Interview with Kristina Butts from the National Cattlemens Beef Association (NCBA) from the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, TN…
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AGRICULTURE TODAY 02/03/2012
Commodity groups meet in Washington, DC to talk Farm Bill priorities. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: NCBA attacks dust regulations, but sees hope in Congressional fix. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: J.D. Alexander named new President of NCBA. Farm Bureau weighs in on child labor proposal by Department of Labor. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: Wendall Wynn taking [...]
CATTLE INDUSTRY CONVENTION: CattleFax Outlook Seminar
CattleFax presented their annual Outlook Seminar on Friday in conjunction with the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. Declining cattle and beef supplies are a certainty in 2012. Cow slaughter in 2010 and 2011 was at it’s highest level in nearly 15 years. Higher calf prices and [...]
AG NEWS 02/03/2012
“Prestage Farms Addresses HSUS Charges” Prestage Farms in Goodwell, Oklahoma has joined the voices speaking out about the Humane Society of the United States’ video which claims that Prestage Farms and Seaboard Foods practice inhumane treatment of pigs. Veterinarian Ron Prestage says – we recognize our moral and ethical obligation to provide for the responsible [...]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT: Ashley Lyon
Interview with Ashley Lyon, Deputy Environmental Counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) in Washington, DC, from the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Nashville, TN…
AGRICULTURE TODAY 02/02/2012
Department of Labor revisiting family farm rules. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: Tom Brink explains values of feeders. POET building a new cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: NCBA and CBB working together and stronger than ever before. 2012 Cattle Industry Convention: John Butler on feeder breakevens. Senators are working to get oil [...]
2012 CATTLE INDUSTRY CONVENTION: Bob Beckel & Cal Thomas
“How to Stop the Partisan War that is Destroying America” Based on their successful USA Today column Common Ground,’” political speakers Bob Beckel, a liberal Democratic strategist, and Cal Thomas, a conservative columnist, take on the most controversial issues of the day. They examine the contentious issues that divide this nation along partisan lines, seeking [...]
AG NEWS 02/02/2012
“Reports: Most MF Global Funds Found” The Associated Press reported Wednesday that unnamed investigators have located almost all of the 1.2-billion dollars first reported missing when securities company MF Global went under last year. The money has been tracked to other customer accounts and banks. MF Global, headed by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, [...]
2012 CATTLE INDUSTRY CONVENTION: Marcus Luttrell
Live coverage of the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show brought to you by DuPont and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Marcus Luttrell the featured keynote speaker, is author of the 2007 #1 New York Times best-selling book, Lone Survivor, tells the harrowing story of four Navy SEALs who journeyed into the mountainous border of Afghanistan and [...]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT: Dr. Tommy Perkins
Interview with Dr. Tommy Perkins, Executive Vice President for Beefmaster Breeders United in San Antonio, TX, from the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Nashville, TN…
