Today I completed the Master’s of Beef Advocacy (“MBA”) Program from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) funded by Beef Checkoff Dollars. I heard about the program through my activity in NCBA’s Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”). This blog isn’t necessarily about law or policy, but it is about advocacy. As we all know, the livestock industry is currently under attack …
A Place To Start: Wind Working Groups
I recently co-authored an article with Brandon Jensen from Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC regarding wind lease terms that farmers and ranchers should negotiate that was published in a handful of trade publications including Beef Magazine’s Cow-Calf Weekly. As emphasized in that article, wind leases should not be entered into lightly and great care should take place when deciding whether to …
Livestock Producer’s Guide to FOIA
You may find a time when you may want to see the documents available to the public about yourself or your livestock operation. Maybe you want to see the files on your Confined Animal Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) or on your recent Forest Service (“FS”) livestock trespass ticket. Or possibly you would like information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …