I am looking forward to attending the New York State Fair again this year.  I will be up in Syracuse on Tuesday, August 31st to watch the State Supreme Champion   Beef Female Show.  I will then be judging the steer show the following day.  If you are up in Syracuse on those days please [...]

I had a great weekend judging the New York Beef Producers’ Association‘s (“NYBPA”) summer preview show in Lockport, New York.  There were around 66 kids participating with 112 head of cattle for me to sort last Saturday.  Not only was I impressed with the quality of cattle and young people, but it was great to see so many wonderful [...]

A proposed bill named the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 (HR 3227 and S 1313) would extend the deduction that farmers recieve by donating produce to feed the hungry.  It is currently being discussed in the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.  Since I live in New York where [...]

Last winter, I wrote this article which noted that Canada and Mexico both filed complaints with the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) against the United States.  Canada and Mexico asserted that our Country-of-Origin Labeling (“COOL”) law violates the international standards of the WTO.  Our North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) partners have experienced a significant decline [...]