The Family Farm Action Alliance is calling for more states to follow Missouri’s lead pushing to investigate price fixing by packers in the cattle market.
Last month Republican Missouri Representative David Gregory filed a petition to the House of Representatives requesting the Special Committee on Government Accountability to investigate the meatpacking industry.
Former Democratic Missouri House member and farmer Wes Shoemyer says it comes down to fairness and transparency.
“We just want a fair shake and, you know, the investigation by Representative Gregory will show that farmers are not getting their fair share, but we need to know the reasons why,” he said.
