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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 353861" data-attributes="member: 97"><p><strong>More than 100 Agricultural Groups, Sale Barns Sign Joint Letter Opposing USDA's OTM Rule</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Source: R-CALF USA</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>BILLINGS, MONT. (March 13, 2007) <strong>Monday, more than 100 agricultural organizations and livestock auction yards from around the country sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders to seek help to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing its proposed rule to allow Canadian cattle over 30 months (OTM) of age into the United States.</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>"Canada's ongoing struggle with its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic continues to disrupt international beef trade and continues to create hardships for the U.S. cattle industry when Canadian cattle and beef are mixed with U.S. cattle and beef," the letter states in part. "USDA's proposal is premature and will cause additional and potentially severe consequences for U.S. independent cattle producers…The following reasons justify congressional action against USDA's proposed rule and demonstrate that Congress should intercede to protect the health and safety of the U.S. cattle herd, the safety of the U.S. beef supply, and the viability of the U.S. cattle industry:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>1. Allowing older Canadian cattle into the United States will further harm the United States' ability to fully restore lost export markets.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>2. The full magnitude of Canada's BSE epidemic is still unfolding, but it is already much greater than what USDA has asserted and assumed.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>3. Cattle over 30 months of age that originate in a BSE-affected country have an inherently higher risk for transmitting BSE.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>4. As previously recognized by the Food and Drug Administration, and as recognized by international BSE experts, current BSE mitigation measures, principally the U.S. and Canadian feed bans, are inadequate to address the increased risk associated with older Canadian cattle.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>5. Allowing older Canadian cattle into the United States will immediately harm the United States' international disease risk profile.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>6. The financial losses to U.S. cattle producers will likely be severe if the United States allows higher-risk Canadian cattle into the U.S. market.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Given the importance of the U.S. cattle industry to the economic well-being of Rural America, we trust that you will consider our request favorably," the letter concludes. "Please contact any of the undersigned organizations should you have any questions regarding our position. We look forward to working with you on this important issue."</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>A copy of the letter was submitted yesterday into the official record for USDA's rulemaking proceeding on the OTM rule. The public comment period for those proceedings ended yesterday. The R-CALF USA CEO will hand-deliver the joint letter to U.S. Senate leaders while in Washington, D.C., this week.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Signatories include:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Albany County Stockgrowers Association – Wyoming</p><p></p><p>American Grassfed Association</p><p></p><p>Arkansas Animal Producer's Association</p><p></p><p>Belmont Fresh Meats – Wisconsin</p><p></p><p>The Butcher Shop – Wisconsin</p><p></p><p>Buckeye Quality Beef Association – Ohio</p><p></p><p>Calaveras County Cattlemen's Association – California</p><p></p><p>Cass County Farmers Union – Minnesota</p><p></p><p>Cattle Producers of Washington</p><p></p><p>Cattlemen's Weighing Association – North Dakota</p><p></p><p>Central Colorado Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Colorado Independent Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Converse County Stockgrowers – Wyoming</p><p></p><p>Crowley-Kiowa-Lincoln Cattlemen's Association – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Dakota Resource Council</p><p></p><p>Eagle County Cattlemen's Association – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Glacial Ridge Cattlemen of Minnesota</p><p></p><p>Grant County Cattleman's – Washington</p><p></p><p>Harding County Stockgrowers – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Idaho County Farm Bureau – Idaho</p><p></p><p>Independent Beef Association of North Dakota</p><p></p><p>Independent Cattlemen of Iowa</p><p></p><p>Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Kansas Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Kit Carson County Cattlemen's Association – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Madera County Cattlemen's Association – California</p><p></p><p>McPherson County Farmers Union – Kansas</p><p></p><p>Merced Mariposa Cattlemen's Association – California</p><p></p><p>Mesa County Cattlemen's Association – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Mid Oregon Beef Co-Op</p><p></p><p>Minnesota Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Minnesota Farmers Union</p><p></p><p>Mississippi Livestock Markets Association</p><p></p><p>Missouri's Best Beef</p><p></p><p>Missouri Bison Association</p><p></p><p>Modoc County Cattlemen's Association – California</p><p></p><p>Modoc County Cattlewomen's Association – California</p><p></p><p>Montana Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Morrow County Livestock Growers Association – Oregon</p><p></p><p>Navajo County Cattlemen's Association – Arizona</p><p></p><p>Nevada Live Stock Association</p><p></p><p>New Mexico Cattle Growers Association</p><p></p><p>North Washoe Unit, Nevada Cattlemen's Association – Nevada and California</p><p></p><p>Northwest Stockmen of Minnesota</p><p></p><p>New York Beef Producers Association Southern Tier Region</p><p></p><p>Okanogan County Cattlemen's Association – Washington</p><p></p><p>Oregon Livestock Producer Association</p><p></p><p>Organization for Competitive Markets</p><p></p><p>Perkins County Livestock Improvement Association – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Powder River Basin Resource Council – Wyoming</p><p></p><p>Producers Livestock – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America</p><p></p><p>South Dakota CattleWomen</p><p></p><p>South Dakota Farmers Union</p><p></p><p>South Dakota Livestock Auction Markets Association</p><p></p><p>South Dakota Stockgrowers Association</p><p></p><p>Southern Colorado Livestock Association</p><p></p><p>Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association</p><p></p><p>Spokane County Cattlemen's Association – Washington</p><p></p><p>Stevens County Cattlemen's Association – Washington</p><p></p><p>TenStar Technologies – Montana</p><p></p><p>Washington County Stockmen's Association – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Washington Cattlemen's Association</p><p></p><p>Weiser River Cattle Association – Idaho</p><p></p><p>West Carroll Cattlemen's Association – Louisiana</p><p></p><p>Wisconsin Independent Livestock Dealers and Auction Markets</p><p></p><p>Wyoming Stock Growers Association</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Livestock Auction Yards:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Aberdeen Livestock Sales Co. – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Anderson Livestock Auction – Utah</p><p></p><p>Atkinson Livestock Market – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Bassett Livestock Auction – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Bloomington Livestock Exchange – Wisconsin</p><p></p><p>Buffalo Livestock Auction – Wyoming</p><p></p><p>Cortez Livestock Auction – Colorado</p><p></p><p>Crawford Livestock Market – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Creston Livestock Auction – Iowa</p><p></p><p>Cuero Livestock Market – Texas</p><p></p><p>Decorah Sales Commission – Iowa</p><p></p><p>Delhi Livestock Auction – Louisiana</p><p></p><p>Dunlap Livestock Auction – Iowa</p><p></p><p>Faith Livestock Commission – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Fort Pierre Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Galesburg Livestock Sales – Illinois</p><p></p><p>Gordon Livestock Market – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Herreid Livestock Market – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Idabel Stockyards – Oklahoma</p><p></p><p>Imperial Auction Market – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Lemmon Livestock – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Martin Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Mobridge Livestock Market – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Modoc Auction Yard – California</p><p></p><p>Nampa Livestock Markets – Idaho</p><p></p><p>Neel Cattle dba Dothan Livestock Co. – Alabama</p><p></p><p>Philip Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Presho Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Producers Livestock Marketing Association – Oregon</p><p></p><p>Riverton Livestock Auction – Wyoming</p><p></p><p>Sebastopol Livestock – Mississippi</p><p></p><p>Shasta Livestock Auction – California</p><p></p><p>Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Smithfield Livestock Auction – Utah</p><p></p><p>Southeast Mississippi Livestock</p><p></p><p>St. Francis Livestock Auction – Kansas</p><p></p><p>St. Onge Livestock – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Treasure Valley Livestock Auction – Idaho</p><p></p><p>Valentine Livestock Auction – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Verdigre Livestock Market – Nebraska</p><p></p><p>Watertown Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>West Point Stockyard – Mississippi</p><p></p><p>Winner Livestock Auction – South Dakota</p><p></p><p>Winter Livestock – Kansas</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 353861, member: 97"] [b]More than 100 Agricultural Groups, Sale Barns Sign Joint Letter Opposing USDA’s OTM Rule[/b] Source: R-CALF USA BILLINGS, MONT. (March 13, 2007) [b]Monday, more than 100 agricultural organizations and livestock auction yards from around the country sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders to seek help to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing its proposed rule to allow Canadian cattle over 30 months (OTM) of age into the United States.[/b] “Canada’s ongoing struggle with its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic continues to disrupt international beef trade and continues to create hardships for the U.S. cattle industry when Canadian cattle and beef are mixed with U.S. cattle and beef,” the letter states in part. “USDA’s proposal is premature and will cause additional and potentially severe consequences for U.S. independent cattle producers…The following reasons justify congressional action against USDA’s proposed rule and demonstrate that Congress should intercede to protect the health and safety of the U.S. cattle herd, the safety of the U.S. beef supply, and the viability of the U.S. cattle industry: 1. Allowing older Canadian cattle into the United States will further harm the United States’ ability to fully restore lost export markets. 2. The full magnitude of Canada’s BSE epidemic is still unfolding, but it is already much greater than what USDA has asserted and assumed. 