Some government hearings are more memorable than others. Shawn Tiffany was recently a witness on a hearing impacting independent cattle feeders like him.
Taking the hat to Congress to talk Cattle - Shawn Tiffany
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His cowboy hat may be the calling card locally, but Shawn Kennedy set the hat to the side of the congressional witness table recently in Washington, D.C. This Kansas cattle rancher still is okay with the term cowboy, but it has taken new meaning since embarking on his feeding business with his brother. Kansas feedlots make news when fires or heat kills animals, but the fight now is part of our heavy discussion on legislative action over price discovery and how the very attempt to help the independent producer that he is - may in fact hurt him.
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His cowboy hat may be the calling card locally, but Shawn Kennedy set the hat to the side of the congressional witness table recently in Washington, D.C. This Kansas cattle rancher still is okay with the term cowboy, but it has taken new meaning since embarking on his feeding business with his brother. Kansas feedlots make news when fires or heat kills animals, but the fight now is part of our heavy discussion on legislative action over price discovery and how the very attempt to help the independent producer that he is - may in fact hurt him.
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