Lots of negative reacts in the news to the Bush administration’s proposed FY’07 budget that includes cuts in dairy support programs and a tax on milk production
Dairy Farmers Take Budget Hit
The administration’s FY’07 budget proposal for USDA revealed at a press conference today by Ag Secretary Mike Johanns includes reductions in two dairy price support programs and a new tax on dairy production.
Learn About the Callicrate Bander
Here is another interview with Mike Callicrate, owner of No-Bull Enterprises, this time talking about the Callicrate Bander which he developed
The New CBB Chairman
This will be my last post from the Cattle Industry Convention. To sort of bring it full circle I interviewed the new Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, Jay O’Brien, from Amarillo, TX. The gavel was passed to him this morning. Jay speaks about the new long range plan for the beef industry which was passed here this morning. I’m sure that it will have an impact on dairy producers as it is interpreted and implemented.
Eating Supper With The Larsons
I was very fortunate to sit with some old friends from Florida last evening at the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Banquet. They are Woody and Grace Larson from Okeechobee, FL, my home state. I haven’t seen them since I moved to Missouri about 15 years ago.
Dairy Breeds Provide Quality Beef To Market
Dairy producers attending yesterday’s Dairy Producer Communications Forum at the Cattle Industry Convention heard some surprising news.
Speech By Sec. of Ag Mike Johanns
Our U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, was on the program early today here at the Cattle Industry Convention. He spoke for about 25 minutes before taking some questions from the floor.
Dairy Producer Input To Beef Checkoff
Dairy producers don’t always think of themselves as beef producers but since they’re paying the Beef Checkoff they might be interested to hear what it’s doing for them.
R-Calf Convention Report With Mike Callicrate
One of our sponsors here on World Dairy Diary is The Callicrate Bander from No-Bull Enterprises. The owner is Mike Callicrate who recently attended the R-Calf annual meeting in Colorado. We weren’t able to attend that meeting so my wife, Cindy, did an interview with Mike to get a report on what happened there.
Sam Elliott Says "Beef, It's What's For Dinner"
As dairy producers you also pay your Beef Checkoff dues. Hopefully you might be interested in the following.