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Master of Beef Advocacy Program Extends Its Influence
published: February 4th 2012 by: Melissa Slagle source: Cattlemen’s Beef Board
More than 40 graduates of the beef checkoff-funded Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program took their training to a new level during the 2012 National Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Tradeshow at the Gaylord Opryland hotel in Nashville, Tenn....
Proposed Child Labor Laws Changes Stopped For Now
published: February 3rd 2012 source: Agri-Pulse
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division Wednesday announced that it will re-propose the portion of its regulation on child labor in agriculture interpreting the "parental exemption....
NCBA Meets In Nashville
published: February 2nd 2012 source: NCBA
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President Bill Donald said with roughly 6,000 cattlemen and women registered for the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, the event offers something for everyone....
Texas Cattle Inventories Lowest Since 1960
published: January 28th 2012 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas AgriLife
COLLEGE STATION – Historic drought conditions took a toll on the Texas cow herd in 2011 as more than 150,000 head left the state for greener pastures – three times more than the 45,000 recorded in 2010, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....
The New Cattle Drive
published: January 26th 2012 by: Stayton Bonner source: Mens Journal
After 150 years, some of the last surviving Texas cattle ranches are pulling up stakes. Fighting the worst single-year drought in state history and wildfires that have claimed close to 4 million acres, Texas ranchers have begun selling off their herds or shipping them north to greener pastures, in numbers not seen since the Dust Bowl days....
Changes Coming To Subsidized School Lunches
published: January 25th 2012 by: Mary Clare Jalonick source: Associated Press
First lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are expected to announce Wednesday that most school meals, including pizza, will have less sodium, more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables as sides....
Drought Leads To Additional Abandoned Livestock-Mainly Horses
published: January 24th 2012 by: Sean Murphy source: Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State and agriculture officials launched a program Monday to help local law enforcement agencies overwhelmed with trying to care for an increasing number of abandoned animals and livestock....
USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27
published: January 23rd 2012 source: USDA
TEMPLE, TX, January 20 – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the cut-off date for the current Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period to January 27, 2012....
Obama Administration Wants to Combine FSIS and FDA
published: January 21st 2012 source: Food Safety News
There’s long been talk about creating a single federal food safety agency. That may become a reality if Congress grants the Obama Administration authority to reorganize the government. Such efforts are already underway following last week’s announcement to close more than 250 USDA-based offices across the country, as well as combining the commerce and trade offices....
Dr. Russell Cross Named Texas A&M University Animal Science Dept Head
published: January 16th 2012 source: Texas AgriLife
The announcement was made by Dr. Mark A. Hussey, vice chancellor and dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Cross currently is a professor and the interim department head. “I’m pleased to have someone of Dr....
California Cattle Farm Attacked by Terrorists
published: January 14th 2012 source: KTIC
Animal rights extremists have taken credit for Sunday's attack on the largest feed yard in California where arsonists destroyed 14 trucks used to transport cattle. In an anonymous communiqué, the Animal Liberation Front indicated that - containers of accelerant were placed beneath a row of 14 trucks....
USDA Announces Office Closings
published: January 12th 2012 source: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday in presenting USDA's Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America's economy by streamlining operations and cutting costs....
Branding Draws Debate
published: January 11th 2012 by: Lisa M. Krieger source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz, California--One of the West's most enduring symbols is fading like a red-hot branding iron cools to ashen gray. With concerns over disease and global trade trumping tradition, federal regulators want ranchers to swap the old-fashioned cattle brand for electronic ear tags to quickly and reliably identify livestock....
Agriculture Firms Adding Solar Power For Energy To Save Money And Control Costs
published: January 10th 2012 source: Conergy
Bear Creek Ranch, an affiliation of Pacific Ag Management, in Wasco, California chose Conergy’s Solar Large Projects Group as the project manager for its 1.5-acre solar energy power generation site ....
It’s Official-Driest Year On Record In Texas
published: January 9th 2012 source: Reuters
It's official: 2011 was the driest year on record in Texas, according to the National Weather Service. It was also the second-hottest ever. That won't surprise Texans who lived through a year in which wildfires roared through the Lone Star State, cattle went thirsty and many Fourth of July fireworks shows were canceled....
Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program is seeking applicants for its new class which will begin in July
published: January 7th 2012 source: Texas AgrilLife
. TALL is a two-year leadership development program managed by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Applications for the newest class, Class XIII, are due March 15. Application forms are online at http://tall....
McDonald’s Ads Features Farmers
published: January 6th 2012 source: KTIC
McDonald's is the latest food company to showcase the farmers and ranchers behind the food products they serve to millions daily. The advertising campaign began on Monday (Jan. 2) in showing customers where their food comes from....
Cows Are Gamers, Now
published: January 5th 2012 source: Beef Board
The beef checkoff recently launched “Cow Chow,” an online game and video series designed to answer common questions about cattle diets. The 10-question game and corresponding videos encourage consumers to explore what cattle eat from birth to the feedyard....
PETA Wants Highway Memorial For Deceased Cows
published: January 2nd 2012 source: MSNBC
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked for permission to buy the markers, one in suburban Chicago and one northwest of Peoria. The group says the signs would pay tribute to the more than 20 cattle killed as a result of negligent driving this year....
More Young People Returning To Agriculture
published: December 27th 2011 source: KTIC
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) There are signs more people are considering a return to farming, offering the potential that a decades-long shift of people away from agriculture might be slowing or even turning around....
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