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Federal Appeals Court Sides with Beef Manufacturers

in Ranchers’ Lawsuit Over ‘Product of the U.S.A.’ Label

by Elura Nanos, lawandorder.com

Afederal appeals court ruled 2-1 to affirm the dismissal of a case brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.”

The class-action lawsuit was brought by New Mexico ranchers Robin Thornton and Michael Lucero on behalf of a class of beef consumers against Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food Company, and National Beef Packing Company. The plaintiffs argued that it is unfair for beef to be labeled “products of the U.S.A.” when the cattle involved are raised overseas, and brought to the U.S. only for slaughter.

As attorney A. Blair Dunn explained the issue during oral arguments, cattle are brought onto American soil where they stand for minutes or hours, “Then they’re still receiving that same label, even though they didn’t really breathe much of the air here in this country, or eat much of the feed here.” That label, in turn, allows the “American” beef to fetch a premium price—a practice that is unlawfully deceptive under New Mexico law.

The legal issue central to the appeal, though, was whether the plaintiffs had the right to bring their state misleading labeling claims when defendants’ actions complied with federal regulations. A threejudge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld the lower court’s decision, ruling that the plaintiffs’ argument was preempted by federal law, as it amounted to a desire to create standards “different from what the Food Safety and Inspection Service has already approved as consistent with the Federal Meat Inspection Act.”

Circuit Judge Nancy Moritz, a Barack Obama appointee, authored the 21-page opinion, which was joined by George W. Bush appointee Chief Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich. Moritz rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that New Mexico State law and federal law were sufficiently different as to allow a state law mislabeling claim to proceed even when defendants complied with USDA regulations. Moritz wrote:

In sum, each of plaintiffs’ state-law label-

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200-300 Head Cattle Ranch, Marana, AZ – Abundant yearround no cost water makes this ranch a true oasis in the desert, situated along the Santa Cruz River just 20 minutes north of Tucson. 129+/- Deeded ac; 150+/- ac of permanent pasture, 3,700+/- ac of desert sublease, 30 +/- ac of farm fields, and well improved headquarters with excellent access off a paved road situated on State land with SOLD 342+/- ac of lease. Second manufactured home on deeded. Two sets of good steel pipe corrals under covered work areas with squeeze chute, and tub. $3.5M *NEW* 260 Head Cattle Ranch, Virden, NM – Solid working cattle ranch with excellent water distribution, good mix of grass and browse ranging in elevation from 4,000’ to 5,800’. Takes in SOLD scenic Vanderbilt Peak, Mount Royal, and stops just short of Steeple Rock. $2.8M *SOLD* 2,373+/- Acre Farm, Animas, NM – Custom 2560 +/- s.f. home built in 2008. SOLD 20-Acre pivot, 40’ x 60’ shop, 40’ x 50’ hay barn, fruit trees, chicken coop, garden area. Pivot produced 9.5 tons/ac of alfalSOLD SOLD fa in 2020. 300 gpm well. 5 pastures with water piped to 2 storage tanks and drinkers in all pastures. Historically has run 40 head of cattle yearlong. $1.3M **MOTIVATED SELLER – MAKE OFFER** 240+/- Acre Farm, McNeal, AZ – Drought proof your cattle operation with 76 acres of irrigated pasture. 56 Acres under two Zimmatic pivots and 20 additional acres of irrigated. Custom ranch home, guest house, workshop, garage, green house, two large steel and block barns, large loafing/hay shed, covered horse pens, steel corrals, arena, mature trees, and expansive mountain views. $1.1M 1,578 Acres of Land, McNeal, AZ – Currently used as grazing land for an adjacent ranch. Fenced with 2 wells. Seller will split. $500 per acre for all or $650 to $700 per acre for smaller parcels. located near the McNeal Farm we have listed above, and could be used as an additional pasture; purchase for investment or build your own ranchette. *SOLD* 68+/- Head Three Brothers Ranch, Tombstone, AZ – Good starter or retirement ranch in the San Pedro River valley with sweeping views, good access, grass, browse and water. 320+/- ac. deeded, 5,403+/- ac. State lease, 2,961+/- ac. BLM permit. Easy terrain with access from Hwy 82 and Tombstone. 3 wells, 2 storage tanks with drinkers, 2 dirt tanks, set of wood & wire corrals. Adjoins Orduno Draw Ranch also offered by Stockmen’s Realty, LLC. $600,000 *NEW* 120 +/- Acres of Farm Ground, Willcox, AZ – Located NW of Willcox in a good groundwater area. 2 wells. Center pivot. $468,000 Call Harry Owens

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NEW LISTING! Sliding Diamond, Kingman, Arizona

The Sliding Diamond Ranch is a working cattle ranch with good feed, excellent water and well-maintained improvements. +/- 15,680 acre state lease located in a checkerboard configuration providing an equal number of acres available for adverse grazing at no cost to the ranch. The state leased parcels are permitted for 231 CYL. With the adverse and an adjoining available private lease this ranch currently runs 460 CYL. The ranch is well watered with 11 wells and 28 natural springs. A must see! Priced to sell with cattle $2,995,000 CASH.

