What a Local Rancher Says About Trump’s Beef Import Decision

What Trump’s Beef Import Decision Could Mean for Montana Ranchers

One of the biggest agricultural stories of the past week hits especially close to home here in Montana.

President Donald Trump has announced a temporary expansion of lower-tariff foreign beef imports as his administration looks for ways to bring down historically high beef prices for American consumers.

But in cattle country, the decision is raising an important question: What does bringing more foreign beef into the United States mean for the American ranchers already working to rebuild the nation’s cattle herd?

To get a local perspective, Jake Feddes joined Dave Wooten on the KSKY Morning Show recently. The Feddes family has been ranching in the Gallatin Valley for more than 100 years, giving Jake a perspective that goes far beyond the price of hamburger at the grocery store. For Montana ranching families, cattle are a livelihood, a tradition and, in many cases, a business handed down from one generation to the next. Here’s what he had to say:

Jake Feddes on the ramifications of President Trump’s decision to temporarily expand lower-tariff foreign beef imports into the United States.