by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 20 Mar 2018 COMMENTS ↓ AP/Eric Gay In his March 17 op-ed titled “The Case for a Carbon Tax on Beef,” Richard Conniff argues that it is time to break off “our collective love affair with beef” because the cattle industry “has a larger impact on the environment than that […]
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BY: Wyatt Bechtel March 13, 2018 04:15 PM The Department of Transportation has granted another 90 day waiver to agriculture transporters for implementation of electronic logging devices. ( Wyatt Bechtel ) Agriculture related transportation will be granted another 90 day temporary waiver from the electronic logging device (ELD) rule. The U.S. Department of […]
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Greg Henderson March 7, 2018 02:36 PM Greenpeace advocates reducing global meat and dairy production. ( Greenpeace ) COMMENTARY – If Greenpeace had its way, global livestock production would mostly end tomorrow. We know this because of the organization’s latest 45-page summary of a plan to save the world from cowboys, gauchos, sheepherders and other […]
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USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky March 5 announced two new efforts to provide states and school districts with additional flexibility and support to operate more efficient school meal programs. Censky made the announcement during a speech at the School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Child nutrition hiring flexibility rule In 2015, USDA […]
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Wyatt Bechtel March 1, 2018 04:25 PM Print Gregg Doud has won Senate approval almost nine months after being nominated by President Trump to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator. ( Commodity Markets Council ) After months of waiting Gregg Doud has gained approval from the U.S. Senate to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator […]
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Franklin County Cattlemen's Association 