SDCA Meets with Senator Johnson: SDCA member, Myron Williams, joined representatives from other SD ag groups in a meeting with Senator Johnson on Wednesday. In discussions about the Farm Bill, Myron indicated that SDCA had concerns with the packer ban and the negative impact it would have on voluntary, producer-driven marketing programs. SDCA opposes legislation that would restrict producers' cattle marketing options in accordance with policy recently reaffirmed by SDCA members at our annual convention last November. Though the Farm Bill was the primary topic of conversation, Williams also emphasized the importance of trade agreements to the continued profitability of cattlemen. All of the ag groups also expressed concern over the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, which proposes to expand EPA jurisdiction over all waters by removing the term "navigable" from the Clean Water Act.