Supporting America’s Ranchers

A new executive order declares ranchers vital to the food supply and orders a raft of 90-day reviews: agency regulations affecting ranchers, wolf delisting criteria, country-of-origin labeling authority, and predator compensation standards.

The order cites a 75-year low in the national cattle herd against rising beef demand, and credits the administration with grazing land expansions and rollbacks of Biden-era rules. Concrete action is mostly deferred to future reports the Secretary of Agriculture and others must file within 90 days.

Section 5 instructs agencies to somehow ensure all this benefits consumers with lower prices, without specifying how, while Section 6 clarifies the order creates no enforceable rights for anyone.

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