Ag Law
The elections are over and it seems like there’s not much going on in Washington, D.C. besides the old politicians moving out and the new ones moving in. But rest assured, there are some people working diligently to get things accomplished over the next few months. At USDA, they are working to get regulations in place that implement the 2008 Farm Bill.
Ag Law
The elections are over and it seems like there’s not much going on in Washington, D.C. besides the old politicians moving out and the new ones moving in. But rest assured, there are some people working diligently to get things accomplished over the next few months. At USDA, they are working to get regulations in place that implement the 2008 Farm Bill.
The Udder Side of the Story
In the last few years, things have been changing in the cattle industry. These changes have been slowly coming to our area. I haven’t heard anything about them until the last few months. In the last year, these changes are starting to affect the local cattle market.
Farm Finance
Lending has changed a lot over the last several years. In our grandfather’s era a person of good character could borrow money on the signature of their good name for many purposes, or if they obviously had adequate security for the requested loan.
Ag Law
Congress amended the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1987 to establish the section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program because it recognized the need for greater federal leadership to help focus State and local nonpoint source efforts. Under section 319, State, Territories and Indian Tribes receive grant money which support a wide variety of activities including technical assistance, financial assistance, education, training, technology transfer, demonstration projects and monitoring to assess the success of specific nonpoint source implementation projects.
Farm Finance
Right now we're all worried about the banking systems and our ability to secure loans in the future.
Farm Finance
The (ABA) American Bankers Association has declared that this year’s "Get Smart About Credit Day" was Oct. 16. Employees from banks everywhere are encouraged to invest in their communities by educating people on the benefits of establishing and maintaining a good credit history.
The Udder Side of the Story
In recent years we have more and more regulation on us with pharmaceutical use and residues. The government has started FARAD and AMDUCA. AMDUCA stands for Animal Medicinal Drug Usage Clarification Act of 1994, which started FARAD which is Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank. FARAD is a databank that has all of the drug usage laws in it. These sub-sections of the government dictate what and where we can use pharmaceuticals in food animals.
Ag Law
One of the Jones’ horses had not been well for a few days and seemed to be experiencing some pain. To save a veterinary charge, a friend suggested they should call another person; a person named Estella. Though Estella was not a veterinarian, she supposedly knew how to treat animals and purportedly had a lot of experience.
Ag Law
One of the Jones’ horses had not been well for a few days and seemed to be experiencing some pain. To save a veterinary charge, a friend suggested they should call another person; a person named Estella. Though Estella was not a veterinarian, she supposedly knew how to treat animals and purportedly had a lot of experience.