House Committee on AG Press Release

For Immediate Release: January 25, 2011

Media Contact: Liz Friedlander
202-225-1564, liz.friedlander@mail.house.gov
               

Peterson Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members

WASHINGTON – U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today announced the Democratic members and leadership for the Agriculture Committee’s six Subcommittees. Peterson will serve as an ex officio member of all Subcommittees.

Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
Jurisdiction: Soil, water, and resource conservation, small watershed program, energy and biobased energy production, rural electrification, forestry in general and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain.
• Ranking Member Tim Holden, PA
• Rep. Kurt Schrader, OR
• Rep. Bill Owens, NY
• Rep. Mike McIntyre, NC
• Rep. Jim Costa, CA
• Rep. Tim Walz, MN
• Rep. Chellie Pingree, ME
• Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, OH
• Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, MP

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit
Jurisdiction: Agency oversight, review and analysis, special investigations, and agricultural credit.
•    Ranking Member Marcia L. Fudge, OH
•    Rep. James McGovern, MA
•    Rep. Joe Baca, CA

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Jurisdiction: Program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation, risk management, including crop insurance, commodity exchanges, and specialty crops.
• Ranking Member Leonard L. Boswell, IA
• Rep. Mike McIntyre, NC
• Rep. Timothy J. Walz, MN
• Rep. Larry Kissell, NC
• Rep. James McGovern, MA
• Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza, CA
• Rep. David Scott, GA
• Rep. Joe Courtney, CT
• Rep. Peter Welch, VT
• Rep. Terri A. Sewell, AL

Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture
Jurisdiction: Food stamps, nutrition and consumer programs, fruits and vegetables, honey and bees, marketing and promotion orders, plant pesticides, quarantine, adulteration of seeds and insect pests, and organic agriculture.
• Ranking Member Joe Baca, CA
• Rep. Chellie Pingree, ME
• Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, MP

Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Jurisdiction: Livestock, dairy, poultry, meat, seafood and seafood products, inspection, marketing, and promotion of such commodities, aquaculture, animal welfare, and grazing.
• Ranking Member Dennis A. Cardoza, CA
• Rep. David Scott, GA
• Rep. Joe Courtney, CT
• Rep. Tim Holden, PA
• Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, IA
• Rep. Joe Baca, CA
• Rep. Kurt Schrader, OR
• Rep. Bill Owens, NY

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
Jurisdiction: Rural Development, farm security and family farming matters, research, education and extension, biotechnology, foreign agriculture assistance, and trade promotion programs, generally.
• Ranking Member Jim Costa, CA
• Rep. Henry Cuellar, TX
• Rep. Peter Welch, VT
• Rep. Terri A. Sewell, AL
• Rep. Larry Kissell, NC

WY Business Council AG Press Release

Wyoming Business Council

214 W.15^th Street; Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

Tel: (307) 777-2800 Fax: (307) 777-2838

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For release: Jan. 25, 2010

For more information:

Kim Sears, Marketing and Public Relations

Wyoming Business Council

Office:  307.777.2834

Email: kim.sears@wybusiness.org

Ag photo contest underway, cash prizes available

CASPER – The Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division is now accepting photos for its 4^th Annual Ag Photo Contest.

Amateurs, professionals, youth and adults may submit photos to the Agribusiness Division until Sept. 1, 2011.  While there are no subject categories, all submissions must be agriculture related and taken in Wyoming.  Photos could include crops; livestock and farm animals; ag recreation and activities; or scenic agriculture.  Photos may be in color or black and white.  Contestants may submit multiple photos to the contest.

All contestants are eligible for the Grand Prize of $300.  Adult contestants may win $150 and $75 for 1st and 2^nd places respectively.  Youth contestants may win $50 and $25 for 1^st and 2^nd places respectively.  Winning photos will also be used in the 2012 AgriCulture Calendar issued in fall 2011.

“The response we get to this contest grows every year and we couldn’t be more pleased,” said Cindy Garretson-Weibel, Agribusiness Division director.  “We really enjoy seeing submissions from around the state and are so impressed by the photos we receive from the many talented individuals.” 

