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Rounds Praises Country-of-Origin Labeling, E15 in Farm Bill

Published August 20, 2026

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, who was also part of a congressional forum at Dakotafest, likes what he sees in the Senate farm bill. "We've got mandatory country-of-origin labeling included. We've got E15 right now in a very good position.…

Rounds Raises Concerns on Cell-Cultivated Meat

Published April 23, 2026

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds raised issues about cell-cultivated products entering the food supply and being labeled as traditional meat. “South Dakota farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to produce some of the safest and…

Lawmakers Ask White House for Bird Flu Vaccine Plan

Published December 12, 2025

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds led a bipartisan group of senators asking the Trump Administration to finalize a bird flu vaccine strategy. In March, USDA pledged $100 million to research vaccines and therapeutics as part…

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America First Approach Advocated for U.S. Beef

Published October 22, 2025

The White House hosted Senate Republicans for an event on Wednesday. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds spoke with President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins about Argentine beef imports and the impact on U.S. cattle producers. Rounds said he heard…

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Trade Deals Needed

Published August 22, 2025

The tariff strategy has dominated trade policy during the second Trump Administration. At Dakotafest, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds said work is also being done to bring foreign buyers to the table. "We are certain that we've got to have new…

Emergency HPAI Vaccine Strategy Sought

Published May 23, 2025

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza. Rounds said that the strategy should include the stockpiling of vaccine.

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Protecting the U.S. From Screwworm Issue

Published December 13, 2024

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to avoid the premature reopening of the U.S.-Mexico feeder cattle trade. In late November, imports were shut down after the confirmation of the New World Screwworm in southern Mexico.…

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Rounds Seeks GAO Review

Published September 17, 2024

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has requested a Government Accountability Office review of the Chevron doctrine’s impact on agriculture. This past summer, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine which had required courts to uphold a federal agency’s interpretation of…

Support for Livestock Disaster Assistance Reform

Published August 22, 2024

A proposal to reform livestock disaster assistance programs is getting support from four major South Dakota ag groups. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced the legislation which would require the Farm Service Agency to make…

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Support for MCOOL

Published July 9, 2024

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has announced endorsements from 25 state and national farm groups for his mandatory country-of-origin labeling proposal. Rounds want MCOOL included in the new farm bill. The groups supporting this policy include the National Farmers Union,…

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Rounds Praises Country-of-Origin Labeling, E15 in Farm Bill

Rounds Raises Concerns on Cell-Cultivated Meat

Lawmakers Ask White House for Bird Flu Vaccine Plan

America First Approach Advocated for U.S. Beef

Trade Deals Needed

Emergency HPAI Vaccine Strategy Sought

Protecting the U.S. From Screwworm Issue

Rounds Seeks GAO Review

Support for Livestock Disaster Assistance Reform

Support for MCOOL

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