http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features RSS Feed for Cattle Features en-us Fri, 11 May 2012 18:22:50 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Five-Minutes-with-Jim-Avilas-slimey-Tweets--151150485.html ABC’s Jim Avila struck ratings gold when he went after BPI. He’s used it as a platform to go after ‘big’ food and the meat industry. Maybe he can strike gold again or build a reputation as a modern day muckraker; a new age Upton Sinclair. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Five-minutes-with-John-Munsell-E-coli--Salmonella-149291395.html John Munsell was born into the meat business. His father ran a small meat packing plant in Montana. He graduated from college in 1968 and worked outside the business before returning in 1971 to take over Montana Quality Foods & Processing. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Susan-Schneider-and-the-rule-of-ag-law-148257035.html Professor Susan Schneider, B.A., J.D., LL.M., is the Director of the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law at the University of Arkansas. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Five-minutes-with-Bill-Bowman-and-cattle-genetics-146422745.html Bill Bowman is a Missouri farm boy who never imagined a career dealing with numbers—like the millions of data points in the American Angus Association’s database. Today he’s chief operating officer of the American Angus Association and president of Angus Genetics Inc. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Five-minutes-with-NCBAs-JD-Alexander-143969706.html Just a few days ago, the Ag Marketing Service proposed a rule change that would greatly expand the number of organizations that could do business with the beef checkoff. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-About-that-Iowa-ag-gag-bill-141964863.html Sarah Hubbart, Communications Director at Animal Agriculture Alliance, blogging for Meatingplace.com, wrote, “Iowa’s governor signed a hotly-debated bill into law that makes it a crime for individuals or organizations to fraudulently gain access to a farm with the intent to cause harm. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Cattle-Outlook-Beef-cutout-values-at-new-record-highs-141220163.html Fed cattle prices set new record highs this week. Sales volume was moderate. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley--Five-minutes-with-Social-Media-Agvocate-Brandi-Buzzard-141176773.html I first heard from Kansas State University’s Brandi Buzzard a few years ago when all she wanted was just some equal time. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-About-that-farm-bill-140209183.html Four years ago, the debate about a new farm bill seemed to get a lot more coverage. It was in the news all the time. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/cattle-features/Jolley-Five-Minutes-with-Bill-Donald-the-exit-interview-139044189.html Last week, Bill Donald wrapped up one of the most interesting and tumultuous years in this industry when he stepped down as president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.