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Daybreak Oct. 20: Scoop: Lawmakers drop contract library bill, eye Thursday action

10/20/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson
A bipartisan group of House members is introducing a bill to create a beef industry contract library that producers could consult in marketing their cattle. The House Agriculture Committee is expected to consider the measure on Thursday.
KEYWORDS Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack American Farm Bureau Federation Biden administration Cattle Contract Library Act Environmental Protection Agency Food and Agriculture Organization Glasgow, Scotland House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee House Agriculture Committee Livestock Marketing Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Farmers Union Natural Resources Defense Council North American Free Trade Agreement Rep. Dusty Johnson Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Sen. Chuck Grassley U.S. Cattlemen’s Association united nations usda World Food Prize Foundation
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