Trump Lets Ranchers Process Beef

President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Sept. 4 to let farmers and ranchers slaughter and process their own livestock and sell meat directly to consumers, including across state lines. The Agriculture Department is directed to create a program for small, medium and large producers, a move Trump framed as reducing dependence on major meatpacking companies. A separate order directs Interior to pursue changes on Mexican gray wolf protections, and Trump told ranchers they could shoot wolves threatening herds. The actions follow rancher backlash over tariff waivers for up to 300,000 metric tons of imported beef.