08/26/2009 07:15AM
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association today applauded Gov. Rick Perry's appointments of Commissioner Bryan Shaw as chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Carlos Rubinstein as a new commissioner.
08/13/2009 02:08PM
Costs of NAIS Will Worsen the Ongoing, Long-Run Lack of Profitability for Independent U.S. Cattle Producers
Billings, Mont. – As promised, R-CALF USA has launched a 12-day blitz of news releases to explain in detail many of the reasons our members oppose the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA
08/13/2009 09:56AM
Cactus Feeders founder Paul Engler and Colorado cattle feeding pioneer W.D. Farr were honored earlier this week as the first inductees into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. Recognition of these individuals took place during the Cattle Feeders Business Summit in Denver , hosted by Intervet/Schering
08/12/2009 09:30AM
South Korea has lifted its ban on live hog imports from North America imposed in April out of fear surrounding the H1N1 flu outbreak. According to National Pork Producers Council President Don Butler, Korea is a top market for U.S. pork exports and an important destination for swine breeding stock.
08/07/2009 10:00AM
What is Beef Quality Assurance or BQA, as many of you have heard? Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a national program that provides guidelines for beef cattle production. This program helps to raise consumer confidence and awareness through offering proper management techniques and a commitment
08/07/2009 09:38AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Geoff Andras, Connerville, Okla., was chosen the winner of the Wesley Rakestraw Hereford Enthusiast Award at the 2009 VitaFerm Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) July 10 in Tulsa, Okla. “I am honored to be chosen to receive the Wesley Rakestraw Memorial Scholarship,” Geoff
08/07/2009 09:32AM
NCBA members support a bill introduced by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) and John Salazar (D-CO) that would provide farmers and ranchers with relief from the Death Tax. The Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act would exempt working farm and ranch land from the Death Tax, as
08/07/2009 08:58AM
Cattlemen Welcome Legislation Providing Death Tax Relief
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is supporting legislation introduced by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) and John Salazar (D-CO) that would provide farmers and ranchers with relief from the death tax.
H.R. 3524
08/06/2009 10:59AM
A Kansas Stockman entry and the KLA newsletter each received an award this week during the Agricultural Media Summit in Fort Worth, TX, August 1-5.
As part of the annual Livestock Publications Council (LPC) critique contest, an advertisement for Dalebanks Angus from the November/December 2008 Stockman