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2012
February 3, 2012
bullet CAFO Final Permit
bullet EPA's Response to CAFO Comments
bullet Conservation Reserve Program
bullet MoreCowsNow.com
bullet TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet 2012 Cattle, Dairy & Grain Industry Outlook


January 27, 2012
bullet Amicus Brief
bullet MF Global Claims
bullet E. coli Study
bullet E. coli Finding
bullet Agricultural Projections
bullet CIC & NCBA App
bullet Checkoff Update
bullet Sample School Lunch Menus


January 20, 2012
bullet TCFA Comments-Opposition to Proposed EPA Rule
bullet FRRCC Report
bullet Food Bank/Participating Processors
bullet Food Bank
bullet 50 Most Powerful People In Food
bullet Homegating HQ
bullet Fit For A Princess
bullet TCFA Annual Advertising

January 13, 2012
bullet NRCS Website
bullet Offices Closing In Each State
bullet Cattle Industry Convention Checkoff Meetings
bullet
Masters Of Beef Advocacy
bullet Interactive Meat Case

January 6, 2012
bullet FDA Rule
bullet BQA Information
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate
bullet Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop
bullet
"Cow Chow" Game
bullet "Cow Chow" Video
bullet BOLD
bullet McDonald's Ads
bullet FSA Disaster Assistance Programs
bullet TCFA Annual Rate Card

2011
December 30, 2011 - No Newsletter due to Holiday

December 23, 2011 Newsletter Links:
bullet MyPlate Food Guide

December 16, 2011 Newsletter Links:
bullet USTR Report On China's WTO Compliance
bullet NIAA White Paper - Antibiotic Use In Food Animals
bullet HumaneWatch.org Consumer Alert Ad
bullet HumaneWatch.org's Analysis Of HSUS's TV Ads
bullet TCFA Comments-Animal Disease Traceability Rule
bullet Disapproval Letter Of UEP Partnership With HSUS
bullet Check-Off Funded BOLD Study
bullet Animated Beef Cutting Guide
bullet NRCS Nutrient Management Standards-Code 590

bullet NRCS Nutrient Management 590 Policy
bullet Maximizing Tenderness-2010/2011 Survey

December 9, 2011 Newsletter Links:
bullet GIPSA Final Rule
bullet Ag Sales Tax Exemption Application
bullet GIPSA Final Rule
bullet Judith Capper's Meat Mythcrushers Video
bullet We Support Agriculture--Animal Ag Coalition
bullet NCBA Hotel Room Reservations
bullet NCBA Convention Registration
bullet NCBA Website


December 2, 2011 Newsletter Links:
bullet COOL Letter
bullet Child Labor Law Letter
bullet USFRA Partners With The Discovery Channel
bullet Update NCBA Membership Information
bullet NCBA Scholarship Application

November 25, 2011 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter due to Holiday


November 18, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet WTO Report
bullet Texas Ag Sales Tax Exemption
bullet Turkey's Response to PETA
bullet FoodThanks for Thanksgiving
bullet MyBeefCheckoff News Sign Up
bullet 2012 NCBA Contests
bullet Facebook Discussion
bullet TCFA Annual Rate Card

November 11, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet FDS's Denial Letter To Coalition's Petition
bullet Applications For Round 2 Of STAR Fund Grants
bullet Telling The Beef Story
bullet National Cattlemen's Foundation
Beef Industry Scholarship


November 4, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Chairman Bo Kizziar Addressed
Convention Attendees

bullet National Emergency Test
bullet Hay Hotline
bullet 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and
NCBA Trade Show

bullet 2011 TCFA Annual Convention Highlights

October 28, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention Pocket Program
bullet Fogelsong's Comments
bullet Secrets to Grilling Beef
bullet Grill Times for Your Favorite Cuts
bullet Rubs & Marinades
bullet How to Make a Flavorful Marinade
bullet Carving Tips
bullet Steak Under the Broiler
bullet Beef Resource
bullet Consumer Attitudes and Welfare Labeling
bullet CAB Colvin Scholarship Information

