As you know, I am very involved with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). I was able to get our Chair, Dustin Dean, to answer a few questions for me about YPC. Dustin is from Texas and I have known him since my days at Texas A & M University (when he was attending that other Texas ag …
Outline Available of Farm Animal Cruelty Laws in New York
I will be a panelist tomorrow at the New York Farm Bureau animal welfare conference in Albany, New York discussing animal cruelty laws that affect New York livestock producers. In preparation for the event, I developed an outline that will be distributed at the conference. My outline is available online here. For those of you who cannot make it, the …
Reminder: New York Farm Bureau’s Animal Welfare Conference this Thursday
I wanted to remind all my blog readers about New York Farm Bureau‘s animal welfare conference this Thursday, October 15th, at the Clarion Hotel in Albany, New York. A myriad of livestock animal welfare issues will be discussed. I will be a panelist for the day speaking about livestock animal cruelty laws in New York with Richard McNally, a former …
YPC “Cattle Call”
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) blog titled “Cattle Call” is finally up on the web! You can find the blog here on NCBA’s website. You can also find Eddy Arnold’s version of the “Cattle Call” here (Sorry, I couldn’t resist). YPC has some great bloggers from very diverse backgrounds. I am looking forward to reading …
Become a Fan of Rincker Law, PLLC on Facebook!
Rincker Law, PLLC isn’t just on twitter – the firm just started a fan page on facebook. You can become a fan here for updates on firm news and events, blog updates, and agriculture law & policy. Feel free to join the conversation on the discussion board about various agriculture law and policy issues. Even though facebook’s genesis was strictly …
New Jersey To Vote On Open Space Funding Affecting Farmland and Rural Communities
Historically, the New Jersey Legislature has appropriated significant monies for Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funding for the Garden State; however, since state revenues are down in New Jersey and the Garden State Preservation Trust (“GSPT”) is virtually depleted, the New Jersey Legislature left this issue for its voters to decide this November. The Green Acres, Water Supply and …
Bryan Walsh Speaks Out On His Article in TIME Magazine
Over the last week the ag community has been in uproar over Bryan Walsh’s TIME Magazine’s cover story “Getting Real About the High Cost of Cheap Food.” Many agriculture organizations have been vocal about their disappointment of Walsh’s article including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) (a radio interview on AgriTalk with Daren Williams from NCBA can be found here) …
YPC Spotlight: Ben Spitzer
As you can tell, I am a big supporter of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Assocation (“NCBA”) and its new Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). As I mentioned in this previous post, I am very lucky to be serving with a great crew of people on YPC’s Leadership Board. Among them is Ben Spitzer, a Brangus producer from Georgia who is YPC’s …
YPC Spotlight: Interview with Brandon Carlson
Last January in Phoenix at the annual convention, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) organized Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”)– a suborganization under NCBA for members ages 18-35. YPC serves as a great way for young people to get involved in NCBA. YPC elects producer members to be a voting member on NCBA. YPC is chaired by Dustin Dean and vice-chaired by Steven …
To ACRE or Not to ACRE?
Pursuant to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) (the “2008 Farm Bill”), crop farmers around the county have the option to participate in the Average Crop Revenue Election (“ACRE”) Program or stay with the traditional Direct and Counter-Cyclical (“DCP”) Program. The deadline to elect into the ACRE Program in quickly approaching. Farmers who wish to elect …
Rincker Law is now on Twitter
Rincker Law has entered Twitterland! You can follow @RinckerLaw here. Twitter is newly popular form of micro-blogging and is different than traditional blogs because users are restricted to 140 characters (similar to a text message). Twitter is a very different than facebook and is a great way to get a condensed version of news and participate in discussions with those …
NCBA’s Master’s in Beef Advocacy Program
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 …