At Stevenson’s Diamond Dot Ranch outside Hobson, Montana, U.S. Representative Troy Downing spent Thursday afternoon meeting with ranchers to discuss increasing concerns about the future of American beef production. His visit comes just days after Downing and several House Republicans sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to prioritize U.S. producers over foreign beef imports.

Downing says, “A big part of my district in central and eastern Montana is agriculture. You can’t represent that industry if you’re not talking to the folks that have their boots on the ground.” US Rep. Downing tours Montana ranch

The letter, co-signed by lawmakers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas, raised concerns about reports that the United States may

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