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This post is to help me out. I started a site to sell cattle online and I want feed back from producers. Granted, it is a commercial site and advertising is not a part of this board, but I am looking for ways to improve the site. So, while this is up, please let me know what you think of my...

SH wrote: Why hasn't anyone addressed my question regarding what this government mandate can provide that is not already provided by the free enterprise system with source verified branded beef products? Hopefully, I addressed your concern about not letting the capitalist system run its...

Identification is something that helps the consumer make an eventual choice or enables a better logistics system. Usually the packager of the product puts an identification on the final product. Within the beef industry the packers or retailers are the only ones that have the benefit of...

As I can see it, the Canadians are angry because an american organization is looking out for their producers. While I and others don't agree on their misrepresentation of Canadian quality, they trying to help the American producer. Simply, the leadership of R-CALF believes that they are doing...

I only have a little time...individually, I believe that COOL will enable choice. I have not read the law, therefoe am only speaking on the theory of the law and what it would enable. I am not in the retail beef business, you might be, I am a producer who feels that the ability to market my...

Unfortunately the 9th ciruit doesn't have the best reputation for upholding my beliefs as an American. Didn't they also say that it was unconstitutional to say the pledge of alligence, wasn't the appeal's court (not 9th) that also said it was unconstitutional to have the ten commandments in the...

I apologize, but I was summarizing Leo McDonald's argument. My impression of his argument is that he wants the border to remain closed because as it is now, if there is a BSE case, the US consumer is under the impression that it was a US product. As a producer, I feel that a home grown problem...

Can you include any references when you site? It would help me discuss the issues and help readers find out where the information is coming from. My stuff is all coming from what I believe, so take that with a grain of salt, especially since you guys don't know me from jigs.

Based on that argument, the Hispanic population would prefer Mexican beef...So what? I believe that our product should demand a premium and that we shouldn't use our checkoff to get the mexican consumers to buy our product. You have a couple things right, consumers do shop on price. But they...

Thanks for your input, the Prather Ranch proves that differentiation is a key to profitability. It doesn't prove that every producer has the opportunity to market their beef indpendently to consumers. My point with COOL is that our already mandatory checkoff dollar can be used to fund...

Thanks TAM for your thoughtful reply, it is an interesting perspective. I respectively disagree with you and it might be because we look at the markets differently. Competition is great, I welcome open borders, just as you do because you have a competitive advantage over us in the cost of...

Attn: Poker All US producers will have to have said set of records, for the good of the industry. Please don't make exuses for a lack of industry education... "...there is no such thing as low-tech industry. There are only low-tech companies - that is, companies that fail to use world-class...

I won't touch on all disagreements...my argument is sound. One thing, I am speaking as a cow-calf producer based in the US. No offense to Canadians, but NCBA and R-Calf are US based organizations who were formed to protect our industry and promote our product. 1. We need R-Calf because the...

As cattle producers you all have a commodity (price-taker) that you sell. As the government enters into more free-trade agreements with other countries, it will continue to define our market, namely forcing us to compete against other contries on price. Because we have the highest costs of...