MN Beef Update
Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Executive Director Kaitlyn Root has an update on the policy activity National Cattlemen's Beef Association annual meeting. Click here to listen to the Minnesota Beef Update.
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Increasing Traceability
The goal of the new electronic identification rule is to increase animal disease traceability. The rule does not impact all cattle movement. "It’s mostly your breeding stock that are moving,” said Kaitlyn Root, executive director, Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association. “As…
MN Beef Update
Minnesota State Cattleman's Executive Director Kaitlyn Root joins this week's Minnesota Beef Update with information about the upcoming Minnesota State Cattle Industry Convention. Click here to listen.
Cattle at Risk
Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Kaitlyn Root says the conflict between livestock and wildlife has been played out in state and federal policy. “Our producers are seeing high levels of elk depredation and the DNR wanted to increase the…
MN Beef Update
Minnesota State Cattlemen's Executive Director Kaitlyn Root joins the Minnesota Beef Update this week. Nominations are open for the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board. Minnesota has one vacant position. This body oversees the beef checkoff and the position is…
MN Beef Update
Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Executive Director Kaitlyn Root provides a preview of the organization's advocacy efforts and events. This Minnesota Beef Update highlights an upcoming trip to visit with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and the annual Steak on a Stick…
MN Beef Update
The Minnesota Beef Update catches up with MN Beef Council Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator Kaitlyn Root. Root says BQA is a way for producers to relay the message of animal welfare and food safety to consumers.
Wolves, Deer and Elk, Oh My!
Animal depredation was top-of-mind at the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Convention. MSCA Executive Director Kaitlyn Root said the issue includes wolves, elk and deer. "We've been seeing an incredible number of deer eating our producers' forage and we had a…
Minnesota Beef Update
The Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention took place over the weekend. Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Executive Director Kaitlyn Root gave us the latest MN Beef Update.
MN Beef Update
In the latest Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Executive Director Kaitlyn Root talks about their upcoming convention in December.
