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, …
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The week, Democratic presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced legislation to phase out concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs. The Senator says his proposed Farm System …
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2019) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the nation’s oldest and largest national organization representing American cattle producers, today reaffirmed its policy supporting voluntary country-of-origin labeling …
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Today, U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced a resolution supporting the reestablishment of a country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program. The resolution puts forth a firm statement of support for COOL, which …
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Bill Introduced to Keep Foreign Beef from Receiving “Product of the U.S.A.” Label
South Dakota Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune today introduced a bill to keep beef born, raised and slaughtered in foreign countries from receiving a “Product of the U.S.A.” label. …
