New data shows an urgent need for tax relief to better protect family-owned cattle operations. That is according to a recent survey by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Executive Director of Government Affairs, Kent Bacus spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, major findings from the survey, and what will happen if tax relief is not put in place.
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