Category: packers and stock
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Livestock Title
<a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/10/29/headlines/midwest_producer/news/regional_news/regional43.txt">I see</a> that there is now a Livestock Title in the Senate version of the Farm bill which has moved out of Committee. Some of the things in it are:<br />n<br />n<blockquote> — Banning packer ownership of livestock more than 14 days before slaughter;<br />n<br />n — Creation of an Office of Special Counsel…
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Mismanagement? I Kind of Doubt it
<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060309-1507-livestockfraud.html">Government won't pursue official who stalled livestock pricing probes</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department has decided not to take action against a former agency official who blocked investigations into predatory pricing in the nation's $120 billion livestock trade.<br />n<br />nGross mismanagement, not criminal conduct, by JoAnn Waterfield is to blame for several years of obstruction,…
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More Laws That Won’t Be Enforced
I found this whole announcement, …interesting to say the least.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=C3E27012-A44E-4F37-B9ACCC42D23ADC2D">Harkin to introduce bill on livestock competition</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Iowa Senator Tom Harkin says livestock producers would see more competition and fairness in their industry under legislation he's introducing today (Thursday). Harkin, a democrat, says the bill is needed to offer a series of…
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Here We Go Again
Things were sure exciting yesterday. Didn't get a chance to comment yesterday so here goes.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/20/build/world/20-japanmadcow.inc">Japan halts U.S. beef imports due to fears of mad cow</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Just 5 1/2 weeks after lifting its ban on U.S. beef, Japan slammed the door shut again Friday, saying a recent shipment contained material it considered…
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Get a Clue, Burns
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=17018">Sen. Burns: <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Must Better Regulate Packers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) expressed his concern today over a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat…
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The USDA is Out of Control
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/19/build/nation/75-usda-audit.inc"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> faked anti-competition investigations, audit says</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department has pretended to investigate anti-competitive behavior among stockyards and meat companies since 1999, but in hundreds of cases it hasn't actually filed complaints, says an audit released Wednesday.<br />n<br />nSenior…