Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (4 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 1/2/09
    R-CALF USA Region IV Director Jay Platt on Packer Concentration, Trade and NAIS

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 12/19/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on Competition, Trade and COOL

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 12/12/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Presents the Facts Surrounding EPA's So-Called Cow and Pig Tax

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 12/05/08
    R-CALF USA Co-Founder Kathleen Kelley "The Fight has Just Begun"

No Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA - Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (5 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 11/21/08
    Paragon Foundation Executive Director G.B. Oliver on the Importance of R-CALF USA and Staying in the Fight

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (1 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 11/14/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA Needs Your Help to Fight the JBS Merger

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 11/7/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on COOL, Consumers Demanding USA Beef

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 10/31/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on NCBA, AFBF and Arkansas Beef Council Regarding Their Comments on DOJ Lawsuit/JBS/National Beef

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 10/24/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on the Department of Justice and State Attorneys General's Suit Against JBS, Regarding National Beef

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 10/17/08
    R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on U.S. Financial Crisis and Proposed JBS Mergers

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (3 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 10/10/08
    R-CALF USA Marketing Committee Chair Dennis Thornsberry on the Proposed JBS Mergers, Work with State Attorneys General and the Justice Department

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA (4 MB) - Run time: 3:00 - 10/03/08
    R-CALF USA Region IV Director Jay Platt on NAIS Scare Tactics, Trade and Packer Concentration

Weekly Roundup with R-CALF USA Archives

Audio Clips

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R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard on the Additional State Attorneys General Joining the Department of Justice in the JBS Lawsuit (700K) Cattlemen's Corner - November 12, 2008 

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Discussing COOL, Easterday, the J-List and JBS KSIR - November 10, 2008

OCM Supports R-CALF’s Plan on Financial Crisis WNAX Ag Radio – Wednesday – October 15, 2008 

Antitrust Action Taken A Weekly Update From Your Friends at the Red River Farm Network - Monday, October 27, 2008

R-CALF Pleased with DOJ Action  Audio with R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard. NAFB Interview – by NAFB D.C. Correspondent Stewart Doan – Monday – October 20, 2008

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard speaking on COOL and the JBS Merger Derry Brownfield Show - Run time: 37:00 - 09/19/2008

R-CALF USA Marketing Committee Chair Dennis Thornsberry speaking on JBS and COOL KSIR - Run time: 10:00 - 09/15/2008

R-CALF Official Speaks Out Against High-Risk Cattle KTIC-AM 840 Rural Radio - 08/21/08

R-CALF USA News Conference Regarding the OTM Rule - Run time: 39:53 - 11/1/07

R-CALF USA on KBHB (21 MB) - Run time: 53:59 - 5/12/07

Print Media

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Cattle group seeks concessions from packer By TOM LUTEY
Of The Gazette Staff; The Billings Gazette – Tuesday – January 6, 2009

JBS, U.S. Justice Department File Motions to Stay Lawsuit By Chris Clayton; DTN – Tuesday – December 16, 2008

Collapse of cattle markets demands change of direction By STAYTON WELDON; Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune – Thursday – December 4, 2008

Schumacher, Callicrate Provide Input at Policy Meeting in Washington, D.C. By Allan Burke, Editor; Prairie Pioneer (Pollock, S.D.) – Friday – November 28, 2008

More attorney generals try to block National Beef deal meatpoultry.com – Tuesday – November 11, 2008

Business news and notes Minnesota and Northern Iowa AgriNews – Tuesday – November 4, 2008

Packer's growing clout vexes ranchers By Steve Raabe; The Denver Post (Business section) Saturday – November 1, 2008

Fed files anti-trust lawsuit to block beef merger By Andrea Zippay; Farm and Dairy magazine (serves Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Va.) – Thursday – Oct. 30, 2008

R-CALF Now Offers Health Insurance to Members Wisconsin Ag Connection / USAgNet – Thursday – October 30, 2008

Column submittal of 10/22/08 by David Kruse, President, CommStock Investments Copyright 2008 @ CommStock Investments, Inc., David Kruse

(By Chuck) Jolley: DOJ Files Suit To Stop Part Of JBS’s Takeover Bids CattleNetwork.com – Tuesday – October 21, 2008

Brazilian Beef Purchase Is Challenged by the U.S. By JOHN R. WILKE and LAUREN ETTER; Wall Street Journal - Monday - October 20, 2008

