2005 Archives
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Reopening of Japanese market welcomed
The mid-December announcement that Japan will reopen its market to U.S. beef was an early Christmas present for U.S. producers. Japan, previously the United States’ largest customer for beef, cut off all imports of U.S. beef in late 2003 when the United States announced that one of its processing plants discovered a carcass headed for [...]
Reopening of Japanese market welcomed
By John Stencel
The mid-December announcement that Japan will reopen its market to U.S. beef was an early Christmas present for U.S. producers.
Japan, previously the United States’ largest customer for beef, cut off all imports of U.S. beef in late 2003 when the United States announced that one of its processing plants discovered a carcass headed [...]
Livestock price reporting system should be taken seriously
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Dec. 12, 2005 on the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (LMPR) program shortfalls should serve as a call to action for farm groups and livestock producers everywhere.
The LMPR Act is a provision passed by Congress and enacted in 1999 that requires packers, processors, and importers to provide price, contracting, [...]
Falling commodity prices and high fuel killing rural Colorado
Agriculture left out in the cold
By John Stencel
Reimbursable mileage rates have already gone up, surcharges are appearing on everything affected by rising energy costs, and the public is bracing for increased heating bills. Skyrocketing fuel costs are burdening most everyone, but agricultural producers are possibly the hardest hit.
Consumers have the option of carpooling to jobs or turning down their thermostats [...]
Opening border to Canadian cattle premature
By John Stencel
While Rocky Mountain Farmers Union feels complete empathy toward Canadian cattle producers who saw an unexpected and severe drop in domestic cattle prices following closure of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle, resumption of trade as usual is premature. There are measures that should have been taken but were not—prior to opening the [...]