Category: federal governmen
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Taking A Stand
<a href="http://www.r-calfusa.com/News%20Releases/121106-animal.htm" >Animal Health Committee Asks <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> to Maintain Brucellosis Surveillance Program</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Upon referral of a resolution from its Animal Health Committee – chaired by Missouri veterinarian Max Thornsberry – the R-CALF USA Board of Directors has adopted interim policy…
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Fiscally Responsible, Not
In Montana's Senate Race, Jon Tester keeps portraying himself as fiscally conservative and wanting to balance the Federal budget. He continually blasts Sen Burns for cutting taxes and spending money that the country doesn't have. Now Tester has all kinds of ideas on how to spend money, extending CHIPS to all children, but I have…
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Fraud
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071801467.html">Aid to Ranchers Was Diverted For Big Profits</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>When a drought left pastures in a handful of Plains states parched in 2003, ranchers turned to the federal government for help. Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture quickly responded with what they considered an innovative plan.<br />n<br />nThey decided to dip into massive…
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I Like This
Now here is an idea I can get behind.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.nasda.org/InterstateMeatShipment/">AGRICULTURE COALITION URGES ACTION ON INTERSTATE MEAT SHIPMENT BILL</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A broad-based coalition of agricultural and farm organizations is urging Congress to take prompt action on legislation introduced June 15 that would allow interstate sales of state-inspected meat and poultry products. S. 3519, the…
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More Opposition
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/19/news/state/43-bison-livestockgroup.txt">Livestock groups turn up opposition to Schweitzer's bison plans</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Two of the state's largest livestock groups are turning up their opposition to <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s proposals regarding the management of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park each year.<br />n<br />nThe Montana Farm Bureau issued a new study that maintains the threat of…