October 21, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet EPA Proposed Rule To Inventory All CAFOs
bullet TCFA Convention Pocket Program
bullet SPCC Rule Final Amendments
bullet Emergency Grazing Of CRP Acres
bullet NCBA Travel Fellowship to YPC Members
bullet Meat MythCrushers Campaign

October 14, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet RFS Flexibility Act Support Letter
bullet USDA Pre-Harvest Intervention Meeting Agenda
bullet Food Day 2011
bullet Veterinarians on Call

October 7, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet RFS Bill And Provisions
bullet Jim Carroll - Convention Keynote Speaker
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet Today Show "Take A Crash Course In Butchering" Segment
bullet State Tax Filing Penalties
bullet NCBA Student Draft Letter

September 30, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet 2011 TCFA Annual Convention Registration
bullet Texas Ag Sales Tax Exemption
bullet 2012 State Water Plan Draft
bullet Procedural Review of EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes
bullet New Report On Nitrogen Management
bullet Cattle Interstate Shipping Requirements
bullet TCFA Sponsor Spotlight-Bayer

September 23, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet The Food Dialogue
bullet U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
bullet Commissioner Staples' New Website, ProtectYourTexasBorder.com
bullet Pictures Documenting TCFA Manure And Compost Spreader Calibration Demonstration And Water Quality Field Day
bullet 2011 TCFA Annual Convention Registration

September 16, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA Press Release
bullet Feed Availability Hearing
bullet Robbie LeValley's Testimony On GIPSA Rule
bullet TCFA Annual Convention Registration
bullet U.S. Drought Monitor
bullet Farm Service Agency
bullet Beef Bucks

September 9, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet House Subcommittee Hearing
bullet Manure And Compost Spreader Calibration Demonstration And Water Quality Field Day
bullet U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Hosts The Food Dialogues

September 2, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet New Child Labor Rules For Agriculture
bullet GAO Report
bullet 2011 TCFA Annual Convention
bullet Checking In On The Checkoff
bullet Chipotle Mexican Grill's Animal Short Film

August 26, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet EPA Science Advisory Board Report
bullet Manure And Compost Spreader Calibration Demonstration And Water Quality Field Day
bullet Video: Ranchers Voice Concerns Facing Rural America
bullet NDMC Website: Managing Drought Risk On The Ranch
bullet Beef Financial Management Conference
bullet High Plains Food Bank Carcass Donation

August 19, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Pending Free Trade Agreements
bullet Adjusted CRP Forage Rules
bullet Texas Agriculture Losses From Drought
bullet Brand Re-Registration

August 12, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Proposed Rule: Federal Register
bullet General Questions And Answers: Animal Disease Traceability Proposed Rule
bullet Questions And Answers For Producers Of Different Species Groups
bullet Summary Of Traceability Economic Analysis
bullet Sen. Inhofe's Letter

August 5, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Watkinson's Overview
bullet Field Day Agenda
bullet Manure & Compost Project
bullet Feedyard Dust Management Bulletin
bullet Jr. Fed Beef Challenge Winners
bullet NCBA's New Website

July 29, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Comments on CWA
bullet PEW Report
bullet Meat Eater's Guide to Climate & Health Article
bullet Capper Blog
bullet WT Beef Conference & Trade Show
bullet Oklahoma FSA
bullet High Plains Food Bank Processors

July 22, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Obama's Regulatory Train Wreck
bullet Final Water Rules
bullet Explore Beef
bullet CBB Nominees
bullet 'Ask Karen' Program

July 15, 2011 Newsletter Links
Beef Cattle Short Course

July 8, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet HPWD Comment Letter
bullet Bovine TB/Brucellosis Framework Comment Letter
bullet Bovine TB/Brucellosis Framework Document
bullet National Beef Quality Audit Survey
bullet 2011 Cattle Feeders Hall Of Fame
bullet High Plains Beef 706

July 1, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Hearing on Livestock Sector
bullet FTA Letter
bullet Designated Disaster Counties
bullet FSA Disaster Information
bullet Letter to CBB
bullet High Plains Food Bank Challenge
emailbullet High Plains Food Bank Challenge

