The Iowa Stock Growers Association (ISGA) greets Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags with a healthy dose of skepticism. This new technology lures us into thinking, “how much neat information could be at our fingertips”. Yes,.
The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting ~stone of ideas. “Bhagat Singh”. In the heartland of America, a quiet yet profound battle unfolds between resilient independent cowmen and colossal meatpacking corporations, along with.
Many people support the concept of letting farmers voluntarily invest their own dollars in research and promotion. A smaller, but more vocal subset of people, is passionately opposed to checkoffs.
Critics of commodity checkoffs are making a fresh run at imposing new restrictions on the programs, including a prohibition on contracting research and promotion work out to organizations that lobby Congress or federal agencies.