farmers and ranchers
February 14, 2020
In
Resource Materials
Plaintiff’s Objections to Magistrate’s Findings of Fact and Recommendations (Beef Checkoff 1st Amend.)
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February 10, 2020
In
Resource Materials
Amicus Brief of Iowa Farmers Union and Farm Aid (Iowa PTD)
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February 4, 2020
In
Resource Materials
Farmland Access Legal Toolkit
A comprehensive resource from Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, designed to help farmers and landowners affordably access, transfer, and conserve farmland....
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February 1, 2020
In
News
The Wisconsin State Farmer: Summary judgment issued against R-CALF in checkoff case
“The Magistrate held that for decades USDA had been violating producers’ rights and the Constitution by turning over money to unaccountable state beef councils."...
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January 29, 2020
In
Resource Materials
Magistrate Judge’s Findings of Fact and Recommendations (Beef Checkoff 1st Amend.)
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September 30, 2019
In
Blog
How Beef Companies Use the Checkoff to Squeeze Ranchers
The checkoff is a federal tax that forces ranchers to pay $1 per head every time cattle are sold, half of which is used in Montana and other states to fund the advertisements of the private, corporate run “state beef councils.” This is a form...
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September 30, 2019
In
Resource Materials
Plaintiffs’ Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Beef Checkoff 1st Amend.)
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September 30, 2019
In
Resource Materials
Amended Supplemental Pleading (Beef Checkoff 1st Amend.)
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September 30, 2019
In
Resource Materials
Complaint (Beef Checkoff 1st Amend.)
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