Government Moves to Stop Major Packing Company Merger Hoosier Ag Today – Monday – October 20, 2008

Regulators sue JBS, National Beef over deal By Emily Fredrix; The (Wisconsin) Associated Press – Monday – October 20, 2008

UPDATE 2-U.S. opposes JBS plan to buy National Beef By Diane Bartz; Reuters – Monday – October 20, 2008

Are they truly willing to pay? By Steve Bierklie; meatpoultry.com – Friday – October 3, 2008

Origin-Label Law Fails To Promote US Meat-US Senator By Bill Tomson; Dow Jones Newswires – Wednesday – September 10, 2008

Impromptu Meeting with Amish Generates Interest in R-CALF USA  SolancoNews.com (Quarryville, Pa.) – Monday – September 8, 2008

National cattlemen (R-CALF USA) support Creekstone The Traveler (Arkansas City, Kan.) – Thursday – September 4, 2008

U.S. Group (R-CALF USA) Gathers New Evidence to Stop Canada Cattle Imports By Bill Tomson; Dow Jones Newswires -  September 3, 2008

Foot-and-Mouth Disease "Regionalization" Threatens U.S. Economy The Milkweed - September 1, 2008

Guest Opinion: USDA works backward, increases disease risks By Dr. Max Thornsberry; North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin – August 25, 2008

Status report: National Animal Identification System By Holly Foster; Drovers – August 2008 issue (focus: Animal ID)

With new BSE case in Canada, R-CALF calls for more testing By Tom Lutey of The Gazette Staff, The Billings Gazette 08/20/08

Beef industry preps for COOL times By Adam Templeton, DTN Staff Reporter;  Tri-State Livestock News via DTN 08/17/08

Major mergers put region in spotlight By Steve Porter, Northern Colorado Business Report 08/01/08

(quotes R-CALF USA President/Region VI Director Max Thornsberry, DVM; CEO Bill Bullard)

Cattle producers pleased with House leaders’ introduction of legislation to prevent introduction of FMD Southwest Farm Press – Monday – July 21, 2008

Animal ID Opponents Welcome US Federal Judge''s Ruling By Lester Aldrich, Dow Jones Newswires 6/16/08

Brazilian company to be largest U.S. beef packer? Southwest Farm Press – Friday – March 28, 2008

USDA begins process to open border to older Canadian cattle By DALE HILDEBRANT, For Minnesota Farm Guide; Minnesota Farm Guide 9/29/07, The Prairie Star 10/11/07

"Resolutions Introduced in Congress to Block Canadian Cattle" By Jason Vance, Michigan Farmer 10/9/07

"R-CALF USA objects to Peru FTA" By Tom Wray, Editor, ProvisionerOnline; National Provisioner 9/26/07

"Group Urges House Committee To Block Peru Free Trade Agreement" USAgNet 9/25/07

"Farm groups: USDA opens doors to mad cows from Canada" By George Lauby, North Platte Bulletin 9/24/07

"Jolley: Five Minutes With An Angry Bill Bullard" By Chuck Jolley, CattleNetwork.com 9/21/07

"Central Illinoisans call Johanns' work memorable" By Steve Tarter, Peoria Journal Star 9/21/07

"U.S. to allow import of older Canadian cattle" By Christopher Doering, Reuters 9/18/07

 "USDA to open border to older Canadian cattle; Cattle industry leaders concerned about risks to U.S. producers" By Steve Miller, Journal staff, Rapid City Journal 9/17/07

"USDA relaxes rules for cattle trade" By David Irvin, Arkansas Democrat Gazette 9/15/07

"U.S. Cattlemen Lose Mad Cow Bid to Keep Canadian Animals Out" Environment News Service 8/29/07

"U.S. appeals court OKs Canada beef imports" Reuters 8/28/07

"Court opens the gates to Canadian cattle" Central Valley Business Times 8/28/07

"Recipe for disaster?" By Matt Bewley Staff Writer, AgWeek 8/20/07

"Ag’s Cloudy Future" By Rena Delbridge, Star Tribune 8/16/07

"Canadian Trade Complaints About U.S. COOL Unfounded" Southwest Farm Press 8/14/07

"Debate over COOL back on front burner" By McClatchy Newspspaers, Printed in the Billings Gazette 8/12/07

" Tainted food imports and new Congress revive stalled food labeling law" By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Writer 7/14/07

