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NCBA Resolves Issues From Audit
Farm and Dairy reports the NCBA has agreed to return $217,000 as part of a resolution stemming from an audit last July presented by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.
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KLA: Grassland Reserve Application Deadline Is This Week
The application deadline for fiscal year 2011 funding through the USDA Grassland Reserve Program is Friday. GRP is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore and enhance grasslands through permanent conservation easements or long-term rental contracts.
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NIAA Annual Conference Set For April 11-14
The 2011 Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, ‘Meeting Growing Production Demands with Integrity,’ is scheduled for April 11- 14 in San Antonio, Tex. The event will explore the growing necessity of involving consumers as stakeholders in food production.
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KLA: Brownback Proposes Eliminating Kansas Animal Health Department
Governor Sam Brownback unveiled his proposed 2012 fiscal year state budget this week. His budget includes initiatives to restructure and eliminate eight state agencies and do away with more than 2,000 state employee positions.
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AMIF Releases 2010 Year In Review
The AMI Foundation’s 2010 Year in Review is now available. Over the past 12 months, the Foundation funded 12 research projects and held various food safety educational programs for the meat and poultry industry.
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Pork, Beef Exports Both Achieved 2010 Highs In November
November exports of U.S. pork and beef reached their highest monthly volumes in more than two years, according to results compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
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Winter Pork Picnic Set For Jan. 26
The Iowa Pork Producers Association will hold its 13th annual Winter Pork Picnic later this month in downtown Des Moines. The public is invited to the free pork lunch Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Capital Square.
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KLA: Legislature Convenes Under Dark Budget Cloud
A new gubernatorial administration and legislators are dealing with a grave state budget situation as the Kansas Legislature opened the 2011 session this week.
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NCBA’s Educational Platform For 2011 Cattle Industry Convention Concentrates On External Forces Affecting The Industry
One of Three Tracks Focusing on Consumer and Environmental Issues Will Arm Cattlemen with Valuable Information
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Iowa Pork Producers Annual Meeting, Jan. 25
More than 100 Iowa pork producers are expected to be on hand to debate several key resolutions at the Iowa Pork Producers Association Annual Meeting in Des Moines on Jan. 25. A total of eight resolutions had been submitted for consideration by county pork organizations and others as of Jan. 11.
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KLA: Kansas Ranch Competing For National Environmental Award
Sproul Ranch of Sedan is among seven regional nominees competing for the 2011 NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award. The national winner will be announced during a February 3 event at the Cattle Industry Convention in Denver.
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- Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
- Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
- Wis. lawmakers question challenges to large wells
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Bio-Vet and Keller break ground on new facility
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Class III futures close out quietly last week
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
- Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
