cattle production

Senators Ask Colleagues to Sign onto Meatpacking Letter
Senators Ask Colleagues to Sign onto Meatpacking Letter
Recently, senators Mike Rounds, Republican from South Dakota, and Tina Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the state of the U.S. meatpacking industry. They asked him to enforce or examine America’s antitrust laws to restore fairness in the marketplace for cattle producers and are asking their colleagues in both the House and Senate to
R-Calf Wants USA Label Only For Cows Born Raised Slaughtered in U.S.
R-Calf Wants USA Label Only For Cows Born Raised Slaughtered in U.S.
R-Calf USA recently penned a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concerns over proposed changes to federal procurement regulations for beef. CEO, Bill Bullard, said the group told the President he could strengthen the domestic cattle supply chain by changing the current standard to requiring that only animals born, raised and slaughtered in the United States be eligible for U.S. product des
Many In The Cattle Industry Cautiously Optimistic
Many In The Cattle Industry Cautiously Optimistic
Cautious optimism is the predominant attitude among a majority of cattle producers six weeks into the New Year. “Cautiously in the sense that we’ve got a new administration coming in that we’re fully anticipating a lot of new regulatory ideas, a lot of new challenges that are going to be very difficult for us to maneuver and we’re going to have to be very vigilant as we move forward in that sense,
USDA Provides Cattle Market Investigation Update, Ag Community Reaction Mixed
USDA Provides Cattle Market Investigation Update, Ag Community Reaction Mixed
On Wednesday, the USDA released a report on its ongoing boxed beef and fed cattle price spread investigation. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the closure of the Tyson beef packing plant following a fire at the facility in Holcomb, Kansas, and the COVID-19 pandemic, “clearly disrupted the markets and processing systems responsible for the production and sale of U.S. be ...
Groups Request Hearing on Livestock Reporting Rule
Groups Request Hearing on Livestock Reporting Rule
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, the National Farmers Union, along with 11 other groups sent a letter to the Senate Ag Committee requesting a hearing on livestock mandatory price reporting reauthorization. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Rule, first established in 1999, mandates price reporting for cattle, boxed beef, swine, and lamb. It’s ...