North Carolina Farmers Struggle With Drought
Originally published by the Asheville Citizen-Times, writer John Boyle
Beef cattle farmers always walk a tightrope between selling and holding, balancing the expense of feeding and caring for a herd against what the market may yield for a sale.
This year, with a drought of historic proportions leaving them with little or no hay for the winter, many local farmers think the choice is obvious: sell. That sell-off will make for a glut of beef on the market in the short term and a shortage of cattle for sale in the long run, as well as slightly higher prices at the meat counter. Read more on the Asheville Citizen-Times Web site.
Cattle Group Does Not Want Canadian Cattle
Originally published by the Rapid City Journal
South Dakota Stockgrowers and nine other plaintiffs are seeking a district court in South Dakota to issue a preliminary injunction that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture from implement its “over 30 month” rule, or OTM.
The rule, scheduled to take effect Nov. 19, would open the Canadian border to imports of live cattle born after March 1, 1999, and beef products from OTM Canadain cattle.
“R-CALF USA’S policy initiatives are based on direct feedback from our members who have strongly endorsed efforts to maintain strong protections for the health of the U.S. cattle herd and the highest level of confidence in U.S. cattle and U.S. beef,” said Bill Bullard, R-CALF chief executive. Read more on the Rapid Cituy Journal Web site.
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