UNDER CONTRACT! Grey Falcon Springs, Mohave County, Arizona

Grey Falcon Springs is one of Arizona’s most unique properties. This 162 deeded acres of desert oasis has an abundance of running water from an artesian well and four s prings. There is a beautiful home and manager’s home, three fish ponds, a variety of fruit trees, a green house, barn, irrigated fields and much more to adore about this property. With unlimited water, paved access, electric service, privacy, good soil, mild climate - the possibilities are endless. This one-of-a-kind property offers endless potential opportunities as the perfect self-sustaining property, horse facility, wedding venue, RV resort, horse motel, corporate retreat or family hide-a-way. Offered at $2,850,000, cash or owner may carry.

SOLD! Stud Horse Ranch - Ash Fork, AZ

The Horse Stud Ranch located just west of Ash Fork, Arizona is a working cattle ranch consisting of a total of 44 acres of deeded acres and 7 sections of deeded grazing rights and mineral rights on adverse private properties. With a grazing capacity of 56 cattle year long the Stud Horse Ranch makes for a great starter ranch, bull pasture or weaning pasture. Its gentle topography, good feed, plentiful water and easy access toI-40 make it the ideal small ranch. Improvements include a 1,600 sq. ft. manufactured home, corrals, fencing and dirt tanks. Cattle are available through private treaty. Offered at $650,000.

Witch Well Ranch – St. John’s, AZ

The Witch Well Ranch is a working cattle ranch consisting of a total of +/- 23,985 acres of deeded, state lease, and private lands with a grazing capacity of 266 CYL. Its gentle topography, good feed, plentiful water and easy access make it the ideal cattleman’s ranch. The Witch Well Ranch is located north of St. John’s, Arizona. Access is provided by Highway 191. Many small dirt roads provide excellent access to the interior of the ranch. Cattle are included in the sale.The ranch is perimeter fenced with two main pastures and two traps. There are five main wells equipped with Grundfos pumps. Three pumps are solar and one is run by a generator. Additional seasonal catchments provide additional water sources. The improvements include perimeter fencing, dirt tanks, water storage tanks, livestock drinkers, and working corrals. Topography is tree covered gentle, rolling hills, ridges and open valleys. Offered at $1,825,000.

REDUCED! Sierra Azul Ranch – Hatch, NM

The Sierra Azul Ranch is located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. This nice little ranch has been in the same family for over 50 years. The ranch runs 50 CYL and 2 horses on two sections of state land with over four sections of BLM and 520 deeded acres. The deeded land includes a beautiful 160 acre inholding with water and solitude. Good little ranch with good water, great feed throughout the rolling hills and canyons. With locked access and land-owner hunt permits, the ranch presents an excellent Mule Deer hunting opportunity. Offered at $875,000.

Middle Prong Ranch - Eastern Arizona

SECLUSION, PRIVACY, SECURITY and SELF-SUSTAINING, this turnkey homestead/ranch is located in a remote area of Eastern Arizona. The 40+/- acre deeded inholding is in the heart of the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. The headquarters includes a three bedroom, two bath house, 10’x12’ greenhouse, carport/machine shed, shop, walk-in box/cooler, 20’ cargo container for storage, and barn with a tack room. Ten acres can be cultivated as well as 3 potential helicopter pads for quick access by air. A gravel airstrip is nearby. Middle Prong Creek is seasonal and runs approximately 100 feet from the house where it then flows into Eagle Creek. The property contains 3 wells with registered water rights. This ranch is located in the popular Arizona game management hunt unit 27. This remote property offers an excellent opportunity to base a hunting operation. Elk, deer (mule deer & white-tail), turkey, bear, lions, javelina and small game are plentiful. Record-book animals were recently taken on the surrounding USFS land making this hunt unit increasingly popular. Offered at $725,000.

Baker Property – Deming, NM

The historic Baker Property is located seven miles west of Deming, New Mexico north of I-10 and south of the prominent Black Mountain. This property consists of 2,666 +/- deeded acres. Full private access to every part of the ranch is made with ease due to its gentle terrain. This unique property lends itself to multiple uses with a unique setting for farming, an equine facility, and solar energy production. Close to the comforts of town, but secluded from town life. Offered at $1,999,500.

REDUCED! F Bar Farm - Taylor, AZ.

