John Hoeven: “I am concerned that you are not doing enough to maintain an ISR capacity.”

Today’s meeting was also an opportunity to get input from our ranchers on important priorities we’ve included in the Farm Bill, including better prairie dog management and MCOOL, which we’ve been working to advance for years.

This legislation contains more than 100 bipartisan bills, including provisions I authored that will make a real difference for North Dakota producers, which come in addition to the $12 billion in agriculture assistance we’re working to…

MCOOL benefits not only U.S. livestock producers, who can better market their high-quality products, but also U.S. consumers, who will be better informed about the beef they purchase.

Importantly, the bill limits what schools can pay student-athletes, while also protecting the students against fraud and ensuring they retain control over the use of their name, image and likeness.