June 24, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA: Regulatory Train Wreck
bullet NCBA Summer Conference Registration
emailbullet NCBA Marketing Department

June 17, 2011 Newsletter Links
No links this week

June 10, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Find Your Elected Official
bullet Wildfire Information
bullet FSA Funding
bullet The American GrillMaster Experience

June 3, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA's Texas Legislative Wrap-Up
bullet OCA's Texas Legislative Wrap-Up
bullet NMCGA's Texas Legislative Wrap-Up
bullet MyPlate Tools & Resources
bullet University of Missouri Study
bullet NBQA Survey
bullet ECP Funds Information
bullet Brucellosis Framework
bullet Framework Summary
bullet Fever Tick Information
bullet Panhandle Regional Emergency Preparedness Conference

May 27, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Governor Perry signing bill
bullet CBB Nominees
bullet Cattle Care and Handling Seminar
bullet EHV-1 Update
bullet Savings Family Lands Seminars
bullet TAHC website

May 20, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Vilsack - GIPSA Letter
bullet Vilsack - GIPSA Letter Signers
bullet E. coli Data
bullet E-Verify - President's Proposal
bullet TAHC Info on EHV-1
bullet EHV-1 Control Guidelines
bullet APHIS Info on EHV-1
bullet EHV-1 - Horse Health
bullet Quarterly Survey of Ag Credit Conditions
bullet 2011 Cattle Industry Summer Conference

May 13, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet CBB Nominees
bullet Brucellosis Framework
bullet Framework Summary
bullet Low Stress Cattle Handling Seminar - Guymon
bullet TCFA Animal Care and Handling Seminar - Hereford
bullet Panhandle Regional Emergency Preparedness Conference
bullet Vet Loan Repayment Program
bullet Texas Shortage Situation Counties

May 6, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet MeatMythCrushers.com
bullet Current Texas Fire Situation
bullet Texas Forest Service

April 29, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Obama Administration's Clean Water Framework
bullet Online Non-Ambulatory Cattle Management Training
bullet EPA Tome/Dust Policy
bullet Wildfire Assistance/Hay & Fencing
bullet Texas Forest Service
bullet STAR Fund Donations
bullet FAPRI-MU Economic Baseline Report
bullet Low Stress Cattle Handling Seminar - Guymon
bullet TCFA Animal Care and Handling Seminar - Hereford
bullet SSA "No-Match" Letters
bullet Consumers Cope with Rising Cost of Food

April 22, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Guidelines for Humane Euthanasia
bullet Coalition Letter Supporting HB268
bullet AMIF Report on Staphylococcus aureus
bullet Protect Your Texas Border

April 15, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Texas Wildfire Donations
bullet Continuing Resolution Reductions
bullet Ethanol Policies Leading to Higher Food Prices
bullet Animal Care Training
bullet Beef Cattle Institute
bullet Beef Trim Study
bullet Micro Beef
bullet Micro Beef Store
bullet USDA Resource Site
bullet To Submit Comments on Beef Board
bullet Consumer Trends

April 8, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Explore Beef
bullet TCFA Feedyard Camp

April 1, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet EPA Dust Letter
bullet TCFA Comments to HPWD
bullet 2011 TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Anthrax
bullet Center for Global Food Security
bullet Veterinarian Hall Of Fame
bullet Veterinarian Hall Of Fame - 2

March 25, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet CSSB 332
bullet Leahy & Grassley Letter
bullet Vilsack Response Letter
bullet GAO Food Safety
bullet MBA Program
bullet Beef Checkoff
bullet 2011 TCFA Fed Beef Challenge

March 18, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet EPA Dust Letter
bullet Dust Talking Points
bullet GHG Calculation & Reporting
bullet Iowa Legislation
bullet Budget Cuts Letter
bullet Beef Exports
bullet Wildfire Assistance
bullet Restaurant Chains Improve Sales
bullet Impact of Agricultural Research
bullet TCFA Junior Fed Beef Contest
bullet Alliance to Feed the Future

