R-CALF USA's 2023 Farm Bill Platform

We implore Congress to act decisively and comprehensively to include the recommendations we provide in the 2023 Farm Bill Platform that will reverse the ongoing decline of the US cattle industry by restoring both competition in US cattle markets and opportunities for independent cattle producers to prosper.

Using a series of industry charts, the 2023 Farm Bill Platform illustrates prolonged and steep declines in the cattle industry’s competitive infrastructure, including its number of participants, size of its cattle herd, and availability of marketing outlets and opportunities.

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