The F Bar Farm is a 330+/- acre parcel located on the outskirts of Taylor, Arizona in Navajo County. The parcel contains 2 irrigation wells and 3 stock water wells which have serviced 150 acres of irrigated land. Three phase electric power is at the well heads. With shallow water and good soil, this farm sitting at 5,700 feet in elevation provides a cost-effective opportunity for growing hemp, pasture grass, alfalfa, corn or other cash crops. Alternatively, its excellent building sites and proximity to town also make this the perfect opportunity for a beautiful gentleman’s ranch with irrigated pastures and great views. Offered at $1,296,000.

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Lovington Horse Farm

Lea County, NM

The Lovington Horse Farm in comprised of 40 acres and is located between Lovington, NM and Hobbs, NM on the corner of Norris and Knowles Rd. This is a wonderful horse training facility, perfectly set up for any horseman’s needs; but with space enough to grow. It offers the owner a wealth of opportunities.

40 deeded acres 20 acres irrigated under pivot 3 bdr 2 1/2 bath home Multiple barns and Stalls

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CIMARRON PASTURE, 6.26± deeded acres. $139,000. Sold separately, 3.1116± acres irrigated off 1870 Maxwell-Clutton Ditch. $45,000. Water meter, well. 3 phase power. Next to Cimarron River. MAXWELL ESCAPE, 440 Elm Tree Rd. Nice 2-story home plus park model home, horse barn, many other buildings, shade trees, private, 34.2 irrigable acres, 45± total deeded acres. CONTRACT PENDING $575,000 MAXWELL 2ND HOME, 2nd Home 461 Elm Tree Rd. 2-story, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with usable outbuildings, barn, storage, 22.22 irrigable acres, 42.02 total deeded acres. $500,000

UTE PARK RIVER PLACE 6.83 +/-

ACRES, 450 +/- feet of the Cimarron River and more than that of Ute Creek are the south and east boundaries of this unique one of a kind water property. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom cabin, year round access off Hwy 64. $599,000 CIMARRON BUSINESS, Frontage opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.” $295,000

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Union County, NM. 40.88 +/- deeded acres with stunning 3,000 sqft plus main home with attached apartment over large garage. Pinon/juniper, two wells, short gravel drive off blacktop. $725,000 COLFAX TAVERN & DINER, Colfax County, NM. Aka “COLD BEER”, turn key legendry regional icon and destination, with anchor staff/team willing to stay on. Prime business on front range. $1,500,000

ing claims—unjust enrichment, breach of warranty, violation of the UPA, and violation of state antitrust law— attempt to establish a labeling requirement different than that imposed and approved by the USDA and the FSIS under federal law.

Moritz’s opinion, however, was not without its criticism of the current labeling standards. She pointed out that those standards are a recent change that has been extremely problematic:

Notably, this permissive interpretation of what qualifies as a “Product of the U.S.A.” has not always been the governing standard; from 2008 to 2015, Congress took a more restrictive approach to country-of-origin labeling. Specifically, in 2008, Congress implemented a new law that established four categories for country-of- origin labeling: United States origin, multiple countries of origin, imported for immediate slaughter, and foreign country of origin. But this new law generated several years of international-trade issues with Canada and Mexico, including two disputes before the World Trade Organization and more than $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs imposed against the United States.

Circuit Judge Carlos Lucero (a Bill Clinton appointee who is unrelated to the plaintiff of the same surname) dissented, in what he humorously referred to as, “a meaty question of statutory interpretation.” Lucero wrote that Congress could not have intended to foreclose state regulation of false and misleading meat labeling, and argued that the applicable statute “expressly creates concurrent state jurisdiction” with federal regulations.

Lucero called the case “a paradigmatic example of the federal-state balance Congress intended” in enacting the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). He continued, arguing that if consumers are, indeed, deceived by the label “Product of the U.S.A.,” then that label violates both the FMIA and the USDA’s regulations. In that context, Lucero wrote, “Congress most assuredly could not have intended to rubber stamp deception as to the national origin of beef.”

Attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a motion for rehearing en banc, arguing that the case warrants reconsideration because the court’s ruling conflicts with binding precedent and Congressional intent.

Attorneys for the defendants did not respond to request for comment.

Editor’s note: This piece was updated from its original version to include plaintiffs’ motion. ▫

Clayton Basin Ranch

Eddy County, NM

The Pardue and North Ranch of the McCutcheon holdings are being offered together as Clayton Basin Ranch. The ranch is currently permitted for 1,131 animal units annually, making it economically feasible in terms of cattle operations. The livestock facilities are in good condition, with feedlot capabilities as well as pens and corrals as needed for a working ranch.

This property has significant presence of both the potash industry as well as oil and gas activity. Cooperative agreements regarding interruption of livestock activities and ancillary income from sand, borrow and caliche material contribute additional revenue streams to the property. Additionally, the property is improved with buildings and barns that are available for office space, conference center and/ or event space. There are three homes on site, as well as guesthouse and quarters.

Rated at 1,131 AU 94,084 acres

Laura Riley (505) 330 - 3984

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