US House Of Representatives Votes To Repeal COOL

May 21, 2015

Some more good news for Foothills and Canadian beef, pork and chicken producers.

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee met Wednesday morning and overwhelmingly voted to repeal Country of Origin Labelling, or "COOL" legislation.

Colin Woodall, the Vice President of Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association in Washington, D.C. says action on getting rid of "COOL" is coming fast.

"There was actually very little debate. Most of the speeches were in favour of repeal. Only one person spoke in favour of COOL"

Woodall says the final vote was 38-to-6 in favour of repealing the legislation.

Woodall says the next step is to have the issue come up to a full session of Congress, which he says will happen in early June.

He expects it will pass without too much trouble, but says the Senate could be sticky as there's opposition to removing the "COOL" legislation there.

On Monday the World Trade Organization ruled the American's "COOL" legislation was in violation of international trade law.

Source : SteinbachOnline

Video: WARNING! Rough Start To Breeding Season!!

WARNING! Sheep Breeding Season Begins With A Bang! Breeding season is officially underway at Ewetopia Farms, but it didn’t exactly start the way we planned!

This vlog begins with us sorting through our rams to find the perfect match for a customer’s breeding program. What should have been routine quickly turned dangerous when one of our more nervous rams panicked. In seconds, Arnie’s knee was injured, and then I was slammed hard onto the concrete floor — both of us taken down by one ram!

Thankfully, it was just bruises, but it’s a reminder of how unpredictable and powerful mature rams can be. Once we recovered, it was time to get back to the real work — the start of breeding season.

We sorted the ewes into four breeding groups (two Suffolk and two Dorset), checking parentage as they ran through the chute, deworming those that needed it, and setting aside thinner ewes for session two of breeding season in a month’s time.This staggered approach keeps lambing organized and prevents overcrowding in the barns.

From rogue rams to the excitement of new breeding groups, this episode is full of action. Stay tuned for the next vlog, where we’ll share how we chose the rams for each group!