R-CALF – Free vs Competitive Markets

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release April 17, 2026   R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, X here or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that explains how our…



Distribution Giant Sysco Wants to Take Over a Lifeline for Small Restaurants

  Distribution Giant Sysco Wants to Take Over a Lifeline for Small Restaurants   A group of small restaurant owners calls Sysco’s takeover of Restaurant Depot ”a gut punch to every neighborhood restaurant in America.” Claire Kelloway Apr 16   Photo by iStock/Sundry Photography   Dining out costs 35% more today than it did in…



Corporate endorsements are a liability – The pesticide liability immunity fight was a test, and voters were watching.

Read the room: Corporate endorsements are a liability The “corporate trust collapse” intensifies across entire electorate, particularly rural voters By Accountable Iowa April 16, 2026 With primary election season upon us, candidates would be wise to understand how their voters are feeling about old-guard political power brokers like corporate lobbying groups. Last year we reported…



Inside the Meeting – Bill Bullard Takes Cattle Industry Concerns to Congress

Thanks to Andrea Hutchinson for taking the video.



Congress must be asking – Should JBS be allowed to operate in the U.S.?

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Critics Call the Poultry Farming System Rigged. Craig Watts Is Fighting to Overturn It.

As Watts’ legal battle drags on, the Trump administration moves to delay a Biden-era rule designed to reform how farmers get paid. By Lisa Sorg April 3, 2026 Craig Watts raised chicks on a factory farm for 20 years but left after he clashed with Perdue, the giant poultry company, over contract provisions and the…



April 2026 Newsletter

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Monopoly Round-Up: Lina Khan Is Back

Monopoly Round-Up: Lina Khan Is Back Pam Bondi got fired, Sysco buys Restaurant Depot, CBS lies about California gas prices, a private equity roll-up is killing bowling leagues, and Palantir will help the IRS do audits. Matt Stoller Apr 6 ∙ Preview Lots of monopoly news, as usual. The pro-monopoly Attorney General Pam Bondi was…



USDA, DOI Announce Federal Grazing Agreement to Expand Access; Secretary Signals Support for MCOOL

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     By: R-CALF USA Marketing Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and X here, or view the web version here.     USDA, DOI Announce Federal Grazing…



Poll Finds Marylanders Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels and Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2026 CONTACT: Finn Storer press Poll Finds Marylanders Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels and Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores 69 percent believe electronic shelf labels will cause grocery prices to increase 68 percent support banning this technology in grocery stores, with strong majorities across party lines in favor…