Aid allocated to US beef industry a good thing; will it be enough?

Morgan Rose
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 Updated May 10, 2020

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May is not only beef month, but it is also branding season across the region. As producers are looking ahead to summer turn out and eventually the marketing of their calves, USDA is working at immediately distributing $5.1 billion is aid to the U.S. cattle industry.

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Morgan Rose

On April 14, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released a study showcasing the impact COVID-19 will have on the U.S. cattle industry. Spearheaded by Dr. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University, the study’s goal was to provide USDA with hard, tangible numbers they could use to assess and allocate necessary aid to cattle producers.

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