Articles tagged under: Dustin Aherin
Experts Identify Issues Facing the Beef Industry in House Subcommittee Hearing
Published July 29, 2021
A House Agriculture Subcommittee met Wednesday morning to discuss the state of the beef supply chain. In opening comments, Committee Chairman Jim Costa reiterated the fact that many people don’t know where their food comes from. "A lot of people…Agriculture Economists Take On Cattle Market Questions
Published June 25, 2021
The three-hour-long cattle market hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee was the first addressing fairness and competition issues since 2019. After cattle producers and agriculture economists shared their statements, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven asked Kansas State University agriculture economist…Can the U.S. Beef Industry Expand Packing Capacity?
Published October 11, 2020
Can the U.S. beef industry expand packing capacity? This was just one, of the many questions, answered in a recent Rabo Agrifinance report. According to animal protein analyst Dustin Aherin, there indeed is room for expansion in the beef packing…