South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson re-introduced two livestock-focused bills: the Butcher Block Act and the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the U.S. or A-PLUS Act. The Butcher Block Act would establish a grant and loan program at USDA for new and expanding meat processors while the A-PLUS Act would allow for expanded investments to local packers. Johnson released a statement saying “The cattle country needs solutions. These bills will provide increased capacity to small packers and drive healthy competition to create a more stable market.”
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