Last week, the Senate passed a bill delaying the implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) for livestock haulers an additional year. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) sponsored the amendment. Sen. Heitkamp and U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Hilker discuss the extension’s importance for not only livestock, but other parts of the agricultural industry.

<p>Last week, the Senate passed a bill delaying the implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) for livestock haulers an additional year. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) sponsored the amendment. Sen. Heitkamp and U.S. Cattlemen&rsquo;s Association Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Hilker discuss the extension&rsquo;s importance for not only livestock, but other parts of the agricultural industry.</p>

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