Wednesday Legislative Update 2-15

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in State Affairs | 0 comments

Howdy-ho y’all! I hope everybody had a wonderful Valentine’s day! It is the middle of a busy week so I thought it might be time for an update. Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good one. In the Senate Transportation committee Farm Bureau was focused on a bill that will ease the burden on our farm and ranch families. Senator Brophy is running SB-059 to raise the weight of a vehicle and...

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USA and EU to Share Organic Standards

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in National Affairs, Organic/Local/Sustainable, Trade | 0 comments

The European Union and the United States announced this week that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as organic in either region. This partnership between the two largest organic-producers in the world will establish a strong foundation from which to promote organic agriculture, benefiting the growing organic industry and supporting...

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Thank You CFB

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 in Farm Bureau, Organic/Local/Sustainable | 0 comments

The following is a letter from Boulder St. Vrain County Farm Bureau President, Jules VanThuyne. Fellow Farm Bureau Members, On behalf of Boulder St.Vrain County Farm Bureau, we would like to extend our sincere THANKS to our Farm Bureau family all across Colorado. The ‘Voice of Agriculture’ has been evident in Boulder County.  As you are all aware, we have spent the better part of the...

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Monday Legislative Update 2-13

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 in State Affairs | 0 comments

Welcome back from the weekend. I hope everyone’s was enjoyable and relaxing. This looks for a busy committee week and not much floor work for the legislature as Rep. Bradford will be excused the entire week due to her husband’s health. He recently suffered a massive heart attack so please send your prayers to Rep. Bradford, her husband, and family. Without any further delay,...

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McDonalds Moves to Modernize Pork Supply Chain

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 in Animal Welfare | 0 comments

McDonald’s Corp. today announced that it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls. The move is supported by HSUS.  “McDonald’s believes gestation stalls are not a sustainable production system for the future. There are alternatives that we think are better for the welfare of sows,” said Dan Gorsky, senior vice president of...

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