NCBA: Immigration issues and the Cattlemen’s position
NCBA Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Kristina Butts discusses recent Congressional activity on border security and immigration reform and the Cattlemen’s position.
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‘Sequestration’ talks will affect farm programs
As Congress and the Obama administration negotiate the best way to resolve the mandated, across-the-board reduction in federal spending known as sequestration.
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Interview: The incredible egg story
As activists flog the ‘modern production is ruining the environment’ meme, an expert who has studied one sector of animal agriculture offers a startlingly different interpretation.
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Adjusting farm policy in light of changing societal concerns
Over the last three weeks, we have been noting basic concepts that we think need to be a part of a defensible farm policy. The first three characteristics of farm policy were environmental sustainability, human physical sustainability, and economic sustainability. To that triad, we want to add a fourth: political sustainability.
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Commentary: Animal care is my responsibility
The welfare of my livestock is a top priority each and every day. My family depends on the income generated from our cattle operation.
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Commentary: Food safety is our top priority
My family is in the business of agriculture, helping to feed the people of our state, nation and world. I farm and ranch full time on the Blacklands of North Central Texas.
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Farmers weigh options as 2008 Farm Bill is extended
Dr. Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist, predicts cuts will be forthcoming to federal farm programs in the future. But until then, farmers will operate under the 2008 Farm Bill this year receiving a direct payment on eligible crops.
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What’s next for beef demand?
There is understandably a lot of concern in the beef industry about beef demand in the coming months. The expected decrease in beef production in 2013 will likely represent a 3.3 percent decrease in domestic per capita supplies. The decrease could be even sharper in 2014 with consumers potentially facing another 5 percent decrease in domestic per capita beef supplies.
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Defensible farm policy: Help protect farm incomes
If the farming sector were subject to the same conditions and financial challenges as the typical Main Street business or industrial firm, there would be little or no reason for something called farm policy and the need to talk about the economic sustainability of the farming sector. The needs of farmers could be met through a more generalized set of business and industrial policies.
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Commentary: Brother billionaires
The two richest men on Earth join forces to address the challenge of feeding another three (or four) billion people by 2050—and it’s going to take more than even their mountains of money.
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Nebraska ranchers arrested in D.C. pipeline protest
A group of farmers and ranchers from Nebraska spent some time in handcuffs Wednesday after joining the Sierra Club and others outside the White House in protest against the Keystone XL pipeline.
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- Do opponents of crop insurance oppose farm programs in general?
- Ag markets generally mixed again Tuesday morning
- UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
- Will this summer be a repeat of 2012?
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Monday Market Sentiment: Weekly predictions may show market peak
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