March 4, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet GHG Reporting Extension
bullet Jason Peeler's Testimony
bullet Watch Groundwater Hearing
bullet Column by U.S. Rep. Ted Poe
bullet Beef Industry Food Safety Council
bullet Proposed Rule Ammendments
bullet Information on Proposed Rule Ammendments
bullet Fever Tick Meetings

February 25, 2011 Newsletter Links
NCBA Perspective on Study
bullet NCBA Study
bullet TCFA Comments on Code 590
bullet TCFA Comments on Waste Facility Closure Standard
bullet TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet USDA Cold Storage Report

February 18, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Rep. Poe's Remarks
bullet Rep. Hartzler's Floor Speech
bullet Dust Regulation Letter
bullet CWA Draft Guidance Document
bullet More Efforts to Fight Unwise EPA Action
bullet US Beef Exports
bullet Fever Tick Control
bullet Cattle Feeders Hall Of Fame

February 11, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Federation of Beef Councils' Charter
bullet House Committe Assignments
bullet Senate Committee Assignments
bullet Beef Industry Long Range Plan
bullet Checkoff Research Report
bullet Meatless Mondays
bullet Perfect Steak Dinner

February 4, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA Trade Show
bullet TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
bullet TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet TCFA Feedyard Camp
bullet TCFA Dues Rebate
bullet FSA Assistance
bullet CRP Signup
bullet Outlook for Restaurants
bullet Seminar on Cattle Marketing & Management

January 28, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet USDA Webcast - Guidelines
bullet NCBA Blog - News Conference
bullet NCBA Perspective on Guidelines
bullet USDA Cattle Inventory Report
bullet Brucellosis
bullet U.S./South Korea FTA Letter
bullet GIPSA - Testing of Scales
bullet NARMS Strategic Plan & Comments
bullet Cold Storage Report
bullet Commercial Red Meat Production
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen

January 21, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet President's Executive Order
bullet CFCT Proposed Position Limits
bullet Comment Guidance for Organic Labeling
bullet BeefNutrition.org
bullet High Plains Food Bank

January 14, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Beef Exports
bullet Purdue University Research
bullet Center for Food Integrity Report
bullet Go Red for Women Luncheon
bullet That McDonald's Email Didn't Come From TCFA

January 7, 2011 Newsletter Links
bullet Horse Processing
bullet Horse Research
bullet Don Tyson's Life
bullet Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
bullet Food Trends This Year
bullet Southwest Beef Symposium
bullet 2011 South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course

2010
December 17, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Ellie Krieger Article
bullet Senator's Letter to Tom Vilsack
bullet NCBA's Letter to USDA
bullet NCBA's Letter to SBA
bullet Eastern Livetock Bankruptcy
bullet FSIS' Plans For Labeling
bullet Humane Handling Enforcement
bullet Brucellosis Information
bullet FMD Vaccine
bullet Forever 21's Facebook Site
bullet Forever 21's Website
bullet Draft W-2

December 24, 2010 - No Newsletter due to Holiday

December 17, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Beef Export Data
bullet FMD Vaccine Research
bullet NCBA Convention

December 10, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet DOJ & USDA Workshops
bullet NCBA Convention
bullet Southwest Beef Symposium
bullet Tax Credit

December 3, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Ag Commissioner's GIPSA Letter
bullet NCBA Convention
bullet John Stossel Column
bullet Safe Cooking Info
bullet New Health Care Reform Law

November 26, 2010 - No Newsletter due to Holiday

November 19, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Submit GIPSA Comments
bullet NCBA Comments
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen
bullet CREW's Letter to USDA
bullet NRC Report
bullet USMEF Export Data
bullet USFRA

November 12, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Submit GIPSA Comments
bullet Informa Report's Executive Summary
bullet Groundwater Resolution
bullet Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Awardees
bullet Beefy Breakfast Ideas
bullet More Beef Recipe Ideas
bullet Fever Tick Modified Quarantine Area
bullet Fever Tick Area 6 Blanket Update Paper
bullet CattleFax Outlook Strategies 2011 Session

November 5, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Global Conference On Sustainable Beef
bullet Election Results
bullet NCBA Letter
bullet APAC
bullet National Restaurant Association Report

