Winter is always jammed packed with agriculture conferences and livestock events. I wish that I was in Seattle right now for the American Farm Bureau Federation (“AFBF”) annual meeting. I’m still debating whether I will be heading to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado next week for the Simmental Show. It’s my favorite cattle show (and this blog made …
Job Interviews To Be Conducted at NCBA Convention
As I noted in this blog, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) will be helping young cattle producers (ages 18-35) who are seeking internships or permanent jobs by having a resume collection at the 2010 Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio from January 27-30th. It was announced today that YPC will be taking it one step …
Twitter 101 for Agriculture Producers
Over the last few months I have been mentioning Twitter a lot on this blog. I believe that Twitter is the best place to get breaking news and share ideas. I developed a quick guide to Twitter for agriculture producers this morning. It is available on JD Supra here. I believe that Twitter is an important forum for agriculture producers …
Noteworthy. . .
This has been a hectic week so far, but as I was going through my google reader last night I thought the following posts from fellow legal bloggers were “noteworthy.” 1. Prof. Susan Schneider, the Director of the LLM Program in Agriculture and Food Law at the University of Arkansas notes here that she is heading to Copenhagen next month …
YPC: Looking for a Job or Internship in the Beef Industry?
I am looking forward to attending the 2010 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio from January 27-30th. NCBA Convention is a great opportunity to learn about advancements in beef research from scientific experts and current trends in agriculture policy that affects the beef industry. The Trade Show, in particular, is special attraction of NCBA’s …
YPC Spotlight: Interview with Ben Neale
If you’ve been following this blog then you know that I am heavily involved with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”), an organization that is only in its first year. I am a voting member for YPC on NCBA’s Resolution’s Committee, YPC’s Public Relations Chair, and Editor of YPC’s blog Cattle Call (if you haven’t checked it …
YPC Spotlight: Interview with Holly Foster (Part II)
In yesterday’s blog, Holly Foster answered questions about her involvement with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). In Part I, she described her involvement on the Property Rights and Environmental Management Committee and her goals for the organization. Here are the rest of her answers to the interview. 1. What are the hot topics in your committee …
YPC Spotlight: Interview with Holly Foster (Part I)
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I am very involved with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). I am YPC’s representative on NCBA’s Resolutions Committee and am currently working with the new YPC blog, Cattle Call. If you haven’t been following the blog, make sure you check it out here (you can also become …
Part IV: Debrief from NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference
The keynote speaker for the New York Farm Bureau farm animal welfare conference was David Martosko, the Director of Research for the Center for Consumer Freedom. I was extremely impressed by Martosko – he is a dynamic speaker who is understands the misrepresentations that animal groups make to the public. In particularly, Martosko criticized the Humane Society of the United …
Part III: Debrief from NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference
At the recent New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) Farm Animal Welfare Conference, Kay Johnson Smith from the Animal Agriculture Alliance was one of the keynote speakers. I was extremely impressed by her poise and presence. I love seeing such powerful, articulate women in the forefront of agriculture issues in Washington. The underlying theme of Ms. Smith’s talk was that those …
Part II: Debrief from NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference
At the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) farm animal welfare conference, Mr. McNally and myself had the opportunity to address farm animal cruelty laws here in New York. I discussed the laws from a defense standpoint while Mr. McNally was knowledgeable from the prosecution side. My outline that was provided to conference attendees is available on JD Supra here. As …
Part I: Debrief From NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference
If you have been following my blog then you know that last Thursday I was a panelist for the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) farm animal welfare conference in Albany titled “What Every Livestock Owner Needs to Know . . . A Positive Approach.” There was a great crew of speakers for the event including Patrick Hooker, the New York …