WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today introduced the Rebuilding America's National Cow Herd (RANCH) Act. This legislation would create a new voluntary grazing land restoration program that would open up to 20 million new acres for grazing. At full enrollment of 20 million acres, the program established by the RANCH Act would provide sufficient grazing land to support an estimated two to four million additional beef cows.
"Anyone who has spent time around cattle understands one simple truth: no grass means no cattle," said Rounds. "With ranchers facing drought, high input costs and ...