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Lawmakers say no Paraguay beef on American plates

There’s never a shortage of agriculture news. Here are a few policy stories you may have missed over the past week.

Bipartisan bill targets Paraguayan beef imports

Sens. Jon Tester, D- Mont., and Mike Rounds, R- S.D., introduced legislation to continue a ban on beef imports from Paraguay. The move comes in response to a recent Biden administration proposal that would lift the longstanding ban. Critics say Paraguay’s current testing process does not adequately protect the American food supply from threats like foot-and-mouth disease.

“Paraguay has failed to meet the standard put forward…

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