"Labels Lack Food's Origin Despite Law" By Andrew Martin, New York Time 7/2/07

"Country-of-Origin Labeling Back in Play" By T.R. Goldman, Roll Call 6/25/07

"American Meat Institute Advises Packers To Require Origin Proof" By Lester Aldrich, Dow Jones 6/14/07

"Coalition Demands COOL" By Jessica Centers, Natural Foods Merchandiser 6/5/07

"Some like the OIE ruling, some do not" By Bob Meyer, Brownfield Ag Network 5/23/07

"U.S. Classified as Controlled Risk for Mad Cow Disease" Environment News Service 5/23/07

"U.S., Canada Designated 'Controlled-Risk' for BSE (Update 4)" By Alan Bjerga and Daniel J. Goldstein, Bloomberg News 5/22/07

"R-CALF stronger after split CEO says" By Peggy Steward, Capital Press 5/4/07

"R-CALF fights for American cattlemen" By Margene Eiguren, Guest Comment; Capital Press 5/4/07

"Canada's Tenth Mad Cow Rouses Concern South of the Border" Environment News Service, 5/3/07

"Jolley: Five Minutes With Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA" CattleNetwork.com, 04/20/07

"Country of origin labeling still main goal of R-CALF"  By Andrea J. Cook, Rapid City Journal, 4/15/07
"R-CALF continues to fight for producers"  By Andrea J. Cook, Rapid City Journal, 4/15/07

"An Open Letter to the U.S. Cattle Industry"  By Herman Schumacher, 04/12/07

(Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF File 16KB)

"Age-old question" By John Gregerson, editor, Meatingplace.com, March 2007, (Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF File 5.08MB)

"Jolley: What’s Going On At R-CALF?" CattleNetwork.com, 03/21/07

"U.S. Groups Seek Senate Help In Preventing Canadian Beef Trade" Inside U.S. Trade, 03/16/07

"Jolley: Five Minutes With Randy Stevenson, R-CALF USA" CattleNetwork.com, 03/02/07

"Additional BSE case in Canada raises questions on imports" By Don Taylor, Ag News at a Glance, 02/16/07

"2 senators take aim at meatpackers" By Stephen J. Hedges, Washington Bureau, Chicago Tribune, 01/29/07

"Mad cow 'minimum risk' from Canadian beef, U.S. says" By Stephen J. Hedges, Washington Bureau, Chicago Tribune, 01/15/07

"Crop report: Corn supplies dwindle, prices rise"  By Libby Quaid, AP Food and Farm Writer, 01/12/07

"Canadian beef ban?" Idaho State Journal, 01/08/07

"Beef News: OMB accepts 'Rule 2' on Canadian beef, returns it to USDA for publication" by Pete Hisey, meatingplace.com, 01/03/07

"OMB Leaves USDA Import Rule Unchanged" by DTN, 01/03/07

"Premise registration continues on plan" by Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today, 12/07/06

"NAIS Debate: Voluntary vs. mandatory" by Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today, 12/07/06

"Cattlemen discuss industry's trade deficit"  by Shannon Burkdoll, The Prairie Star editor, 12/06/06

"Shift to voluntary animal ID program doesn't appease critics" by Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Writer, 12/04/06

"R-CALF border lawsuit still alive" by Steve Miller, Journal Staff Writer,12/01/06

"USDA resubmits rule to allow imports of all Canadian beef" Inside U.S. Trade, 12/01/06

"USDA wants to open border to all Canadian cattle" by Steve Miller, Journal Staff Writer and AP reports, 12/01/06

"USDA resubmits rule to allow imports of all Canadian beef" Inside U.S. Trade, 12/01/06

"Court not dismissing R-CALF case" MeatNews.com (European and North American editions), 11/22/06

"Court: R-CALF v. USDA case will continue" Agriculture Online / Successful Farming, 11/22/06

"U.S. Appeals Court Denies USDA Motion In Cattle-Import Case" Dow Jones, 11/21/06

"Appeals Court Denies USDA Motion" DTN, 11/21/06

"R-CALF USA wins battle in long legal war" by Peter Shinn, Brownfield Ag Network, 11/21/06

"Stockmen don’t cotton to livestock registration"  by Pam Zubeck, Colorado Springs Gazette,  11/07/06

"Livestock producers call for better price reporting" by Cathy Roemer, Ag Weekly correspondent, 10/29/06

