In case you haven’t heard… Our friend Darol Dickinson sounds the alarm on proposed USDA regulations/restrictions:

USDA Proposed Cost Increases on Ranchers

by Darol Dickinson

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Memo: Please listen to this new USDA planned “stab-in-the-back” to livestock producers. This effort by R-CALF, if successful, will save cattle producers billions over the years. The common sense R-CALF presentation to USDA is dead-on.
An additional cost-point — today professional livestock producers have some supply of LA 200 and other antibiotics ready for the prompt treatment when, and if some infection hits a herd. The VERY important part is to administer preventative treatment early in the beginning stages of pinkeye, pneumonia, etc. The early application is big — really big. There is no time to wait for a veterinarian to do a prescription, and or, order certain medications — every delay is deadly.

The ignorant USDA bureaucrats, who have never palpated a cow, find it easy to encumber commerce, but never seem to get any good ideas of how to make things economical or easier on producers.

A good thing to do — help yourself and USA producers of quality beef by joining R-CALF today. Call 406 252 2516 — DD

Here is this week’s radio recording in mp3 and m4a formats. This week’s segment is titled “ Merry Christmas: The FDA Is Attempting to Increase Cattle Production Costs” and discusses the FDA’s plan to end over-the-counter sales of several animal antibiotics.

https://www.texaslonghorn.com/pr/2019/images/Voice 114.mp3
https://www.texaslonghorn.com/pr/2019/images/Voice 114.m4a

Thank you.

Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA

If you are a South Dakota resident, you can email Senator John Thune, Senator Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson to express your opinion. If your live in a different state, contact your Senators and Representatives.

I contacted each of them with this question, “What are you doing to prevent the proposed action/regulations by USDA to restrict over the counter antibiotics for cattle producers?”

Their responses will be posted here as a follow up to inform you what action they are taking to ensure that cattle producers are not further hampered in the management of their individual herds.

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