HELENA, Mont. — A U.S. magistrate judge is siding with independent beef producers in their challenge over the way beef is marketed in Montana.
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America — or R-CALF USA — challenged the fact that half of the $1-per-head federal tax on cattle sales collected in Montana is used by the privately incorporated Montana Beef Council.
The Montana Beef Council collects the checkoff dollars and sends half the money to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, a national promotional group.
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