25th Annual Food & Agriculture Conference & Membership Meeting July 28-29, Kansas City, MO

WHAT’s up at OCM? The effort to rescue a major portion of the food supply from the clutches of multinational conglomerates is alive and well at OCM. Note Agriculture is the largest segment of our economy. Beef is the largest segment of agriculture. Our plan to develop viable alternative beef processing systems across the country is taking shape. We have forged relationships with major retailers, and meat processing brokers. In our systems the byproducts of meat processing will Read More …

OCM OPEN Annual Membership Meeting

August 21, 2021 Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza 505 N. 5th Street Rapid City, SD Hotel Reservations:  Holiday Inn (605) 348-4000 or Howard Johnson (605) 737-4656 Ask for the ‘R-CALF USA’ Rate ($119.00) We will be forgoing our usual Convention this year, but in compliance with our bylaws, will have an Open Annual Membership Meeting in Rapid City, SD on June 21st.  This will follow R-CALF USA’s annual convention which many of our board directors and members will be Read More …

OCM’s Press Conference of OFF ACT to reform USDA’s Runaway Checkoff Program, Washington, D.C. – June 30, 2021

OCM’s Press Conference of OFF ACT to reform USDA’s Runaway Checkoff Program, Washington, D.C. – June 30, 2021 The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act will bring much-needed accountability and transparency to USDA’s checkoff programs which have operated without sufficient oversight for far too long,” said Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. “Family farmers should not be forced to pay into organizations that sometimes lobby against their interests and threaten animal welfare.”  “The USDA’s Checkoff Program was supposed to ensure American Read More …

OCM Letter to President Biden on “Made in America”

January 28, 2021 United States President Joe Biden  The White House  1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW  Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of independent cattle farmers and ranchers in the United States, we appreciate the “Made in America” ​​executive order you signed on Monday, which strengthens U.S. purchasing regulations and ensures that U.S. workers have a future. However, please note that since the repeal of the U.S. mandatory country of origin labeling law (m-COOL) in 2015, USA Read More …