Articles tagged under: Chelsea Good
LMA Applauds A-PLUS Act
Published February 1, 2023
A bill has been introduced in Congress that would allow livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional meatpackers. Livestock Marketing Association Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs Chelsea Good says the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in…Cattle Industry Comes Together Over Market Concerns
Published May 18, 2021
Leaders of the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, United States Cattlemen’s Association met in Phoenix recently at the request of the Livestock Marketing Association. The groups talked about packer concentration, oversight and…Livestock Dealer Trust Provides Added Protection for Unpaid Sellers
Published January 25, 2021
A Livestock Dealer Trust was established in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last month. This gives unpaid sellers of livestock additional protection, but it only applies if the entity being sold to is a livestock dealer. "As long…USDA Completes Livestock Dealer Trust Study
Published December 30, 2019
USDA has concluded a study on the recovery of livestock in the case of no payment. Under current law, livestock producers are not automatically entitled to reposes animals they have not received payment for. Instead, the dealer’s bank takes priority…Livestock Industry Continues to Seek ELD Flexibility
Published June 18, 2019
Livestock haulers are still seeking flexibility in hours-of-service rules that fall under electronic logging device regulations. Livestock Marketing Association Government and Industry Affairs Director Chelsea Good says legislation has been introduced in Congress regarding the issue. "There is a livestock…