"R-CALF founder has passion for cattlemen's rights"  by Billie Jo Jannen, Wallowa County Chieftain, 10/26/06

"Jolley:  Five Minutes With The Beef Checkoff Task Force" CattleNetwork.com, 09/29/06

"OIG: FSIS Reviews Inconsistent" by Chris Clayton, DTN Staff Reporter, 09/28/06

"Not all on board with beef checkoff recommendations" by Ag Weekly, 09/15/06

"$2 beef checkoff proposed" by Tam Moore, Capital Press Staff Write, 09/15/06

"The Checkoff – Two Decades Of Sleeping At The Financial Switch" by C.R. Jolley, CattleNetwork.com, 09/12/06

"R-CALF leader makes call in Iowa" by Renae B. Vander Schaaf, AgriNews, 09/12/06

"Beef Checkoff Evaluation Committee Suggests Needed Improvements" FarmFutures.com, 09/11/06

"Canadian BSE Cow Might Have Missed Testing -- R-CALF USA" by Lester Aldrich, Dow Jones Newswires, 09/06/06

"R-CALF -- Report contradicts USDA BSE position" Ag Weekly, 09/02/06

"Animal health workers sound off on ID (at NIAA ID/EXPO)" by Tam Moore, Capital Press Staff Writer, 09/01/06

"Blistering Drought Ravages Farmland on Plains"  by Monica Davey The New York Times, 08/29/06

"Jolley: Canada And BSE - Few In The Industry Speak" by C.R. ‘Chuck’ Jolley, CattleNetwork.com, 08/25/06

"Organization leader says farm bill should address livestock industry problems" by Hembree Brandon, Southeast Farm Press, 08/25/06

"No trouble seen in cattle trade with Canada" by Marcy Nicholson, Reuters, 08/24/06

"Johanns: New BSE case will not affect Canada's status" by Pete Hisey, meatingplace.com, 08/24/06

"Alberta hotspot for mad cow disease, says R-CALF" by Kathy Jones, FoodConsumer.org, 08/24/06

"New Canada mad cow case won't hurt US trade-Johanns" Reuters Canada, 08/23/06

"Canada Food Agency Confirms 8th Case of Mad Cow (Update5)" by Greg Quinn and Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg News, 08/23/06

"Ranchers cheer deal to sell beef in Japan"  by William Pack, San Antonio Express-News Business Writer, 06/22/06

"World Animal Health Body Changes Mad Cow Risk Definitions" Environment News Service, 05/31/06

"No time to back down" by Dan Looker, Business Editor, Successful Farming magazine/ Agriculture.com, 05/16/06

"R-CALF Head Explains Strategy, Goals Of Cow-Calf Organization" by David Bowser, Livestock Weekly, 05/18/06

"Latest mad cow case renews criticism of rules" by Barry Shlachter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Knight-Ridder News, 04/18/06

"Ag groups object to USDA plan to allow imports of cattle older than 30 months" by Steve Miller, Rapid City Journal Staff Writer, 04/11/06

"Jolley: Five Minutes With Herman Schumacher" by C.R. ‘Chuck’ Jolley, CattleNetwork.com, 04/07/06

"Cattle IDs voluntary under plan" by Philip Brasher, Des Moines Register (Iowa), 04/07/06

"Formula focus of quarrel" by Scott Waltman, American News Writer, 04/04/06

"From the Field: Experts say cattle producers must unite" by David Phelps, The Natchez Democrat, 03/28/06

"Rancher: Producers must unite -- Expert says cattle industry unfairly represented, managed" by Steve Tarter, The Peoria Journal Star (Illinois), 03/28/06

"R-CALF supports voluntary BSE testing" Ag Online / Successful Farming, 03/24/06

"New R-CALF affiliate forms in Ohio" by Lane McConnell, Brownfield Ag Network, 03/10/06

"R-CALF meetings in Missouri" by Lane McConnell, Brownfield Ag Network, 03/09/06

"R-CALF focuses on fair competition" by Carol Ryan Dumas, Ag Weekly editor, Ag Weekly, 02/24/06

"Beef industry moves to improve checkoff" by Rod Smith, Feedstuffs, 02/20/06

"New cattle group, ICON, off and running" by Chris Clayton, World-Herald Staff Writer, 02/18/06

