• Representation at the state and national level in policy and regulatory matters
• - Hours of Service and Livestock Transportation Issues
• - Animal Disease Traceability
• - Animal Health Rules
• - Packers and Stockyards Division
• - Preserve Ag Friendly Tax Policy
• - Example of state level work – Buying Station bill in Louisiana
• Providing a voice for the auction sector
• Insurance and bond services
• Packers & Stockyards compliance education
• Turnkey change of business ownership expertise
• Animal handling & employee safety training
• OSHA notice and reporting requirements support
• Legal consultation with attorneys with livestock expertise
• Disaster and crisis response training
• Market Tariff development & updates
• Assistance in editing and posting updated tariffs
• Activist and media response support
• Water quality compliance support
• Risk mitigation through processing bank inquiries and providing markets financial information about registered buyers
• Online and video auctions
• Employee training and assistance drafting business policies
• Marketing campaigns that tell our story
• Discounted business forms
• Accidental death & disability policy
• News and alerts about industry-wide issues
• Leadership in Livestock Marketing Seminar
• Scholarship Program

and very simply – standing by to support our members in any way possible.