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Weekly Sale Roundup

A quick roundup of this weeks offering at THEE BIGGEST sale barns across the Midwest! Big tip of the hat to Karina Jones with her cutting-edge interview with Senator John Thune regarding the Thune, Rounds, Tester, Booker bill concerning mandatory country of origin labeling for us be. If you are even remotely connected to the beef industry from rancher to burger flipper, do you self a favor and listen to the interview and hear the latest news direct from Washington D.C. [READ MORE…]

From Washington with John Block

News of the day

President Biden surrenders to the Taliban. The war in Afghanistan is officially over. After 20 years of conflict and more than 2400 American lives lost and 20,000 of our service members wounded, and now the Taliban rules Afghanistan. I wanted us to get out. But not like we did. [READ MORE…]

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SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Senator Mike Rounds(R-SD) from the R-CalfUSA National Convention

Attendees of the R-CalfUSA National Convention had a surprise visit from Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota. Senator Rounds recently submitted a comment in opposition of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Center for Public Policy (NCBA) petition which called for the elimination of the “Product of USA” label and the creation of a new “Processed in USA” label. [READ MORE…]

From Washington with John Block

This and That

I’m going to target a number of timely issues today. But the one in the headlines is the almost overnight collapse of the Afghan government. In the last 2 or 3 weeks the Taliban has taken control of the whole country. It is absolute chaos. I have for years hoped we could get out of Afghanistan. But not like this. After fighting a war for 20 years and spending more than $1 trillion, we have nothing. Think about our own fighters that died and their families. The Biden administration did not have a departure plan. It is humiliating. The whole world is watching. [READ MORE…]

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R-Calf USA Friday with Karina Jones

What we are hearing from the industry elites, you know the economists, the lobbyists, those from academia who like to do the talking for those us stuck at home doing chores, putting up hay, and feeding cattle, “Everything is fine. Look away. It’s a cycle. Listen, The south is trying.” [READ MORE…]