"R-CALF Regroups" by Neil Waugh, Edmonton Sun, 02/10/06

"Jolley: Five Minutes With Kathleen Kelley" CattleNetwork.com, 02/10/06

"R-CALF returns to federal court" by Pete Hisey, Meatingplace.com, 2/9/2006

"Livestock Groups Appeal Tyson Case" by Chris Clayton, DTN Staff Reporter, 02/09/06

"R-CALF Files in Canada Cattle Suit" by Les Aldrich, Dow Jones Newswires,02/08/06

"R-CALF USA, NCBA presidents debate cattle industry issues" by Shannon Burkdoll, The Prairie Star editor, 02/02/06

"McDonnell delivers R-CALF's message at two events" by Carol Stender, Agri News staff writer, 01/31/06

"BSE finding in Canada draws mixed response" by Becky Bohrer, Associated Press, 01/24/06

"Bullard Takes Shots at Packers in Iowa Appearance" by Jean Caspers-Simmet, Agri News staff writer, 01/17/06

"Fightin' Words:  Will COOLer Heads Prevail?" by Ira Apfel, contributing editor, Meatingplace, January 2006

"R-CALF co-founder defends stances" by Steve Miller, Journal Staff Writer, Rapid City (S.D.) Journal, 02/01/06

"$1.2 million raised for R-CALF last year" by Steve Miller, Journal Staff Writer, Rapid City (S.D.) Journal, 01/30/06

"Chuck Jolley: Five Minutes With Max Thornsberry, DVM" by Chuck Jolley, CattleNetwork.com, 01/06/06

"Chuck Jolley: Five Minutes With Chuck Kiker" by Chuck Jolley, CattleNetwork.com, 12/09/05

"NOBEL PRIZE: Prusiner Recognized for Once-Heretical Prion Theory" by Gretchen Vogel

"Prion Diseases and the BSE Crisis" by Stanley B. Prusiner (Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF 270K)

"Japan panel: U.S. beef risks very low" by Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press, 11/01/05

"Hutchins speaks at Farmers Union picnic" by George Breithaupt, News Staff Writer, 10/17/05

"NCBA, R-CALF leaders in Goliad to give views on cattle industry" by Marsha Moulder, The Victoria Advocate, 10/16/05

"R-CALF Seeking Full Circuit Court Ruling On Border Case" by the Livestock Weekly, 09/15/05

"Cattlemen's Group Wrangles With Its Former Allies" by Jim Robbins, New York Times, 09/14/05

"R-CALF paints harsh picture for resident cattle producers" by Matthew Weaver, Herald staff writer, 08/25/05

"US Cattle Group Cites USDA 'Failures' In Beef Recall" by Les Aldrich, Dow Jones Newswires, 08/23/05

"US Cattle Group Cites USDA 'Failures' In Beef Recall" by Lester Aldrich; Dow Jones Newswires, 08/23/05

Guest opinion: Keep COOL meat labeling mandatory by Danni Beer, Billings Gazette, 08/14/05

"R-CALF USA Challenges Beef Establishment" by Jim Eichstadt, The Milkweed, August 2005

"Jolley: Five minutes with Leo McDonnell" by Chuck Jolley, www.cattlenetwork.com, 07/09/05

"All eyes on R-CALF," by Mikkel Pates, Agweek Staff Writer, 06/20/05

"Wide open gaps may cause Mad Cow to strike back," by Libby Quaid, AP writer, 06/17/05

"Loopholes in the ban on cattle remains in cattle feed," by The Associated Press, 06/17/05

"New cattle group seeks to delay border opening" by Emily Fredrix, Associated Press, 02/20/05

"Using blood in feed 'raises mad cow risk', Livestock loophole in Canada's regulations should be closed, U.S. expert urges" by Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun, 12/18/04

"Agency opted not to use DNA test on feed, Test would have detected contamination of feed by banned animal material, expert says" by Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun, 12/17/04

"Secret tests reveal cattle feed contaminated by animal parts, Mad Cow fears spark review of 'vegetable-only' livestock feeds" by Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun, 12/16/04

"Rival Cattlemen’s Organization Leaders Debate Specific Issues" by David Bowser, Livestock Weekly, 04/22/04

"NCBA Head Reviews BSE Impacts, Criticizes Industry Dissenters" by David Bowser, Livestock Weekly, 04/15/04

"BSE Leading Issue In Debate Between Cattle Organizations" by David Bowser, Livestock Weekly, 03/25/04

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