Jolley: HSUS hangs Wyoming Premium Farms
Yup, they strung ‘em up from the nearest tree. Left them slowly twisting in the wind. The trial will be held later, but this hanging was done just to save some time. Wyoming Premium Farms was already found guilty in a kangaroo court. Judge Roy Bean presided.
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Commentary: Attack of the Farm Bill zombies
It’s a curious coalition that always creeps out of the deep woods to oppose the farm bill, which, in one form or another has ensured U.S. supplies of food and fiber since the 1930s.
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White House budget seeks new food safety user fees
Farm programs are being put on a diet with President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget, while expanded user fees will fund much of the increase in the Food and Drug Administration food safety budget.
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Commentary: Climate conversion
Can we have an enlightened conversation about climate change? Can I convince skeptics that, despite a lack of precision about its effects, we do indeed face a serious threat? Let me try.
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Younger beginning farmers tend to operate larger farms
It is natural to assume that most beginning farmers--those operating farms on which all operators have 10 years or less experience operating a farm--are relatively young.
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Farmer back from hospital stay counts 27 missing cattle
An Iowa farmer who had spent some time in the hospital in the fall of 2012 did a head count and discovered 27 of his animals were missing.
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Farm Bureau sends farm bill proposal to Capitol Hill
The American Farm Bureau Federation is sending a farm bill proposal to Capitol Hill today. Approved this weekend by the AFBF Board of Directors, the proposal offers a diverse mix of risk management and safety net tools to benefit a wide range of farms and it saves $23 billion compared to the cost of continuing the current program.
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Commentary: Where’s the horse sense?
For reasons that are more about public relations than agency priorities, FSIS announced that it will take bold steps to protect Americans from the horrors of eating European horse meat.
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Why is immigration reform taking so long?
You’d think comprehensive immigration reform legislation would be a done deal. President Barack Obama has promised to overhaul immigration policy since his 2008 campaign, and leading Republicans have been keen to do the same in the wake of the last presidential election
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Missouri cattlemen plan to raise up to $100k to catch rustlers
Experienced cattle thieves continue to trouble southwest Missouri cattle farms with another 18 animals stolen last week. A group of residents are planning a substantial reward to put an end to the problem.
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3 cattlemen searching for answers to missing, killed livestock
Cattle producers in southeast Kentucky found shotgun shell casings, two sets of four-wheeler tracks and 10 dead cows in their pastures Friday morning.
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