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“President Hits on Areas Important to Agriculture in State of the Union Speech” Along with acknowledging rural communities have been hit especially hard by the economic recession – President Obama touched on a number of issues important to the nation’s farmers and ranchers during his State of the Union address Wednesday night. Spending a great [...]

Today on All Ag News, hear a description of “navigable waters” and how California has paid dearly in their protection of the Delta Smelt. Also the latest on the status of beef trade with Taiwan and the current situation in Washington, DC. And, for those who fear the risks of eating beef, an interesting observation [...]

“Cattlemen Surround Alamo” More than 52-hundred cattle producers and industry representatives converged on San Antonio this week for the Annual Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show. The event – marking it’s first trip back to Austin since 2005 – are coming off a year of low prices and unprecedented attacks on the industry. Both have [...]

Today on All Ag News, listen for a recap of yesterday’s Senate vote to not control the growing Federal deficit (with Sen. Kent Conrad) and also hear from Senators’ Murkowski (R-AK) and Bingaman (D-NM) over EPA and climate change.  What benefits and challenges come with EPD’s in cattle, we’ll hear from Dr. Manny Encinias from [...]

“Senate Rejects Budget Commission” The U.S. Senate has rejected by a vote of 53 to 46 a plan to create a budget commission that would have worked to address the nation’s soaring budget deficit. 60 votes were necessary to pass the plan. However, the idea may not be dead. President Obama has a back-up. He [...]

Today on All Ag News, we preview this week’s Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in San Antonio, TX.  We also talk more about the debate over global warming, look inside the markets to see why the grains prices are falling – even as there are still many acres of corn in the fields. Today [...]

“Organizations Concerned with Reinsurance Agreement” 10 National Agricultural organizations have sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack concerning the Draft Standard Reinsurance Agreement. The letter highlights the importance of prioritizing the protection of farmers’ viability, emphasizing that changes made should not negatively impact farmers and ranchers’ ability to access insurance products that are vital [...]

“Study Shows Pork Safe After Pigs Exposed to H1N1 Virus” A study conducted by scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service confirms that meat and tissue from pigs exposed to two strains of the 2009 novel pandemic H1N1 virus did not contain the virus. ARS Administrator Edward Knipling says – this research provides additional reassurance for [...]

Today on All Ag News, we’re preparing for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio, TX. Listen for our preview of the event, as well as a recap from the recent 2010 Southwest Beef Symposium in Tucumcari, NM. Today on AgriTalk: the herbicide atrazine is being targeted by environmental groups. We’ll [...]

“Non Ag Groups Interested in Cap-and-Trade Regulations” The sectors of agriculture that would like to see the Environmental Protection Agency halt efforts to regulate greenhouse gases may have an ally. Executives and lobbyists for more than two dozen trade groups are working on the possibility of cooperating in a legal challenge, including the possibility of [...]