October 29, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Info & Submit GIPSA Comments
bullet BigGovernment Article
bullet Barr's Analysis

October 22, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Submit GIPSA Comments
bullet Associated Press Article
bullet GIPSA Study
bullet Data Breakdown
bullet Vilsack's Presentation
bullet General Supported Candidates
bullet U.S. Beef Exports
bullet Checkoff-Funded Research
bullet Groundwater Educational Forum

October 15, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet Convention Pocket Program
bullet Walmart Video
bullet Walmart's Sustainability Plans
bullet Ag Productivity Lagging
bullet FSIS Notices
bullet FSIS Draft Guidelines
bullet Submit Comments on FSIS Guidelines
bullet Sweet Sorghum/Ethanol Research
bullet USDA Helping Kids Eat Right
bullet Groundwater Ownership Website
bullet MBA Program
bullet Beef Gift Certificates

October 8, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet Survey Summary
bullet List & Description of Beef Products
bullet Comprehensive Rail Plan
bullet CRP Rental Payments
bullet After the CRP

October 1, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet Particulate Matter Letter
bullet Moran's Letter
bullet Recording of the Forum
bullet Engler Will Receive The Industry Achievement Award
bullet Recipe Challenge
bullet Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

September 24, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet State's Action on EPA Endangerment
bullet Hagan's Speech
bullet Perry Has Requested A Presidential Disaster
bullet Rural Texans Can Dispose Of Banned Or Unwanted Pesticides
bullet TCEQ's Agricultural Waste Web Page

September 17, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA's Summary of Major Issues from D.C.
bullet NCBA's Additional Summary
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet Beef Production's Carbon Footprint
bullet Beef Exports
bullet Texas Environmental Excellence Nominations

September 10, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet No Association Between Red Meat and Colorectal Cancer
bullet New Strategies to Prevent E. Coli
bullet Checkoff Tool to Help Producers with Online Advocacy

September 3, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA's Comments on Antimicrobials
bullet TCFA Comments on VFD
bullet Animal Disease Traceability
bullet TCFA Convention
bullet Lesser Prairie Chicken Report
bullet TAHC Regional Offices

August 27, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Herring Panelist at USDA/DOJ Workshop
bullet Photos from USDA/DOJ Workshop
bullet Senators' Letter Regarding GIPSA
bullet MBA Program
bullet "Factory Farm" Study
bullet Cold Storage Report

August 20, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Foglesong GIPSA Opinion
bullet DOJ Workshop
bullet Beef Export Information
bullet Animal Agriculture Alliance Coverage
bullet Groundwater Ownership Forum Schedule
bullet Field Day

August 13, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet USPB Letter to USDA
bullet Article on KSU Research
bullet FSIS-Kidney Inhibition Swab Test
bullet CRP Information
bullet LWG Meeting Schedule

August 6, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet DOJ Workshop
bullet Abbott/Shaw EPA Letter
bullet Approval of The Beef Checkoff
bullet SBRC Information
bullet Draft Guidance on Regulatory Policy for Samonella
bullet Environmental Stewardship Award

July 30, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA Response
bullet GIPSA Comments
bullet Dust Regulation Letter
bullet CRP Sign-Up
bullet Family Operations Report

July 23, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet GIPSA Rule Information
bullet Institute of Food Technologists
emailbullet Air Quality Workshops
bullet Restaurant Decline
bullet June Cold Storage Report
bullet Commercial Red Meat Production
bullet I-9 Final Rule
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
bullet Team ZIP

July 16, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet CBO Report
bullet PM Standard Letter
bullet Border Letter
bullet Livestock Marketing Letter
bullet Statistics on Beef Exports
bullet Beef Checkoff Report
bullet MBA Program

July 9, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Foglesong Letter to GIPSA
bullet NCBA Letter to Congress Regarding Trade
bullet CWT Herd Retirements
bullet Forum on Animal Disease Traceability OR
bullet Forum on Animal Disease Traceability
bullet Federal Menu Labeling Requirements
bullet Checkoff-Funded Online Tool
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program

