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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 40199" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Cattlerack-I've heard some bad stories about the sealed trucks from before-seen some myself- unscrupulous packers jerking out cattle and throwing back in the lots (some stories say they ended up in breeding herds) --heifers calving in the trucks being jerked out- mechanical problems and accidents allowing cattle to be offloaded in the prairie or salesbarns corrals- I've busted several of those seals myself to dump out cattle from a trailer laying on its side. I still would like to have all Canadian cattle hotbranded for ID and segregation- at least for the time being until we figure out what the Japanese and other markets want. </p><p></p><p>I would prefer that before any expansion of imports is done that the mandatory COOL law -(that was supposed to go into effect this year, but has been delayed until 2006)- be up and running. That would take a lot of the consumer groups concerns away. Could be done if the cattlegroups could agree and USDA wouldn't bend to the will of the packers- But I'm sure R-CALF, FU, FB and those consumer groups are going to play the border as much as they can to try and get it in law.</p><p></p><p>I really think the area where Canada could build upon-if and this is the big IF- if after the border is reopened (and now it would be to cattle going both ways) the WTO changes the BSE rules, so that both countries are</p><p>assured that another BSE finding won't shut down the border---is the area of feedlots and feeding out US cattle. Getting to be so many enviromental and labor regulations down here- that with your grain producing ability, cheaper costs and monetary value you could become a lot larger player in the feedlot game. Many cattle producing states are a lot closer to Canada then they are to Kansas or Texas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 40199, member: 97"] Cattlerack-I've heard some bad stories about the sealed trucks from before-seen some myself- unscrupulous packers jerking out cattle and throwing back in the lots (some stories say they ended up in breeding herds) --heifers calving in the trucks being jerked out- mechanical problems and accidents allowing cattle to be offloaded in the prairie or salesbarns corrals- I've busted several of those seals myself to dump out cattle from a trailer laying on its side. I still would like to have all Canadian cattle hotbranded for ID and segregation- at least for the time being until we figure out what the Japanese and other markets want. I would prefer that before any expansion of imports is done that the mandatory COOL law -(that was supposed to go into effect this year, but has been delayed until 2006)- be up and running. That would take a lot of the consumer groups concerns away. Could be done if the cattlegroups could agree and USDA wouldn't bend to the will of the packers- But I'm sure R-CALF, FU, FB and those consumer groups are going to play the border as much as they can to try and get it in law. I really think the area where Canada could build upon-if and this is the big IF- if after the border is reopened (and now it would be to cattle going both ways) the WTO changes the BSE rules, so that both countries are assured that another BSE finding won't shut down the border---is the area of feedlots and feeding out US cattle. Getting to be so many enviromental and labor regulations down here- that with your grain producing ability, cheaper costs and monetary value you could become a lot larger player in the feedlot game. Many cattle producing states are a lot closer to Canada then they are to Kansas or Texas. [/QUOTE]
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