FORT COLLINS — A goal of creating a fair and competitive market for the livestock industry.
That was the intent of a meeting at Colorado State University Friday hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Agriculture, but by mid-day it became apparent that the livestock industry is a highly complicated one and finding a one-fit solution will not work.
The meeting drew about 2,000 people to CSU's Lory Student Center ballroom and overflow rooms. The day-long session drew ranchers, cattlemen and processors from across the nation and almost all of them had a different idea of solutions to the topic of the meeting which was to explore competition issues facing producers in livestock marketplaces.
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