THINK ABOUT THIS: Since the Iran war began, gasoline has risen about $1.12 a gallon. A 20-gallon fill-up now costs an extra $22.40—enough to buy more than 3 pounds of ground beef. Before blaming cattlemen for the grocery bill, remember what families are losing at the gas pump.
America has its smallest cattle herd in 75 years, yet President Trump is waiving $500 million in tariffs to flood our market with foreign beef. That same money could pay American cattlemen $200 per head to retain 2.5 million heifers and rebuild our herd. Instead, we’re rewarding foreign beef and punishing American cattlemen.
No cow-calf producer in America is asking for increased imports. Undercutting American farmers and ranchers with inferior product from foreign competitors does nothing to create market confidence or encourage rebuilding the herd.
I am extremely disappointed with President Trump's decision to import 300,000 metric tons of beef into our markets. This will hurt our local producers and feedlots while doing nothing to help address long-term solutions to our fed cattle shortage.
Throughout the Trump administration, I have, along with other producers, offered solutions to give American cattle producers the tools and relief we need to grow our herds. We need to make it easier for our homegrown producers to succeed. I genuinely hope President Trump reconsiders this move and instead works with us to make our beef industry profitable for all producers and more affordable for consumers.
IMO, nobody on Earth other than Elvis Presley has a voice that could belt out a song like Conway Twitty. Conway, here on “Goodbye Time,” literally puts so much passion into this song that he shakes. One of the greatest performances of all time. Enjoy!
In 1998, Bill Clinton ended 30 years of deficits, bringing the federal budget to zero deficit.
He went on to deliver record surpluses, 22.7M jobs, 4% unemployment, and the longest peacetime expansion.
#OTD 1985 - Willie McGee goes 7 for 10 in the Cardinals' doubleheader sweep of the Phillies, 5 - 4 and 13 - 4, to raise his batting average to .351.
McGee will lead the National League with a .353 mark and be selected as the league MVP.
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#OTD 2002 - The Cardinals acquire Scott Rolen, along with minor league reliever Doug Nickle, from the Phillies in exchange for Placido Polanco, Bud Smith and Mike Timlin.
One of those players went on to the Hall of Fame.
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#OTD 2009 - The Cardinals trade Chris Duncan to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Lugo.
We miss you "Dunc" and today we crush some "Raising Cane's" and pound a cold "man soda" in remembrance.
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