Tag: policy
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Keep Families Farming
We all know that 4-H and FFA are fantastic outlets to get involved with agriculture at a young age, develop skills and find our passions. But most of us developed our interests for 4-H and FFA long before we memorized the creed or participated at our first state fair. I, along with several hundreds of…
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HSUS and United Egg Producers are Uniting
If you thought you smelled ballot initiatives in the air – you were right. The United Egg Producers and HSUS have decided to work together to achieve, through a federal legislative initiative, the following objectives: — Require a moratorium at the end of 2011 on new construction of unenrichable battery cages — small, cramped, cages…
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EPA’s Over Regulation
I got this video from my Ohio Ag Net daily newsletter – and if you can’t laugh at this then you’re probably not a big fan of the normal content here on Buzzard’s Beat. It’s hilarious and attention grabbing – perfect. I hope it inspires you to contact your Congressman/woman and let them know about…
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Extremists in Iowa
Unfortunately, this picture is true of most activist videographers Iowa Representative, Annette Sweeney, has recently submitted to the Iowa House of Representative H.F. 431 which will help “agriculture defend against activists who gain illicit employment on farms and in processing facilities in order to obtain undercover videos”, according to Animal Agriculture Alliance. Videos that are released by…
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Heineman Speaks Out
I’m becoming a pretty big fan of Nebraska – not their football program but of their Governor, Dave Heineman, and his devotion to the preservation of the Cornhusker state’s agriculture industry. At the Governor’s Ag Conference on Wednesday, Heineman discussed the need for ‘common sense legislation from the Environmental Protection Agency” and again expressed his motivation…