Sandhusker
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http://www.r-calfusa.com/Audio%20Clips/062207Weekly_Roundup.mp3
elwapo said:I sincerely hope your cool succeeds. It may open a niche market for barley fed beef with a big maple leaf on it. After all it works for maple syrup, lobster, and whisky. Personally, I think consumers look for a consistantly good product, and we are ready to supply it! Kick open the border and get out the stamp.
Sandhusker said:elwapo said:I sincerely hope your cool succeeds. It may open a niche market for barley fed beef with a big maple leaf on it. After all it works for maple syrup, lobster, and whisky. Personally, I think consumers look for a consistantly good product, and we are ready to supply it! Kick open the border and get out the stamp.
What's stopping you from doing it now?
Sandhusker said:Our USDA doesn't exactly have a good record with anything! :roll: :lol:
DiamondSCattleCo said:Sandhusker said:Our USDA doesn't exactly have a good record with anything! :roll: :lol:
And therein lies my objection to COOL. Excessive costs mean an artificial trade barrier, which I despise, no matter who erects it.
I used to object to COOL because I knew that certain groups like R-CALF would then erect a negative campaign against our beef using half truths and outright lies, but I've now grown to realize that people will eventually learn the truth.
Rod
Sandhusker said:Where are the excessive costs? When your beef hits our border, it's already labeled - the work is already done!
Sandhusker said:As far as I know, Rod, COOL is COOL, not FCOOL (foreign country of labeling).
DiamondSCattleCo said:Sandhusker said:As far as I know, Rod, COOL is COOL, not FCOOL (foreign country of labeling).
Of course, I haven't remotely seen all the legislation as it pertains to COOL, but what I've seen thus far, it appeared to me as though it were only legislating labelled foreign beef, not US as well. This I won't agree with. As far as a cost thing goes, if it does pertain to US beef, you, as a US cattle producer, should be very concerned that the USDA doesn't go wild with the rules and regs, adding costs at every corner.
Rod