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Bill would reverse 102 year-old regulation, could benefit livestock auction markets

January 30, 2023
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Efforts to remove a regulatory barrier and allow livestock auction market owners to own or invest in small, regional processing plants continue in the new Congress. The […]

Department of Justice Antitrust representative, SD Attorney General to speak during 2022 Farmers Union Convention

November 28, 2022
Agriculture

HURON, S.D. – Packer Accountability is among the topics experts from across the state and nation will discuss during the 2022 South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) State Convention held in […]

UPDATE: Details released on revised cattle market bill with regions, mandated cash trade

March 29, 2022
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and […]

AN OPEN LETTER: Market Transparency

November 4, 2021
Agriculture

South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) recently introduced the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 (H.R.5609) requiring beef packers to provide details and types of forward contracts offered when purchasing fed […]