Each submitted photograph should be accompanied by a completed and signed application form.  The photos must be at least 300 dpi in jpeg or tiff format.  Each submitted photo should include the location of the picture, the contestant’s name and a title (optional) on the back of the photograph.  Digital photos may be submitted on CD or via email.

For questions or to receive the application and contest rules, contact Terri Barr at terri.barr@wybusiness.org or 307.777.2807.  Applications and contest rules are also available online at http://wyomingbusiness.org/ag/agribusiness.aspx. 

All photos become property of the Agribusiness Division and may be used in marketing materials, publications and the AgriCulture Calendar.   

For a free copy of the 2011 AgriCulture calendar featuring last year’s winning photos and submissions, contact Barr. 

The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrates its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org.

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News from "Summit of the Horse" Event

Jody L. Lamp

Lamp Public Relations & Marketing

(406) 698-9675

jody@lampprandmarketing.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JOHN FALEN; CHARLIE STENHOLM SPEAK TO THE POLITICS OF LAND AND HORSES DURING DAY TWO OF 'SUMMIT OF THE HORSE' EVENT

 

LAS VEGAS...John Falen, president of the Public Lands Council says reopening horse processing plants in the United States and harvesting should be one of the solutions to solve the over populated horse problem. Falen opened the morning session of Day Two at the first Summit of the Horse event in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

Falen a commercial cow-calf operator from Orovada, Nev., has served on numerous boards and committees, many for more than 20 years including president of the Nevada Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), NCBA Wild Horse and Burro Committee and the Wild Horse and Burro Mustang Heritage Foundation.

"Public land ranchers are not only the stewards of our rangelands and providers of food and fiber for our nation," Falen says, "they represent and promote the great American tradition of freedom."

Charlie Stenholm, a retired 13-term U.S. House of Representative from Texas, was for six years, a ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee. After leaving Congress, Stenholm became a spokesperson on behalf of agriculture, including the horse meat industry.

He said that this first horse summit gave those in the horse industry a real opportunity to come up with common-sense solution.

"Hey, I'm a Blue dog Democrat and if you have a solution, I'm going to work with you," Stenholm said. "We need to educate our new U.S. Congress and remind them that we believe in free enterprise in this country."

Stenholm emphasized that the federal government should have no jurisdiction over a state's ability to reopen a horse processing plant for human consumption.

"There are nine million horses consumed around the world: China, Russia and so many European countries," he said. "Why can't we sell our product to them?"

Reopening horse processing plants in the United States is one of the economic boosts Stenholm believes rural America needs. He believed that within six months of reopening even five to six plants, more than 1,000 jobs could be created and another 300,000 jobs that revolve around the horse industry could be saved.

"The way it is now, livestock sale yards have either closed or can't even guarantee a horse owner that they can sell their horses," he said. "Worse yet, many horses are just brought to the yards and abandoned."

Stenholm reiterated that it was the consensus of the horse industry that all animals, not just horses should be treated humanely from birth to death.

"I'm opposed to horses getting mistreated and we need to continue to educate the American people that we are serious about all of animal production," he said. "I credit American Humane for educating the general population and implore all the industry to continue."

The Summit of the Horse continues through Jan 6. For a full list of speakers and to register for a live webcast of the Summit of the Horse, visit the website at www.summitofthehorse.com.  For more information contact Dave Duquette at (541) 571-7588; Sue Wallis at (307) 685-8248; or Tracee Bentley, Colorado Association of Conservation District, (970) 412-3386.

US Wheat News

For Immediate Release: January 05, 2011
Contact: Julia Debes, Communications Specialist, U.S. Wheat Associates, (703) 650-0245, jsdebes@uswheat.org

U.S. Wheat Associates Hires Assistant Director of Policy

ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Tyler Jameson as Assistant Director of Policy in its Arlington, VA, headquarters effective Jan. 10, 2011. Jameson will provide support for trade policy issues, food aid, biotechnology and trade with sanctioned countries. He will also serve as a liaison to partner organizations and other trade associations. Most recently, Jameson worked as a legislative assistant for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture.

