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Archive for the 'Bison/Buffalo' Category
Washington DC -July 5- The National Bison Association (NBA) is reminding consumers to “think bison” when they make their choices during the summer grilling season, noting that July is National Bison Month.
Washington DC -May 27- USDA Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that USDA has authorized certain acreage enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to be available for hay and forage after the primary nesting season ends for grass-nesting birds.
Washington DC -May 8- Members of the U.S. House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee today moved one step closer to approving a farm bill. Principle negotiators announced they have reached an agreement on the new farm bill.
Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.
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Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -July 23- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns has announced a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -July 17- USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced the selection of Kansas State University to lead a multi-institutional benefit-cost analysis of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 28- The National Bison Association applauds the U.S. House Conservation Subcommittee for adopting an amendment this week to allow U.S. buffalo ranchers to access resources under the U.S. Department of Agricultures Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 8- Congressman Leonard Boswell, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to discuss the welfare of animals in agriculture. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -March 30- Bison industry marketing leaders from the United States and Canada gathered here this week to analyze the long-term market growth trends and to begin mapping a strategy to stimulate new production from bison ranchers. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -March 26- “The size of a farm and its business configuration is not necessarily related to the quality of animal care,” said well-known animal welfare expert, Janice Swanson, PhD, at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s sixth industry-wide Stakeholders Summit held March 19-21 in Arlington, Virginia. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -March 20- Bison industry marketing leaders from the United States and Canada gathered in Denver this week to analyze the long-term market growth trends and to begin mapping a strategy to stimulate new production from bison ranchers. Read the rest of this entry »