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Cattleman concerned that industry is not listening to customersI feel compelled to write this letter on behalf of the beef industry. We are a fourth generation family operation that derives our living from the beef industry. We are involved in every phase including ranching, cattle feeding and beef processing. My concerns are where and what we are producing. U.S. beef has a clear cut advantage worldwide because of our genetics and our feed, the only thing no other country has. Our meat processors also hold to the highest standards of any country in the world. What is my concern? It is the same that consumers worldwide are concerned about which is feed additives. More than ever before, our industry keeps adding growth additives and compounds to our feed, just what consumers worldwide are concerned about. I think it behooves us to take a hard look at this. Fellow beef producers, I worry because of greed, this message will fall on deaf ears until we lose our exports due to residue problems and our U.S. foreign customers reject our product. --Gerald Timmerman, Springfield, Neb. 5/12/08 Date: 5/7/08
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