of COOL Implementation

• 04/13/05 -- Taiwan to Resume Imports of U.S. Beef; Deal’s Details Conflict with USDA Position That Canadian Border Must Reopen Before U.S. Exports Can Resume

• 04/12/05 -- Sitting Bull Auction in Williston, N.D., Generates $8,600

• 04/12/05 -- Platte Livestock Auction (SD) Generates $15,700

• 04/12/05 -- Headwaters Livestock Auction in Bozeman, MT Generates $13,500 to Benefit R-CALF USA and MCA

• 04/12/05 -- Blackfoot (ID) Livestock Auction Fund-Raiser Nets $6,100

• 04/08/05 -- R-CALF USA to Make Second Appearance on RFD-TV

• 04/08/05 -- “Blaze,” R-CALF USA’s Missouri Mascot, Introduced at Fund-Raisers Totaling $10,000

• 04/06/05 -- Oregon Affiliate Names Regional Chairs

• 04/05/05 -- Why So Many Independent Businesses are Taking a Stand Against the Powerful Meatpackers and the United States Department of Agriculture -  Editorial by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard 

• 03/31/05 -- Cortez Livestock (CO) Raises $11,000 for R-CALF USA 

• 03/28/05 -- Platte Valley Livestock (NE) Hosts R-CALF Sales; Raises $5,500

• 03/28/05 -- Northern Livestock Exchange (ND) Raises $6,000 for R-CALF USA

• 03/28/05 -- Lucky 7 Angus Ranch Donates Percentage of Proceeds to R-CALF USA

• 03/24/05 -- Egypt Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef with Stipulation that Beef be of U.S. Origin, not from BSE-Affected Countries

• 03/23/05 -- Public Being Misled on Canadian Border Issue 

• 03/22/05 -- Statement Regarding NAFTA Chapter 11 and Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade

• 03/21/05 -- Winner (S.D.) Livestock Auction Generates $21,000 for R-CALF USA

• 03/21/05 -- Rexburg, Idaho Livestock Co. Hosts $14,000 Spur-of-the-Moment Fund-Raiser

• 03/21/05 -- Presho Livestock (SD) Raises $15,784 for R-CALF USA

• 03/21/05 -- Fergus Falls, MN Fundraiser Generates $15,000 for R-CALF 

• 03/21/05 -- Faith Livestock Commission Nets $6500 for R-CALF USA

• 03/21/05 -- Fund-Raiser in Iowa at Decorah Sales Commission Generates $16,500 for R-CALF USA

• 03/18/05 -- Statement Regarding Japan’s Ban on U.S. Beef Exports 

• 03/17/05 -- House Effort to Protect Domestic Beef Gains Momentum

• 03/15/05 -- CEO Statement: Reaction to GAO Report on U.S. Management of Cattle Feed Ban

• 03/14/05 -- National Meat Association’s Emergency Motion to 9^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Inaccurate and Misleading

• 03/14/05 -- Statement of R-CALF USA CEO: Focus of Litigation to Protect Both Human and Herd Health

• 03/08/05 -- U.S. District Court Denies AMI Motion for Preliminary Injunction

• 03/08/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Again Thank Senators for Keeping Constituent Interests as No. 1 Priority

• 03/07/05 -- Official Court Opinion Refutes Johanns’ Claim that Decision Only a Procedural Delay

• 03/07/05 -- Hill City, KS Livestock Commission Garners $5400 for R-CALF USA and Kansas Cattlemen’s Assn.

• 03/03/05 -- Victory for U.S. Cattle Producers; Court Grants Request for Preliminary Injunction

• 03/03/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers and Consumers Alike Score Back-to-Back Victories This Week

• 03/01/05 -- Why Litigation Against USDA is Necessary - Statement by Leo McDonnell, President and Founder

• 03/01/05 -- R-CALF USA Testifies Congress Should Immediately Repeal USDA’s Final Rule on Canadian Border

• 02/28/05 -- Watertown Livestock Auction (SD) Hosts R-CALF USA Benefit Sale 

• 02/25/05 -- Hub City Livestock (SD) Fundraiser Nets $11,000 for R-CALF

• 02/25/05 -- Central Livestock Auction (Madras, OR) Raises $13,000 For R-CALF USA

