The University of Chicago worries about a lack of competition Its economists used to champion big firms, but the mood has shifted Apr 12th 2017 ONE sign that monopolies are a problem in America is that the University of Chicago has just held a summit on the threat that they may pose to the world’s…
Kerry Hoffschneider Apr 11, 2017 It is important for the farming and ranching community as well as the general public to know about the efforts of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) as they continue to move forward to uncover what is truly going on with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) use of Beef…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S.Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release: Contact: Bill Bullard April 13, 2017 Phone: 406-252-2516 R-CALF USA Launches Public Petition to Ban Brazilian Beef Until COOL Is Reinstated Billings, Mont. – In a public We the People petition launched today and promoted on its Website, Facebook and Twitter…
Poisons Are Us Timothy Egan APRIL 14, 2017 A strawberry field in Monterey County, Calif., sprayed with pesticide, in 1997. Credit Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis, via Getty Images When you bite into a piece of fruit, it should be a mindless pleasure. Sure, that steroidal-looking strawberry with a toothpaste-white interior doesn’t seem right to begin with. But…
R-CALF USA Statement on Delay of GIPSA Rule Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement following the two Federal Register notices published today that 1) extended for six months (to October 19, 2017) the effective date of the interim final rule that clarifies that victims of unlawful packer conduct would…
USDA claims confidentiality for 12,000 pages of federal checkoff spending records · Apr 11, 2017 March 31 was the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s court-ordered deadline to choose transparency or secrecy in a lawsuit over records from an audit initiated in 2011 of the federal beef checkoff program. According to the Organization for Competitive Markets, it…
Press Release: CPA Appoints DiMicco and O’Shaughnessy as Chairman and Vice Chairman April 11, 2017 Washington~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) announced today that effective April 11th, 2017, Mr. Daniel DiMicco will serve as Chairman. DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp, America’s largest steel company, was a member of President Obama’s Manufacturing Council…
USDA Delays GIPSA Rule Livestock Marketing Rule Put on Hold as USDA Considers Other Possible Changes Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor 4/11/2017 | 2:28 PM CDT 2 USDA and the livestock industry feuded throughout the Obama administration over proposed livestock marketing rules. Now, the Trump administration has delayed an interim final rule. (DTN…
USDA delays GIPSA rule implementation 04/11/17 11:22 AMBySpencer Chase WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 – The Department of Agriculture will delay implementation of a controversial rule in the meat and livestock sector and give the new administration more time to think it over. According to a USDA release, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration will…
Groups Ask President to Shut Down USDA’s Animal ID Road Tour Billings, Mont. – In a joint letter addressed to President Trump and Acting Secretary of Agriculture Michael Young, four groups ask for the cancellation of the seven upcoming meetings scheduled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address the agency’s plans to expand…