COOL hurts cattle raisers in Canada and in the U.S.

Canadian cattlemen want to work with the U.S. cattlemen to continue to grow the global cattle herd, but ongoing disputes about the country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) law are interfering, Canadian cattlemen told cattle farmers last week at the 2014 Iowa Cattle Industry Convention.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico,...