• 02/25/05 -- $40,000 Generated at Herreid Livestock (SD) R-CALF Fundraiser

• 02/24/05 --  Two Calf Sales at Miller Livestock Auction (SD) Raise $12,600 For R-CALF USA

• 02/24/05 -- Three Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange Fundraisers Generate $21,700 for R-CALF

• 02/24/05 -- Atkinson Livestock Market (NE) Sale Nets $25,500 For R-CALF USA

• 02/23/05 -- Stockmen’s West Holds R-CALF Fundraiser; Tallies $10,000 for R-CALF 

• 02/23/05 -- Sidney, MT Sale Raises Funds for R-CALF USA and MCA

• 02/23/05 -- Lanesboro Sales Commission Nets $17,500 for R-CALF USA

• 02/23/05 -- R-CALF USA Injunction Hearing Set for March 2

• 02/22/05 -- R-CALF Benefit Sale in Valentine, NE Generates $27,000

• 02/22/05 -- Motley, MN Sale Raises $12,000 for R-CALF USA Litigation Fund

• 02/22/05 -- Wisconsin Calf Sale Nets $21,000 for R-CALF USA

• 02/10/05 -- USDA Decision to Delay Canadian Beef Products from Older Cattle Ignores Fundamental Flaws with Rule  

• 02/10/05 -- U.S. Cattle Producers Wholeheartedly Support Senate Efforts to Repeal Canadian Border Rule

• 02/07/05 -- Auction of Nutra-Lix Saddle Brings in $13,200

• 02/04/05 -- USDA Misleads Senate Agriculture Committee

• 02/02/05 -- Unprecedented Interruption at Dunlap, Iowa, Auction Generates $26,000 for Litigation Fund

• 02/01/05 -- Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed in U.S. District Court

• 01/31/05 -- Debut Fund-Raiser in Chinook, Mont., Nets Almost $26,000 for R-CALF USA Litigation Fund

• 01/19/05 -- R-CALF USA Asks “Where’s the Science?” U.S. Beef Exports to Canada Subject to Greater Restrictions than Canadian Beef Exports to United States

• 01/19/05 -- Colorado Cattle Producers Kick Off 2005 with Fund-Raiser for Litigation Fund

• 01/17/05 -- R-CALF USA Calls on Industry Unification to Protect U.S. Cattle Industry and Consumers from Introduction of BSE from Canada

• 01/16/05 -- Canadian BSE Case Reveals Danger of Ignoring International Science; USDA Continues Plan to Expose U.S. Consumers to Unacceptable, Avoidable Risks

• 01/14/05 -- North Dakota Auction Market Raises More Than $10,000 for Litigation Fund

• 01/14/05 -- Benefit Calf Sale at Lewistown Livestock Auction Generates $16,000 for Litigation Fund

• 01/14/05 -- Third Benefit Calf Sale at Miles City Livestock Commission Generates Almost $15,000 for Litigation Fund

• 01/13/05 -- Western Livestock Yards near Great Falls, Mont. Hosts Record Fund-Raiser for Litigation Fund

• 01/11/05 -- Statement on Canada’s Latest Case of BSE

• 01/11/05 -- Two South Dakota Sale Barns Kick Off 2005 with Benefit Calf Sales for R-CALF USA; Fund-Raisers Net More Than $29,000

• 01/10/05 -- USDA Ignores Concerns of U.S. Cattle Producers; Second Lawsuit Filed Against Agency

• 01/10/05 -- Right Off the Block in 2005: R-CALF USA Raises Over $50K During Two Sales in Billings, Mont.

• 01/10/05 -- Lawsuit Against USDA Far-Reaching, Comprehensive

• 01/07/05 -- Canadian Feed Ban Insufficient to Protect U.S. Consumers, U.S. Cattle Herd Against BSE

• 01/03/05 -- USDA Administrator Grossly Misleads Congress and Public

• 01/03/05 -- Third Canadian Cow in Past 20 Months BSE-Positive; Canada Must Immediately Implement Mandatory Testing

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