Articles tagged under: Livestock Marketing Association
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…A-PLUS Act on the Backburner
Published December 2, 2022
The Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act is designed to fix regulatory roadblocks for increasing meat processing capacity. "It would allow localized livestock auction markets to own or invest in a small-medium packing facility," said Chelsea Good,…NDSU Grad Begins New Role at LMA
Published September 1, 2022
The Livestock Marketing Association has hired Lucas Simmer as its government and industry affairs administrator. Simmer is a Rothsay, Minnesota native and a graduate of North Dakota State University.Seeking Market Transparency
Published September 3, 2021
The cattle industry has been seeking ways to increase competition and transparency in the marketplace. Livestock Marketing Association Government and Industry Affairs Director Pierce Bennett says that includes Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s bill that would require 50 percent of a…The Cattle Keep On Moving
Published August 14, 2021
Larry Schnell wore a couple different hates at the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville. First, representing the Livestock Marketing Association in the president role. Schnell provided an update to convention attendees on legislation impacting producers, feeders and auction barns across…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…Schnell Takes the Reins at LMA
Published August 28, 2020
Larry Schnell of Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange has been officially installed as president of the Livestock Marketing Association. The Dickinson, North Dakota man will serve two years in this role. Schnell said the most important issue facing the industry is the…Fixing the Cattle Markets
Published July 27, 2020
For Stockmen's Livestock Exchange owner Larry Schnell, the highlight of the USDA’s investigation report on cattle pricing was at the beginning and the end. That's where the USDA said its investigation will continue and if they find something, they’ll ask…