Administration Places Politics over Producers

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General, Livestock

Colin Woodall

Colin Woodall

Earlier this week, USDA APHIS released their final rules for the Importation of Fresh Beef from Northern Argentina and a region in Brazil. With this step by the Administration, these areas with a known history of Foot-and-Mouth disease would be allowed to begin the inspection process to import fresh and frozen beef products into the U.S. Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says they stand firmly opposed to this regulation, not on the basis of trade but on the basis of animal health concerns.


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