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R-CALF USA Seeks Confirmation Regarding an Apparent Conflict of Interest in Beef Checkoff Program Billings, MT – In a recent complaint sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Inspector General Phyllis Fong, R-CALF USA seeks to confirm the accuracy of a news article indicating that an officer of…

http://Nobull.MikeCallicrate.com/Subscribe/ Workers from Hot and Crusty win recognition for their union after 11 months of organizing. (Photo courtesy of Laundry Workers Center) IN THESE TIMES FEATURES » DECEMBER 2, 2012 Foodies Get Wobbly Food supply chain workers adopt the IWW’s radical actions to fight abusive employers. BY MICHELLE CHEN The range of tactics employed by…

Former GIPSA Administrator To Speak At Nebraska Farmers Union Convention Nebraska Farmers Union members at their convention in Grand Island Saturday will hear from former GIPSA Administrator J. Dudley Butler. Butler says he’ll talk about the need to continue the fight against market concentration and finishing the job of passing antitrust legislation such as what…

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Hey Mike, The answer is simple: Buy local. Every stockgrowers assn (like SDSGA) should be enlisting every rancher member, and every locker / local processor to package local beef, pork and poultry. Then they should take advantage of earned media (free),and begin letting the public know where and when they can buy quarters, halves (like…

Prejudice is the child of ignorance. ~ William Hazlitt.

The recent discussion of fracking and cattle that deteriorated into name calling shows how divided we are. I don’t see any good reason for such division so I made up a conspiracy theory to explain it. It is meant to amuse you as you listen to Rush Limbaugh, Rachel Maddow and the rest of the…

Mike, Just choked on my coffee reading this article so early in the morning. Canada has always been a baby of sort. Still afraid to break with England and the Queen We defend their borders, with very little thank you. Now they cry the blues about Cool. What happens to their logo’s about Canadian Bacon,…