A Northeast Nebraska cattle producer says there should be more transparency for producers who raise and sell cattle throughout the supply chain.
Joan Ruskamp who owns a finishing feedlot near Howells says exchanging health information from one owner to the next helps create a better product. “When we buy a feeder calf, if we know if that calf has ever been treated for an illness or lameness, we have that information we can use and that helps us when that animal gets another respiratory disease here, we have some history on it,” Ruskamp says.
