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The Alabama Democrat said Trump’s tariff-free import plan threatened cattle producers already squeezed by rising equipment and fertilizer costs.
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beef stories
Congress
The Alabama Democrat joined cattle groups and other critics who warned tariff-free imports would undercut farmers already squeezed by trade fights.
Economy
Democrats warn the tariff suspension would squeeze Alabama cattle producers already burdened by rising fertilizer, diesel and equipment costs.
National
Trump's move to quadruple Argentinian beef imports drew criticism from ranchers and even his own allies, who viewed it as a betrayal.
Economy
Thursday, rancher group R-CALF-USA announced that they were in support of President Donald J. Trump’s (R) executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to...
National
Monday, Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced that farmers who have been adversely impacted by foreign retaliatory tariffs are now eligible for a second round...
Legislature
Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a bill to ensure that laboratory-grown meat substitutes are not sold to Alabama consumers labeled as “meat.” House Bill...
National
Monday, President Donald J. Trump (R) announced that the United States has secured a preliminary trade agreement with Mexico. During the election, Trump was...
National
Trade talks, tariffs, and retaliatory tariffs (both real and threatened) continue to dominate international news lines this summer. On Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover,...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 24, 2017, the St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association met in Ashville to hear an address from...