Despite changing gender roles, it’s still often sons who go home to farm by Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media Pictured in the corn fields of the student-managed farm she helped run this summer, Taryn Riediger is an aspiring farmer. She expects to work livestock for someone else before possibly returning to her family’s farm. (Photo…
Congress calls for dairy assistance Carol Ryan Dumas Capital Press Published on August 1, 2016 11:26AM At the urging of dairy farmers across the country, 61 members of Congress — including several from California, Washington and Oregon — are calling on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to do whatever he can to provide relief for struggling…
Masters of Big Business Gather in Colorado Springs – Discussing how to further concentrate power over politics and money? Corporate jets line the ramp at the Colorado Springs airport for the Broadmoor donor retreat This is the group pushing the phony corporate “Right to Farm” amendments, destructive global trade agreements, and anti-family farm legislation across…
Howdy, Attached and pasted below is the OCM press release announcing the details of their upcoming annual conference in Omaha, August 19-20. The special OCM $99 lodging rate ends August 5th, so please do not delay to make room reservations. This year’s conference has a truly outstanding set of national presenters. I hope to see…
R-CALF USA: USDA’s Action to Allow Raw Brazilian Beef Imports Is Purely Political and Terribly Reckless Billings, Mont. – "Today’s announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stating he is reopening the U.S. market to raw Brazilian beef and Brazil is reopening its market to U.S. beef is a political tit-for-tat that will expose U.S. consumers…
USDA Announces Reopening of Brazilian Market to U.S. Beef Exports WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow access for U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003. Brazil’s action reflects…