Comments on: Organization for Competitive Markets v. Office of Inspector General (Checkoff Transparency Lawsuit)

By: Checkoff reform bill introduced in House – AgNewsFeed

Checkoff reform bill introduced in House – AgNewsFeed — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:39:15 +0000

[…] States, noted that, for more than five years, it has waged a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit challenging USDA’s and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn.’s (NCBA) refusal to disclose […]

By: Morning Ag Clips: Group questions Beef Checkoff spending – News.MikeCallicrate.com | A NoBull News Service

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:10:23 +0000

[…] lawsuit is part of OCM’s four-year battle on behalf of cattle producers to force the USDA to release government audit documents and financial […]

By: Trump Administration Guts Office Designed to Protect Farmers from Ag Monopolies | FOOD & POWER

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:58:11 +0000

[…] agricultural products generally to instead bolster agribusiness interests. Some checkoff programs refuse to reveal how they spend their […]

By: OPINION: Dairy Producers Are Getting Milked By Current Commodity Checkoff Programs | CauseACTION

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:50:23 +0000

[…] with the United States Department of Agriculture for more than four years asking to see the spending details of these federal tax dollars. Claims have also been made that the funds are not being misspent, yet repeated research and audits […]

By: Western Ag Reporter | Dave Wright says Al Capone would applaud NCBA’s schemes – Organization for Competitive Markets

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:26:23 +0000

[…] Cattlemen of Nebraska as well as a supporter of the Organization for Competitive Markets and its lawsuit regarding transparency and accountability of the federal government’s checkoff […]

By: 10 reasons to vote “No” on the Oklahoma beef checkoff increase – Organization for Competitive Markets

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:52:01 +0000

[…] The referendum is part of a nationwide effort to increase big agribusiness’ influence on policy. At the federal level, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has not succeeded in its attempt to increase beef checkoff fees through Congress. In fact, legislation is gaining momentum in Congress that would prohibit NCBA from receiving any checkoff tax dollars in the future due to the organization’s lobbying activity. The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, a state affiliate of the NCBA, is holding the statewide referendum as part of a coordinated effort led by NCBA to raise checkoff fees at the state level. There are now up to 15 states with NCBA affiliates that are pushing for or have passed beef checkoff increases. According to federal law, checkoff dollars are not to be used to influence policy, but it happens. […]

By: USDA Failed to Submit Five Years of Federally Mandated Dairy Checkoff Reports – Organization for Competitive Markets

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:14:11 +0000

[…] process FOIA requests. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit filed by OCM in 2014 to obtain public audit records following the discovery of more than $200,000 in improper […]

By: Exploring the “My” in My Beef Checkoff – Organization for Competitive Markets

Thu, 04 May 2017 21:42:37 +0000

[…] the other hand, cattlemen are not synonymous with “My” either. The results of a four-year-old Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit filed by the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) show the title of My Beef Checkoff really […]

By: NCBA Represents Multinational Meatpackers, Not U.S. Cattle Producers – Organization for Competitive Markets

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:43:34 +0000

[…] A full U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the Beef Checkoff Program followed the small independent audit, and the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) has been working since 2011 to see the 12,000 pages of audit documents that resulted. USDA has been fighting the release of these documents in court every step of the way, claiming it would give USDA “heartburn” and would “reflect poorly on USDA (as a whole) if released.” (See the full basis of our lawsuit here.) […]

By: Group questions Beef Checkoff spending | Morning Ag Clips

Group questions Beef Checkoff spending | Morning Ag Clips — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:00:26 +0000

[…] lawsuit is part of OCM’s four-year battle on behalf of cattle producers to force the USDA to release government audit documents and financial […]