R-Calf USA

This week Farm Action and the National Dairy Producers Organization sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack calling for the immediate release of federally mandated annual dairy checkoff spending reports, which the Secretary has not filed for the duration of his tenure.

This week there was a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee which you can watch for yourself at the House Judiciary committee website or YouTube channel. It sure caught my attention

According to the US Department of Justice, “A 69-year-old Laredo, TX man has been ordered to federal prison for accepting bribes from Mexican cattle brokers.

I am coming to today, with news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) who according to their press release, “published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to adjust membership on the Beef Promotion and Research Board to reflect shifts in cattle inventory levels.

Today I’m going to be bringing you news out Washington DC regarding the enforcement of the “Made in the USA” label.