A steakhouse owner, cattle producers, grocery store owners, cattle and consumer advocacy groups and a politician got together today (June 25, 2021) in Fort Pierre for a panel discussion on the pricing crisis in the beef industry.
Eric Iversen is a rancher from the White River area. He says it’s important for producers to get more connected to their consuming public.
R-CALF Region III Director and Gregory area rancher Brett Kenzy says the cattle pricing problem started with competition issues and has snowballed from there.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says it’s helpful to have perspectives from the various links in the food supply chain in one room, with one goal– finding a solution so all the links can be profitable.
South Dakota Retailers Association Executive Director Nathan Sanderson says few things affect people as much as the food they eat, so it’s essential to work together to find solutions.
Panel participants were:
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Moderator– Carrie Stadheim, Editor of Tri-State Livestock News
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United States Senator for South Dakota Mike Rounds
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Kecia Beranek, Co-Owner of Turtle Creek Steakhouse, Miller
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Eric Iversen, Independent Cattle Producer, White River
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RF Buche, Owner of Buche Foods, Locations in Gregory, Mission, Oacoma, Pine Ridge, Sisseton and Wagner
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Dan Cahoy, Owner of Cahoy’s General Stores, Locations in Bonesteel, Tyndall and Lake Andes
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Nathan Sanderson, Executive Director of South Dakota Retailers
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James Halverson, Executive Director of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association
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Brett Kenzy, R-CALF Region III Director, Gregory
To watch the entire panel discussion, click the image below.
Image credit DRG Media Group.
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