May 15, 2020

House COVID Bill Provides Key Livestock-Industry Support

The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) supports livestock provisions included in the House HEROS Act, particularly a Dealer Statutory Trust to improve recovery in payment defaults and additional funds for producer payments to compensate cattle price losses.

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April 14, 2020

LMA Encourages Investigation of Beef Packers

The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) is encouraged to see Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be extending its oversight to determine the causes of divergence between boxed and live beef prices, beginning with the Holcomb, Kansas beef processing plant fire and now incorporating the COVID-19 pandemic.

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March 18, 2020

Livestock Marketing Association on COVID-19 Precautions

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) is actively working to keep livestock auction markets functioning while following the rapidly changing field of guidance and mandates for businesses in light of COVID-19. Livestock auction markets are essential to maintaining infrastructure and food supply as well as access to capital for the thousands of farmers and ranchers who depend on livestock auction markets to sell their livestock.

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January 16, 2020

Canadian auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier

PDF Article — Midwestern Qualifier Press Release

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December 24, 2019

USDA Report Affirms Feasibility of Dealer Statutory Trust

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chelsea Good Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs cgood@lmaweb.com (816) 891-0502

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