Missouri Ag Groups Urge Governor to Sign Farm Bills

The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) and 11 other agricultural organizations penned a letter to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon in June, urging him to sign H.B. 1326 and S.B. 506 into law, according to Iowa Farmer Today.

The two omnibus bills, referred to as farm bills, passed the Missouri General Assembly with what agricultural organizations call “tremendous bipartisan support.”

H.B. 1326 and S.B. 506 are similar and combine many of the same bills previously filed separately, according to an MCA news release. Issues important to cattlemen include increasing hauling limits for livestock on Missouri highways; extending the equine liability waiver to all livestock; giving Missouri cattle producers the opportunity to vote whether or not to increase their investment in the Missouri beef checkoff; continuing the large animal veterinarian student loan program; and enacting the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act.