Category: USCA
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Strong Stance
<a href="http://www.uscattlemen.org/TheNewsRoom/2008_News/6-23BrucellosisEradication.htm"><acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> Calls For Long-Term Brucellosis Eradication Program Within Greater Yellowstone Area</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> (June 23, 2008) – On Monday, June 9 state and federal animal health officials confirmed the presence of brucellosis in a suspect cow located in the Paradise Valley of Montana. Days later, two…
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Advertising
If you have read here long you know that while I am not fond of the beef checkoff, I don't mind it either. Advertising never hurts, unless you advertise like this. Actually I know it's not an advertisement, but it might be mistaken as one. <a class="block_level" href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/3074-Advertising.html#extended">Continue reading "Advertising"</a>
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Argentina
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=188159">U.S. Cattlemen To Congress: Fix <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>’s Argentina Mess</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> (Jan. 7, 2008) – Exactly one year ago this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by…
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Checkoff Changes
Damn computers, I had a whole big commentary wrote up and the damn computer ate it. Sorry I can't recreate it.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/12/22/news/state/52-cattlemen.txt">Cattlemen propose changes in federal beef checkoff law</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Cattle producers in Nebraska and other states are pushing for what would be the first significant changes to the national beef checkoff program…
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Senate Bill 311
I received the following press release and reprint it here in its entirety. <br />n<br />n<blockquote>UNITED STATES CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION<br />n<br />nP.O. Box 339 – San Lucas, CA 93954<br />n<br />nEmail: usca@uscattlemen.org<br />n<br />nWeb Site: www.uscattlemen.org<br />n<br />nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />n<br />nContact: Jess Peterson <br />n<br />nDecember 6, 2007<br />n<br />n<acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> Supports…
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Represent
<a href="http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/11/08/ag_news/letters_and_editorial/letter14.txt">Who does <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> represent – U.S. cattlemen or packers?</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>What should an independent cattle producer believe about the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>)?<br />n<br />nI recently received a letter from the <acronym title="National…
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Livestock Title
<a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/10/29/headlines/midwest_producer/news/regional_news/regional43.txt">I see</a> that there is now a Livestock Title in the Senate version of the Farm bill which has moved out of Committee. Some of the things in it are:<br />n<br />n<blockquote> — Banning packer ownership of livestock more than 14 days before slaughter;<br />n<br />n — Creation of an Office of Special Counsel…
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USCA Press Release
UNITED STATES CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION<br />n<br />nP.O. Box 339 – San Lucas, CA 93954<br />n<br />nEmail: usca@uscattlemen.org<br />n<br />nWeb Site: www.uscattlemen.org<br />n<br />nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />n<br />nOctober 3, 2007<br />n<br />nU.S. Cattlemen on Senate Resolution of Disapproval<br />n<br />n<acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> (Oct. 3, 2007) – Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) today introduced in the United…
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Checkoff
I see that the <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> is <a href="http://uscattlemen.org/TheNewsRoom/2007_News/9-26AmendBeefAct.htm">starting a push</a> to have part of the beef checkoff funds used to promote just domestic beef. This ties in really with the push <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> is making for Mandatory <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym>. As long as the beef checkoff…
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Border Ruling
I know I am a little behind on this one but life sometimes gets in the way of things. The <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007/09/0247.xml">has approved</a> the import of Canadian cattle over 30 months of age into the US. This is, to say…