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The latest Headlines in the ag industry from Brownfield Ag News:

Federation directors seek ‘more independence’
Directors of the Federation of State Beef Councils have sent a message to their leadership—they want to continue their close relationship with NCBA, but also want the Federation to be “more independent.” In a “straw poll” vote on Friday, the Federation directors overwhelmingly passed (59-3) a resolution that reads as follows: “…the ...

GIPSA proposal concerns seedstock producer
North Platte, Nebraska seedstock producer Bill Rishel has put pencil to paper on the proposed GIPSA rule on marketing contracts—and he doesn’t like what he sees. Rishel figures, if enacted, the rule would have a very negative financial impact on both him and his customers. AUDIO: Bill Rishel (5 min MP3)

CBB members reject ’separation’ recommendation
At the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, members of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board have voted 62-30 to disapprove of the recommendation from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Executive Committee that the Federation of State Beef Councils be separated from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. That decision followed earlier action by directors ...

Beef exports are a bright spot
Somewhat lost in the all of the discussions about the beef checkoff is the fact that cattlemen are having one their best summers in some time. Prices are at profitable levels and ample rainfall across much of the U.S. has been great for pastures. Another bright spot has been beef ...

NCBA watching Congress, FDA on antibiotics
It doesn’t appear that legislation in Congress to limit antibiotics use is going anywhere in 2010. But NCBA chief veterinarian Dr. Elizabeth Parker says proponents of the measure aren’t going away. And Parker says she is just as concerned with recent moves by the FDA to get more involved in ...

NCBA CEO delivers emotional speech
Addressing the forum of the Federation of State Beef Councils on Friday, the CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Forrest Roberts, talked about the current acrimony in the cattle industry and urged attendees to pull together. He also assured the cattlemen that all concerns arising from the compliance review ...

Cattlemen work to move past disputes
If you’re fascinated by the internal workings of ag organizations, then Friday’s events at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver would have been right up your alley. Two big meetings were on the agenda—a forum of the Federation of State Beef Councils and a Cattlemen’s Beef Board Update Session. ...

EPA stop-sell orders on tainted herbicide
Several companies have been ordered to stop selling and distributing herbicide because of a batch the EPA believes is responsible for damaging eight-thousand acres of soybeans in northeast Kansas. Samples indicated the herbicide - Warthog 2 EC - was tainted with another herbicide, Dicamba, which is used to combat broadleaf ...

Land O’Lakes contributes to agribusiness center
Land O’Lakes Foundation has contributed $15,000 toward the creation of the Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center (CWAIC), a multi-purpose facility that will serve as a business incubator for emerging companies in agribusiness, renewable energy, biotechnology, food processing and related industries. Scheduled for construction in early 2011, the CWAIC building will contain ...

Farming a little more profitable in July
The Preliminary Index of Prices Received by Farmers in July was 3.6 percent higher than June. The National Ag Statistics Service says the Crop Index increased 4.1 percent and the Livestock Index was 1.6 percent higher than a month ago. Producers were paid more for corn, wheat, milk and lettuce, ...

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