What are Some Changes in Farm Animal Care Laws That Should Take Place at the State and/or Federal Level?

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Last week on #AgChat on Twitter, @RinckerLaw posed this question to the “ag tweeps” during the forum discusssing animal care issues.  You can read what folks on Twitter had to say on this question here.  @CowNutritionist and @rosehartshuh both liked what Ohio did last fall with the creation of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.  @Amsjost believes that every farm …

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New York Agri-Women Are Now On Facebook and Twitter

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Several women involved in the agriculture industry in New York are starting a New York affilate of the American Agri-Women Association (“AAW”) (a.k.a. @Women4Ag).  I have always particularly admired strong female leaders involved in agriculture – afterall, we’re the ones really running this industry! (don’t tell the guys I said that).   New York Agri-Women will give females involved in agriculture in the …

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Update from NCBA Convention

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I can’t believe that I’m not in San Antonio right now!  I couldn’t make it for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Annual Convention and Trade Show this year since I had to be in court yesterday in Brooklyn.  I have been keeping up on convention happenings by following tweets from #NCBA10.  Yesterday, NCBA’s Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) relected a fresh slate of …

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What Will Be The Biggest Agriculture Policy Issue of 2010?

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I asked my “ag tweeps” on Twitter and this is what they had to say (in 140 characters or less): @itweetmeat – “Greater food policy legislation.” @allenlivingston – “I think Cap & Trade will be the biggest #ag policy issue 2010 – far reaching consequences.” @Fastline – “Animal rights will continue to be huge.  Maybe something more for the dairy …

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Tuesday Links

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As I was trolling the blogosphere this morning, I came across some interesting posts that I thought I’d share: 1.  Because I live in NYC and my country-self tends to be a little naive and trusting, this post reminded me that you can never be too careful (particularly in January with so much traveling taking place for conferences and livestock shows).  And this post might …

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Some Suggestions for Your New Year’s Resolutions

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Here we are.  Last day of 2009.  I cannot believe how fast this year has gone.  I started 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyoming and ended it in New York City at Rincker Law, PLLC.  I am extremely grateful for my friends and family who have been supportive along the way.  It’s snowing outside here in NYC today — nothing better than …

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Blizzard Links

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“Oh the weather outside is frightful…” so it is the perfect time to catch-up on all the blogs I follow and give my readers some interesting law links while I sip on some hot chocolate.  There is a blizzard tonight in New York City.  I cannot wait until morning to see how beautiful Central Park is with snow on the …

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LLM in Agriculture and Food Law

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The University of Arkansas, School of Law is now accepting applications for its Masters of Law (“LLM”) program in Agriculture and Food Law.  If you are a 3L or an attorney who is interested in practicing agriculture law, I highly recommend the program.  Through its scholarship program, there is an opportunity to work at the National Agriculture Law Center right …

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Starting Agriculture Book Club

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On yesterday’s post, I mentioned the idea of forming a book club in your community to discuss mainstream literature criticizing modern agriculture and discuss the misconceptions in the literature and how the agriculture community should address these misconceptions.  For those of you who are interested in this, I am starting an agriculture book club that will read through these books …

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Part I: Debrief From NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference

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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 …

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YPC “Cattle Call”

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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 …

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Become a Fan of Rincker Law, PLLC on Facebook!

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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 …

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