Government

Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Chats About 2012 Farm Bill

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:00 +0000

NCBA Associate Director of Communications Mary Geiger caught up with Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) to chat about the 2012 Farm Bill. Rep. Lummis, who sits on the House Committee on Appropriations, is optimistic about the bill. She says tough cuts will need to be made but anticipates a more streamlined, efficient Farm Bill. She hopes to maximize the effectiveness of the bill while also cutting costs.

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Election Time Means Packer Ban Resurfaces

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Not carrying enough support to pass in committee, a measure to ban packer ownership of cattle was expected to be aired on the floor of the U.S. Senate when the 2012 farm bill is brought to the floor. The issue isn’t about governing as much as political posturing ahead of the November elections.

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Three Challenges To Cow-Calf Profitability

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:23:00 +0000

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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack: Ag Research Investment Is Vital

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Hispanic Business

Celebrating the past accomplishments of the country's land-grant institutions in a campus visit last week, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said farming-and food-related research at Penn State is vital to the country's future.

From Here On Out, Everything’s Political

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:00 +0000

Agriculture has traditionally benefitted from a lack of the partisan wrangling that infects most other aspects of U.S. society. In fact, one could say that ag policy was one of the last bastions of bipartisanship and statesmanship, helped by the fact that the farm lobby and the farm coalition saw the necessity of working together. That fell apart with the more partisan nature of Washington, however, and such divisive issues as ethanol subsidies which benefited one farm sector at the expense of another.

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Four Years Later, Is The Beef Industry Better Off?

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:18:00 +0000

Readers responding to BEEF magazine’s latest state-of-the-industry survey appear hungry for a change in administration. A majority of respondents say the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, and almost 75% say they intend to cast their November votes for the Republican Party.

The Struggle Over The Mississippi River Basin

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:18:00 +0000

By Todd Janzen

When the EPA lowered the regulatory boom on the state of Florida to force it to move from a narrative approach to regulating water pollution to using a numeric criteria, both environmentalists and agriculturalists sued. Ultimately, EPA prevailed. Based on that legal success, EPA is now turning its regulatory attention to a much wider swath of the U.S. – the entire Mississippi River Basin.

Clearing up the CLEER Act

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:37:00 +0000

U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

In July of 2011, a huge dust storm nearly a mile high at its largest point rolled from Tucson to Phoenix in my home state of Arizona. Bringing visibility down to absolute zero at several points on its 50-mile-wide warpath across the desert, the storm grounded planes for 1½ hours and left thousands of cars, buildings and homes caked in a thick coat of grime.

Europe Votes; Will U.S. Elections Fare The Same?

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:02:00 +0000

The reaction in the markets to the electoral results in Europe this week was probably well-founded, as the results, which tended to reject the austerity measures needed to rein in huge budget deficits, are likely a bad sign for a hoped-for economic recovery. It will be interesting, and telling, to watch if the U.S. electorate embarks on a similar course in the November elections.

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Environmental Groups Collecting Millions From Federal Agencies They Sue

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15:00 +0000

Fox News

Deep-pocketed environmental groups are collecting millions of dollars from the federal agencies they regularly sue under a little-known federal law, and the government is not even keeping track of the payouts, according to two new studies.