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R-CALF Urges Vilsack to Immediately Redress 3 USDA BLUNDERS
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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 622436" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>I think the blue tongue thing was only at certain times of the year? I also believe the northern states also had a policy in place to not accept cattle from states that had these diseases? Not real sure about that but I thought I read that somewhere? Correct me if that is wrong.</p><p>Actually quite a bit of US beef does enter eastern Canada as it only makes sense economically due to distance of transport. The reason no US cattle enter Canada for slaughter is very simple: Canadian packing costs are much higher than in the US due to a stricter safety factor, tougher environmental and labor standards, and a stronger feed ban that does not allow any SRMs into the rendering process?</p><p>Now some would say US beef should not be entering Canada because their standards are lower but does that make sense? Occasionally I go to the USA and I never worry about the steak I might get. </p><p>Maybe we all just should of said "Lets just test the whole darned works and not worry anymore"? I suspect it would have been cheaper in the long run.</p><p>Quite often we hear the R-CALF types making most of the noise. What about the feeders who relied on Canadian ranch calves or for that matter the hog barns who needed Canadian weiner pigs? What happens to them? Do they turn to American calves and weiners? How about if the price goes up to the point where they can't operate?</p><p>I still think this whole border thing is foolish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 622436, member: 8978"] I think the blue tongue thing was only at certain times of the year? I also believe the northern states also had a policy in place to not accept cattle from states that had these diseases? Not real sure about that but I thought I read that somewhere? Correct me if that is wrong. Actually quite a bit of US beef does enter eastern Canada as it only makes sense economically due to distance of transport. The reason no US cattle enter Canada for slaughter is very simple: Canadian packing costs are much higher than in the US due to a stricter safety factor, tougher environmental and labor standards, and a stronger feed ban that does not allow any SRMs into the rendering process? Now some would say US beef should not be entering Canada because their standards are lower but does that make sense? Occasionally I go to the USA and I never worry about the steak I might get. Maybe we all just should of said "Lets just test the whole darned works and not worry anymore"? I suspect it would have been cheaper in the long run. Quite often we hear the R-CALF types making most of the noise. What about the feeders who relied on Canadian ranch calves or for that matter the hog barns who needed Canadian weiner pigs? What happens to them? Do they turn to American calves and weiners? How about if the price goes up to the point where they can't operate? I still think this whole border thing is foolish. [/QUOTE]
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