The 96th South Dakota Legislature unanimously passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 604, “A Resolution to Support Trade Negotiations to Remove Barriers to Country of Origin Labeling.” This resolution updated a similar…
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Montana House Ag Committee Hears Testimony on COOL Placarding Bill
Last week in the Montana legislature the House Ag committee heard testimony on the country-of-origin placarding act, House Bill 324. The bill would require grocers to display placards at meat…
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Consumers have the right to know the origin of their beef purchases, and ranchers have the right to a fair and competitive market. This is a reasonable expectation. However, since…
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By U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I read a quote from my local sale barn operator Bryan Hanson, the other day: “You used to be able to survive on a…
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By Fred Wacker, Montana Stockgrowers Association President As the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) leadership came out of our June Board of Directors meeting, I was reminded of how critical it…
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Livestock Market Disruptions Renew Interest in Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Major disruptions in the cattle and hog markets, one of the several fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to many conversations about policy options that might be helpful. One…
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Senators from Northern Ag territory have come together to reintroduce a resolution to support Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) for beef products in the United States. Jon Tester (D-MT)…
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By Cynthia Lummis, former Wyoming Congresswoman and current U.S. Senate candidate These past few weeks friends have sent along heartbreaking videos of dairy farmers dumping out truckloads of milk while…
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(WASHINGTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) officially responded today to the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) petition regarding accurate labeling of…
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The frustration in cattle country is coming to a head with the COVID-19 pandemic. Volatility has been the name of the game for cattle markets for most of this year,…