Last Monday, principals of several cattle producer groups met in Phoenix at a meeting convened by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA). Participants included the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and the United States Cattlemen’s Association. The agenda was to “discuss challenges involved in the marketing of finished cattle with the ultimate goal of bringing about a more financially sustainable situation for cattle feeders and cow-calf producers.” The initial result of that meeting was a statement issued this afternoon calling for all the involved groups to: Expedite the renewal of USDA’s Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR), includ...