[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of acces
Good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of access to small and midsized pl
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Cattle Industry. The committee looked at the increase in Beef Prices, the lack of market competition, and the effect of the Covid19 Pandemic on the industry. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow chaired the hearing. Good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry, to order. A couple of notes. There is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed, and just ask members to go vote, and come back if you have not, yet, asked your questions. And also, im told that there the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system. Staff cant do that. So, please, push talk when you want to talk and then turn it off, unless you want everybody else to hear what you are saying after you talked. So so, thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides of the aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. We are going to focus, specifically, o
Good amp, i call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, nutrition, forestry to order. A couple of notes. There is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also, im told that the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system. Staff cant do that. So please push talk when you want to talk and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talked. So thank you. First i want to thank members of the committee on both sides of the aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And Competition. These farmers and ranchers also raise concerns about concentration in the Packing Industry. Potential Market Manipulations. Lack of access to small and mid size plants and a range of ot
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of acces