3. Cattle over 30 months of age that originate in a BSE-affected country have an inherently higher risk for transmitting BSE. 4. As previously recognized by the Food and Drug Administration, and as recognized by international BSE experts, current BSE mitigation measures, principally the U.S. and Canadian feed bans, are inadequate to address the increased risk associated with older Canadian cattle. 5. Allowing older Canadian cattle into the United States will immediately harm the United States’ international disease risk profile. 6. The financial losses to U.S. cattle producers will likely be severe if the United States allows higher-risk Canadian cattle into the U.S. market. Given the importance of the U.S. cattle industry to the economic well-being of Rural America, we trust that you will consider our request favorably,” the letter concludes. “Please contact any of the undersigned organizations should you have any questions regarding our position. We look forward to working with you on this important issue.” A copy of the letter was submitted yesterday into the official record for USDA’s rulemaking proceeding on the OTM rule. The public comment period for those proceedings ended yesterday. The R-CALF USA CEO will hand-deliver the joint letter to U.S. Senate leaders while in Washington, D.C., this week. Signatories include: Albany County Stockgrowers Association – Wyoming American Grassfed Association Arkansas Animal Producer's Association Belmont Fresh Meats – Wisconsin The Butcher Shop – Wisconsin Buckeye Quality Beef Association – Ohio Calaveras County Cattlemen’s Association – California Cass County Farmers Union – Minnesota Cattle Producers of Washington Cattlemen’s Weighing Association – North Dakota Central Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Colorado Independent Cattlemen’s Association Converse County Stockgrowers – Wyoming Crowley-Kiowa-Lincoln Cattlemen’s Association – Colorado Dakota Resource Council Eagle County Cattlemen’s Association – Colorado Glacial Ridge Cattlemen of Minnesota Grant County Cattleman’s – Washington Harding County Stockgrowers – South Dakota Idaho County Farm Bureau – Idaho Independent Beef Association of North Dakota Independent Cattlemen of Iowa Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska Kansas Cattlemen’s Association Kit Carson County Cattlemen’s Association – Colorado Madera County Cattlemen’s Association – California McPherson County Farmers Union – Kansas Merced Mariposa Cattlemen’s Association – California Mesa County Cattlemen’s Association – Colorado Mid Oregon Beef Co-Op Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association Minnesota Farmers Union Mississippi Livestock Markets Association Missouri's Best Beef Missouri Bison Association Modoc County Cattlemen’s Association – California Modoc County Cattlewomen’s Association – California Montana Cattlemen’s Association Morrow County Livestock Growers Association – Oregon Navajo County Cattlemen’s Association – Arizona Nevada Live Stock Association New Mexico Cattle Growers Association North Washoe Unit, Nevada Cattlemen's Association – Nevada and California Northwest Stockmen of Minnesota New York Beef Producers Association Southern Tier Region Okanogan County Cattlemen’s Association – Washington Oregon Livestock Producer Association Organization for Competitive Markets Perkins County Livestock Improvement Association – South Dakota Powder River Basin Resource Council – Wyoming Producers Livestock – Nebraska R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America South Dakota CattleWomen South Dakota Farmers Union South Dakota Livestock Auction Markets Association South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Southern Colorado Livestock Association Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association Spokane County Cattlemen’s Association – Washington Stevens County Cattlemen’s Association – Washington TenStar Technologies – Montana Washington County Stockmen’s Association – Colorado Washington Cattlemen’s Association Weiser River Cattle Association – Idaho West Carroll Cattlemen’s Association – Louisiana Wisconsin Independent Livestock Dealers and Auction Markets Wyoming Stock Growers Association Livestock Auction Yards: Aberdeen Livestock Sales Co. – South Dakota Anderson Livestock Auction – Utah Atkinson Livestock Market – Nebraska Bassett Livestock Auction – Nebraska Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange – South Dakota Bloomington Livestock Exchange – Wisconsin Buffalo Livestock Auction – Wyoming Cortez Livestock Auction – Colorado Crawford Livestock Market – Nebraska Creston Livestock Auction – Iowa Cuero Livestock Market – Texas Decorah Sales Commission – Iowa Delhi Livestock Auction – Louisiana Dunlap Livestock Auction – Iowa Faith Livestock Commission – South Dakota Fort Pierre Livestock Auction – South Dakota Galesburg Livestock Sales – Illinois Gordon Livestock Market – Nebraska Herreid Livestock Market – South Dakota Idabel Stockyards – Oklahoma Imperial Auction Market – Nebraska Lemmon Livestock – South Dakota Martin Livestock Auction – South Dakota Mobridge Livestock Market – South Dakota Modoc Auction Yard – California Nampa Livestock Markets – Idaho Neel Cattle dba Dothan Livestock Co. – Alabama Philip Livestock Auction – South Dakota Presho Livestock Auction – South Dakota Producers Livestock Marketing Association – Oregon Riverton Livestock Auction – Wyoming Sebastopol Livestock – Mississippi Shasta Livestock Auction – California Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. – Nebraska Smithfield Livestock Auction – Utah Southeast Mississippi Livestock St. Francis Livestock Auction – Kansas St. Onge Livestock – South Dakota Treasure Valley Livestock Auction – Idaho Valentine Livestock Auction – Nebraska Verdigre Livestock Market – Nebraska Watertown Livestock Auction – South Dakota West Point Stockyard – Mississippi Winner Livestock Auction – South Dakota Winter Livestock – Kansas [/QUOTE]
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