by Sam Tenpenny | Mar 12, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
Ireland increases Brazilian beef imports by 800% as food board scandal continues New figures show that the Republic of Ireland has increased its imports of Brazilian beef by 800% over the past 10 years. Last year, Ireland imported a total of 40,000 tonnes of beef from...
by Sam Tenpenny | Mar 5, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, TSLN Articles
A Few Thoughts by John Nalivka: Breaking up meat packers – oversight or interference? Packers break carcasses – politicians break companies. It should not surprise anyone, but the politicians have produced an answer to lower food prices and that is to break up...
by Sam Tenpenny | Feb 27, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, TSLN Articles
South Dakota: Checkoff reform bill dies in close House vote A resolution to encourage the South Dakota delegation to support Beef Checkoff reforms died by a slim margin in the House of Representatives last week. District 18 Representative Julie Auch, a farmer, rancher...
by Sam Tenpenny | Feb 27, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, TSLN Articles
Tariffs – where are we going? After SCOTUS halts tariffs, the President implements another round The Supreme Court ruled last week that President Trump had exceeded his authority in implementing certain tariffs. On February 20, 2026, the SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that IEEPA...
by Sam Tenpenny | Feb 9, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
US-Argentine trade agreement allows increased beef exports to US The Trump administration on Friday announced a trade agreement with Argentina that will allow Argentina to increase its beef exports to the United States. The agreement allows President Trump and...
