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Daily News Update, Dec. 7, 2007
Farm Bill impasse broken
The
agreement will allow each side to offer 20 amendments to the bill. Senate
staff will work through the weekend to settle out the amendments,
which will come from the list of 380 amendments filed before
Thanksgiving.
more
Texas A&M University set to name first woman
president
Elsa A. Murano, vice
chancellor at Texas A&M since 2005, has been named the sole finalist
to become president of the university.
Under
state law, the regents cannot appoint her to the presidency for
another 21 days; but because she is the sole finalist, her
appointment is all but guaranteed.
more
TSCRA delegate tours Europe to promote
American beef
TSCRA
Marketing Committee member Missy Bonds has begun a tour of Europe
with a special delegation hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation
to promote American beef.
more
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns, 12-6-07
Cattlemen's
Capitol Concerns is a weekly report from Washington, D.C. giving an
up-to-date summary of top policy initiatives concerning the cattle
industry.
U.S. beef sold to Russia
House approves bill to increase mandate for RFS
Ranchers file
comments on recovery credits
Court deals blow to
ranchers with Sage Grouse decision
Senate
committee moves climate bill
Don't miss NCBA's
Cattlemen to Cattlemen
Next week's episode airing Dec.
11-15 will continue coverage of regional winners of the 2007
Environmental Stewardship
Awards.
There will be a profile of Roaring Springs Ranch in Frenchglenn,
Ore., where the ranch sits at more than 7,500 feet in elevation;
Yolo Land and Cattle Co. in northern California; and Alexander Ranch
in Kansas, where the owner says he's in the business of selling
"used sunshine." NCBA’s
Cattlemen to Cattlemen
on RFD-TV provides
weekly news and features for cattle producers across the country.
The show airs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. and is rebroadcast Wednesdays at
4:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 10 a.m. All times are
Eastern.
Calendar
Jan. 8-9―Beef
706, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
more
Jan.
10-11―Beef 706, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
more
Jan.
11-Feb.3―Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, Will Rogers Memorial
Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
more
Jan. 12―South
Texas Ranch Rodeo Roundup, Hilton Palacio Del Rio on the San Antonio
Riverwalk. more
Jan. 15―International
Livestock Congress 2008, Denver, Colo.
more
Jan. 15-16―Blackland
Income Growth Conference, Convention Center, Waco, Texas.
more
Jan. 16-17―Southwest Beef
Symposium, Convention Center, Roswell, N.M.
more
Jan. 18-19―Planning the
Return to the Farm/Ranch, Radisson Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas.
more
Jan. 22-Apr. 15―Urban
Rancher Landowner Training, Brazoria County Cooperative Extension
Office, Angleton, Texas.
more
Jan.
31-Feb. 17―San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, AT&T Center and
Freeman Coliseum grounds, San Antonio, Texas.
more
Feb. 6-9―National
Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, Reno,
Nev.
more
Feb. 17―South
Texas Ranch Rodeo Finals, Horse Barn No. 2, San Antonio stock show
grounds. more
Feb. 19-20―2008
Wind Energy Institute, Convention Center, Austin, Texas.
more
Feb. 22-23―Planning the Return to the Farm/Ranch Radisson
Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas.
more
Mar. 3-22―Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo, Reliant Park, Houston, Texas.
more
Mar.
14-17―Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association 131st
Annual Convention and Trade Show, Corpus Christi, Texas.
more
Mar.
31-Apr. 4―National Cattlemen's Beef Association 2008 Legislative
Conference, Holiday Inn on the Hill , Washington, D.C. (303)
694-0305.
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