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March 7, 2026

LMA Members Gather in Nation's Capital for D.C. Fly-In

More than 30 Livestock Marketing Association members and staff traveled to Washington, D.C., March 4-6, 2026, for the association’s annual D.C. Fly-In. Over the course of three days, participants met with U.S. representatives, senators, congressional staff, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Labor officials.

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June 12, 2025

Dean Edge Wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

DUNLAP, IOWA—The week of June 2 was an emotional one for Dean Edge.

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June 5, 2025

LMA Praises Introduction of the HERITAGE Act

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS — Livestock Marketing Association, or LMA, applauds the introduction of the Helping Ensure Rural Inheritance Transfers Are Generationally Enduring, or HERITAGE, Act. The bill, set in motion by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), would help preserve family-owned agricultural land by adjusting the Internal Revenue Code that forces many families to sell their farmland to pay federal estate tax liabilities.

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March 21, 2025

Packer ownership, taxes focus of LMA's D.C. Fly-In

An outdated prohibition almost cost Heidi Nicholas her marriage. On paper, anyway.

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March 6, 2025

LMA Applauds the Re-Introduction of the A-PLUS Act

Livestock Marketing Association, or LMA, applauds the reintroduction of the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States, or A-PLUS, Act in the 119th Congress.

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