State ag officials oppose beef imports from Paraguay

By Jared Strong, South Dakota Searchlight
Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2023

Cattle graze BLM SD — Cattle graze on a Bureau of Land Management pasture in South Dakota.
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By Jared Strong, South Dakota Searchlight

Federal officials did not sufficiently assess the risk posed by a devastating cattle disease when they recently decided to allow beef imports from Paraguay, according to agriculture officials of several top beef-producing states.

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