Trump to Sign Order Letting Ranchers Process Their Own Beef
The orders target meatpacking concentration and predator losses, with the largest four processors controlling 80% to 85% of the U.S. beef market, watchdogs said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed executive orders directing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to review gray and Mexican wolf protections for potential delisting while establishing mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef products.
- The administration seeks to appease cattle ranchers frustrated by recent beef import policies that disrupted the industry; critics contend the move represents political damage control rather than genuine relief.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated the administration aims to equip farmers against "dangerous predators," while conservationist Michael Robinson argued weakening protections for the Mexican gray wolf is "cruel" and legally unsound.
- Hunter Nation founder Keith Mark praised the order as a return to "common sense," while conservation groups threatened court challenges, citing past Endangered Species Act legal victories.
- Burgum has 90 days to determine whether wolf populations meet recovery criteria, a timeline that could authorize lethal management if the Interior Department proceeds with delisting or downlisting the species.
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Trump moves to remove grey wolves from endangered species protection list: ‘easier for ranchers to have wolves killed'
United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order, triggering the process of removing the grey wolves from endangered species protection list on Friday.He argued that ranchers need more power to defend their livestock from...
Donald Trump asked the US administration to determine, within 90 days, whether grey wolves and Mexican wolves still need federal protection. The measure, supported by animal breeders, causes concern among environmentalists, who warn that decades of efforts to restore wolf populations could be compromised.
Trump targets meat processing, gray wolves in orders to boost ranchers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a pair of executive orders in a push to address ranchers' concerns after his recent move to ease tariffs on imported beef ignited a backlash among supporters in major cattle-producing states.
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