“We are excited to have Tyler join our policy department,” USW Director of Policy Shannon Schlecht said. “His knowledge of agricultural trade initiatives and experience will enable us to expand our ability to monitor and influence policy issues affecting U.S. wheat exports.”

In his position with the House Ag Committee, Jameson monitored developments in the United States Department of Agriculture’s export promotion programs, including the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program. He was also involved with sanctioned country trade legislation and monitored regulations impacting the trade of goods produced through biotechnology. In addition, Jameson coordinated a congressional delegation to Asia to promote U.S. agricultural trade.

Jameson earned his bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Shepherd University in his home state of West Virginia, where he grew up on a small farm.

USW is the industry’s market development organization working in more than 100 countries on behalf of America's wheat producers. The activities of USW are made possible by producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission.

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For release: Jan. 5, 2010

For more information:

Kim Sears, Marketing and Public Relations

Wyoming Business Council

Office:  307.777.2834

Email: kim.sears@wybusiness.org

Wyoming cattlemen represented at National Western Stock Show

CASPER – The Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division invites visitors to the 2011 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo., to stop by the Wyoming booth to learn about Wyoming’s livestock producers.

The Agribusiness Division will have a booth in the Livestock Center at the stockyard.  Information from Wyoming seedstock producers about genetics and other cattle information will be available.   This is the seventh year the Agribusiness Division has taken Wyoming livestock producer information to the show.

The 105^th National Western Stock Show will take place Jan. 8-23 at the National Western Complex in Denver. 

“We have a great location in the Livestock Center with a lot of traffic passing by our space,” said Scott Keith, Livestock Genetics Program manager at the Business Council.  “Taking producer information to the show gives our seedstock producers exposure they may not get otherwise and educates visitors to the Stock Show on Wyoming’s quality beef.” 

For more information on the Livestock Genetics Program at the Business Council please contact Scott Keith at 307-259-3274 or scott.keith@wybusiness.org.

The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrates its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org.

News regarding ANTIQUE TRACTOR PRESERVATION DAY as a National Day of Celebration and Ag History Education from The Antique Tractor Show organization. This is an example of how important heritage preservation is for the agriculture industry.


Jo Ann Emerson

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

Representing Missouri’s 8th District

35 Court Square, Suite 300

West Plains, MO 65775

Ph: (417) 255-1515

January 02, 2011

Greetings, Congresswoman Emerson:

It is with great honor and respect that I contact you seeking assistance with obtaining a Presidential response. My family and I are residents of the City of West Plains, MO and are proud to call it home. We are passionate about giving back to our Community and working to build economic development.

In 2010, we created as a family an internationally recognized website: http://www.theantiquetractorshow.com/  followed by the first ever in the United States - State recognized Antique Tractor Preservation Day [September 23, 2010] http://www.theantiquetractorshow.com/blog/index.php/?p=17  

In the fall of 2010, I wrote to President Barack Obama three (3) times asking that he consider issuing a Presidential Proclamation designating ANTIQUE TRACTOR PRESERVATION DAY as a National Day of Celebration and Ag History Education; in tribute to the tractors’ importance to our Nation’s rich agricultural and farm machinery heritage. Regrettably, to-date none of my inquiries to the President have been answered or acknowledged.

I appreciate any assistance/communications your Office can offer to help me receive a follow-up response.  I continue to work to build interest in the preservation of antique tractors; as well as to create increased tourism for the State of Missouri, the Ozarks Region, and Community of West Plains, MO - effectively stimulating our State’s economy. Recently, I was appointed to a two (2) year term on the City of West Plains, MO Tourism Development Advisory Council: http://www.theantiquetractorshow.com/blog/index.php/?p=481 

Thank you and kindest regards,

Michael Hinton 

www.TheAntiqueTractorShow.com 

PO Box 775, West Plains, Mo 65775

Ph:  417-255-1524

Email: Machinery@TheAntiqueTractorShow.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-ANTIQUE-TRACTOR-SHOW/315366009885?v=wall