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Mixed opinions on proposed stockyard rules

Proposals to change how the federal government regulates the meat industry has raised sharply differing comments, with Montana organizations sitting on different sides of the fence on several issues.

"We are definitely in support of the proposed changes," Kim Baker, president of the Montana Cattlemen's Association, said this morning.

Others aren't so sure.

John Youngberg, vice president of governmental affairs for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, said this morning that his organization fears that the regulations will create unintended problems for Montana cattle producers, in an effort to m...

 

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