RMFU joins calls to strengthen protections against mad

Press Release Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) signed on to a letter from R-CALF USA to the USDA requesting that the agency respond to the latest appearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") in Canadian livestock. RMFU, which represents family farmers and ranchers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, joined Farmers Unions nationwide in co-signing the letter. Earlier in the month, it was disclosed that the latest Canadian cow afflicted with the illness met ... Full Story