Montana stockgrowers work to reform national beef industry poli
US - During the recent 2007 National Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tenn., leadership of the Montana Stockgrowers Association met with other cattle industry leaders from across the country to develop policy concerning the future of the U.S. beef industry.MSGA was also able to reform national policy that directed NCBA to work with Congress and USDA to implement Country of Origin Labeling for beef that allows for maximum producer benefit and minimal market disruption to the U.S. beef industry. The new policy also removed prescriptive merits of the law and gave NCBA the direction to be at the table to ensure the implementation of the program during the 110th U.S. Congress.
"During this meeting, the Montana Stockgrowers Association was the leader in reforming national policy regarding these two important issues," said Steve Roth, current MSGA president from Big Sandy, Mont. "While we certainly did not get everything we wanted on these two issues, we made real progress in reforming NCBA's policy to better reflect our own."
Source: Journal