One of the sites I was most looking forward to while in Washington, D.C. over the Memorial Day weekend was the FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000 exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I had read about this exhibit from an ag blog (which I should have noted and cannot find now) […]
Washington DC
Rarrr…a sequester monster
*Blog shared from Corn Commentary by Cindy. The impending deadline for “sequestration” has taken on the character of a looming cataclysmic event or awakening of a sleeping monster in a horror movie – a monster with an axe aimed at all government spending. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called sequester one of the “man-made” risks facing […]
We need a farm bill
I am a food consumer and I am a farmer. The 2012 Farm Bill is important to not only those who farm but those who eat! The current Farm Bill will expire this year. As a group, Congress has yet to pass a Farm Bill. Although a version has been passed by the Senate, a […]
Why can’t the money just be spent on the animals?
This might be a “humane” rant, but there is too much bologna going on not to mention. And I like my bologna and want to keep it in the food supply. Opening my email this morning put me in a sour mood. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is putting good money that […]
When did agriculture become a dirty word?
For the first time in history – agriculture has come together and formed the United State Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) to start the conversation and answer Americans’ questions about how food. But when did agriculture become such a dirty word to consumers, the media, ourselves?? Farmers & ranchers want everyone to know how food […]
Follow-up on Antibiotics: Capitol Hill
My alma mater, Kansas State University’s Michael Apley, a veterinary clinical pharmacologist, traveled to Capitol Hill last week with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to educate lawmakers and their staff about the use of antibiotics in the beef industry. Dr. Apley and NCBA met with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA) […]
