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Animal rights activists and environmental zealots are at their best in the courtroom and on a voting ballot. These groups actively work to pin farmers into a corner with hidden videotapes, often including acts of violence perpetrated by the activists themselves.

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  • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Significant Changes Coming In Estate Taxes

    Unless Congress does something to change it by Dec. 31, the per-person exemption from estate taxes is set to take a big plunge in 2013. Individual exemptions will drop from $5 million to $1 million....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    Article

    NCBA President J.D. Alexander Praises Implementation Of KORUS FTA

    United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Tues., Feb. 21, 2012, that the free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea (KORUS FTA) will be implemented on March 15, 2012. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President J.D. Alexander praised the announcement....More
  • Feb. 20, 2012
    Article

    Self-Assessment Air Quality Awareness Tool Available To Livestock Producers

    Livestock producers can now make sure they are doing their best to minimize air emissions with a new self-assessment tool developed by a team of researchers and Extension specialists from across the U.S....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
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    How About Just Leaving Livestock Alone? 1

    As discussions about the next farm bill begin to get earnest, it’s widely accepted that subsidies will be dramatically reduced, especially direct payments to farmers. Meanwhile, most everyone still believes that there must be a safety net, and that food production remains a national security issue....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
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    11 Questions I’ve Never Had An Answer For

    Here are 11 of life’s puzzles that I’ve never been able to figure out....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
    Article

    Funding Cut For Plum Island Lab Move To Kansas 1

    Kansas officials were stunned and upset to learn that President Barack Obama recommended no additional funding for construction of a new biosecurity lab to replace the one at Plum Island, jeopardizing a high-visibility project that the state had seen as a powerful engine of economic growth....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    Article

    COOL's Fate Hangs In The Balance 3

    The U.S. stands at a pivotal point in its trading relations with its neighbors to the north and south, and decisions made in Washington in the next month will be key in the future of that relationship....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    Article

    Obama Reiterates Call For Farm Subsidy Cuts 2

    President Barack Obama proposed slashing subsidies to the booming agriculture sector by $32 billion over the next decade, just as Congress begins the lengthy process of overhauling the expiring U.S. farm law....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    Article

    Proposed Obama Budget Is Bad For Farm Families

    President Barack Obama on Monday, Feb. 13, proposed a multi-trillion-dollar budget. The president said the budget is designed to spur job creation and impose higher taxes on the rich. However, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President J.D. Alexander, a farmer-feeder from Pilger, NE, says the president’s take on the estate tax threatens job creation and punishes the producers of food and fiber....More
  • Feb. 9, 2012
    Article

    Tax Strategy For Horse & Livestock Owners

    People in the livestock and horse industries are already hard pressed with IRS audits and difficult rules requiring showing the intention to make a profit despite ongoing losses....More
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