Unfortunately, now is not a time to be very proud of my home state. In recent-ish news (sorry for the delay guys!) Toledo citizens passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) in a special election. The agricultural implications and impact reached far in wide. So far in fact, I heard a speaker address the…
I may be a bit late in sitting down to pen this, and chances are you heard lo and behold President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law on December 20. The $867 billion was truly a bipartisan success in a 386-47 House vote and an 87-13 Senate vote. After some revisions, hot…
If you know me, you know I was less than thrilled with a few particular election results. Namely, this was the passing of Florida’s Amendment 13 and California’s Proposition 12. Both issues were more or less part of the same ultimate agenda – to eradicate the animal industries one little chip at a time. Every…
Per my last article, we know that the September 30th deadline to pass the 2018 Farm Bill has passed us by. That means, despite the urgent efforts by the American Farm Bureau and other organizations and private agricultural companies, there will be absolutely no bill for this year. Lucky us. And what was this defining…
No questions about it, North Carolina is hurting after Hurricane Florence pounded her coastline. Hearts, of course, went out to each and every one of the victims affected. Beyond the human faces, there is also an infrastructure, economy and many livelihoods that will be set back years, perhaps even decades. One industry, an entire particular class, tends…
June 28, 2018- The Senate’s own version of the Farm Bill (as opposed to the House’s version which failed on its first vote) passed with an overwhelming 86-11 vote. The House also narrowly passed theirs on the second go-round by a 213-211 vote. Unlike the House, they were careful to avoid any changes to the SNAP…
As a goat person, this week is kind of a big deal. The third Saturday of every June, this great nation takes some time to honor and promote the little dairy producer that is sometimes forgotten in the Western world. Guessed what it is yet? It’s National Dairy Goat Awareness week! Most of us get…
It finally happened. Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) activists are facing charges that could land each of them in prison for 15 years each. Thank you, Smithfield for finally doing what so many of us wanted to do but who didn’t have the means! As anyone involved with animal agriculture knows, DxE is a terrorist organization…
Author’s note: I realize that it’s a day late I finally have this up and posted. My apologies on that, I was having technical issues with my website but all is well now. This was too big a day not to celebrate! Get hype you guys! Today we kick off one of the best months…
Friday, May 18ththe much-anticipated Farm Bill 2018 was voted on by the House of Representatives. The Bill failed on a vote of 198-213. Though intended to be bipartisan, there was a steep divide between Democrats and Republicans, largely on the nutrition and conservation points the Bill addressed. So that leaves us all with the same…
