June 14, 2019

Sleep Wins 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Russele Sleep of Bedford, Iowa was named the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion (WLAC) at the 56th annual competition held at Tulare Sales Yard, Tulare, Calif. and presented by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA).

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June 14, 2019

Producer Comments Needed for USDA Study on Payment Protection

When a livestock dealer’s check bounces, should the farmer or rancher who raised the cattle be able to get them back? 

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March 12, 2019

LMA Applauds USDA-FDA Joint Announcement of Fake Meat Regulation

LMA joins in the livestock industry’s approval of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) joint-announcement for the regulation of cell-cultured “meat’’ products on March 7.

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March 7, 2019

Comment Period Closes March 8 for Livestock Haulers’ Hours of Service Petition

The public comment period closes March 8, 2019 for a joint petition requesting a temporary modification of hours of service (HOS) requirements for livestock, fish, and bee haulers. The petition was filed on Oct. 15 by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), American Beekeeping Federation, American Honey Producers Association, and the National Aquaculture Association.

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February 27, 2019

LMA Tips Hats to Livestock Marketers Leading NCBA and ASI

The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) is grateful for the dedication and vision of livestock marketing business leaders that represent the livestock marketing industry as well as the livestock industry as a whole.

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