The Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC), a cooperative non-profit devoted to providing educational outreach and information regarding the livestock markets, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) expressing concern over plans to cancel critical reports and modify programs related to government-issued livestock data.
LMIC’s membership consists of 28 land-grant universities, eight USDA agencies and 14 associate members who all live and work in the livestock space. LMIC is considered a leading public-private…
