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Just a scoop full(July 16)--A sore spot for a lot of cattlemen is the latest controversy over the CRP Critical Feed Use provision. A lot of our area had been approved to let cattlemen graze their CRP grass for an initial $75 per contract. The point for me is: It doesn't matter whether it was $75 or a percentage of the payment for the year--all of that is not important. USDA had made the agreement with cattlemen. Then the National Wildlife Federation filed a lawsuit to stop this grazing immediately. Before hearing the arguement, a U.S. District Court judge handed down a 10-day temporary restraining order, which demands cattlemen remove any cattle already placed on this CRP land. I could have filed the same lawsuit and no one would have even noticed. However, with the National Wildlife Federation filing it, with all their paid lobbyists and clout, a judge immediately stopped this. I think the president or government should immediately step in and void any ruling this judge made and allow USDA to continue to fulfill its contracts through the Critical Feed Use provision. A lot of these huge organizations are a lot more interested in accumulating large sums of money than they are in protecting anything. They do it in the name of birds or wildlife because they know it will get more sympathy. If you feel the same as I do--call your politicians immediately. Also, let the Wildlife Federation know that you no longer support their cause and they have overstepped their boundary. If they win this battle, all the tree huggers will be planning for the next one. Most of them wouldn't know the front end from the back end of a cow anyway. I would like to get them and this judge as close to the back end as I could. Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla. 7/28/08 Date: 7/23/08
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