Cattle industry divided over lab-grown and direct-to-consumer meat legislation

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 1,184

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A comment this week by a rural Huron farmer who’s also a lawmaker told the story of two bills affecting the cattle business.

“If you have two ranchers, you’ve got four different opinions, and you can’t tell any of them what to think,” said Republican Sen. Brandon Wipf. “And I respect them for that.”

Wipf made the comments as South Dakota state senators who raise cattle were divided over a bill that would effectively bar …

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