July 2, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
emailbullet TCFA MBA Graduation
bullet School Lunch Purchasing Requirements
bullet HSUS & Ohio Cattlemen Agreement
bullet NCBA Summer Conference

June 25, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Manure Management Grant
bullet USDA Biofuels Report
bullet USDA Ethanol Report
bullet Animal Agriculture Alliance Warning
bullet Grass-Fed Beef Report
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
emailbullet TCFA MBA Graduation
bullet Mobile Vets
bullet Interactive Meat Case

June 18, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet TCFA Comments on Santa Catarina
bullet Dietary Guidelines Report 2010
bullet Dietary Guidelines Information
bulletGHG Study
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
emailbullet TCFA MBA Graduation
bullet NCBA Summer Conference
bullet Bovine TB
bullet TAHC Rules Regarding Importation
bullet HIRE Act

June 11, 2010 Newsletter Links
bulletAPHIS Meetings
bulletNCBA Summer Conference
bulletMasters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
bulletHACCP Validation Meetings
bulletHACCP Validation Information
bulletFood Biotechnology Survey
bulletCAST Report
bulletCattle Feeders Hall of Fame Tickets

June 4, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet E. coli Research
bullet Trade Resolution
bullet Senate Committee Hearing Information
bullet MBA Information
emailbullet TCFA MBA Graduation
bullet Power of Lean
bullet Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center Webcast
bullet Beef Industry Safety Summary
bullet Safety Reporting Portal

May 28, 2010 Newsletter Links
emailbullet Permit Settlement
emailbullet CAFO Permits
emailbullet Nominees for CBB
bullet Letter to the President
bullet National Initiative
bullet Commercial Red Meat Production
bullet Cold Storage Report
bullet Compliance Guide for Mobile Slaughter Units
bullet Comments for Compliance Guide
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen

May 21, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Harvard Red Meat Study
bullet Organic Farming
bullet USDA Maps
bullet Vilsack Interview
bullet Beef Cattle Short Course

May 14, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet WASDE report
bullet USMEF Report
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
bullet Restaurant Report
bullet Cattle Potential Risk
bullet Grassland Reserve Program
bullet Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense
bullet Agriculture and Food Research Incentive
bullet Send Condolences for Dr. Dave Price

May 7, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Hearing
bullet Submit Comments about the Farm Bill
bullet USDA Purchase of Beef
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA)
bullet Impacts of Regulations on Food Animal Agriculture
bullet Environmental Excellence Awards

April 30, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet NCBA Letter
bullet Hurt's Report
bullet AMS Rural Transportation Study
bullet Commissioner Staples Blog
bullet 2010 Grain Grading Workshop Brochure
bullet U.S. - Mexico Agreement
bullet Men's Health Article

April 23, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Earth Day Amarillo Globe News Article
bullet NCBA Release-Green Profession
bullet NCBA Release-Helping the Environment
bullet Federal Water Regulation Bill
bullet EPA Blog
bullet E coli Research
bullet Cattle Risk Managment Seminar

April 16, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Healthcare Summary by TCFA (revised 4/23/10)
bullet TB Federal Order
bullet TB Q&A Fact Sheet
bullet Estate Tax
emailbullet Feedyard Employee Trainings
bullet TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
bullet TCFA "Feedyard Camp"
bullet TAHC & Brucellosis Test

April 9, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet University of Illinois Study
bullet Texas BioEnergy Study
bullet Beef Trade with Tiawan
bullet White's Comments on HSUS Video
bullet HumaneWatch Bus Shelter Mock-Up
bullet Humane Watch Ad in New York Times
bullet Humane Watch Ad in USA Today
bullet Beef Checkoff and Boston Marathon

April 2, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Point of View
bullet "Let's Retake Our Plates"
bullet Explore Beef Website Q&A
bullet USA Today Ad
bullet 4-H Facebook
bullet USTR Report
bullet Animal Disease Control and Prevention
bullet Submit Comments to FDA on
Veterinary Feed Directive


March 26, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Inhofe's Op-ed in Full
bullet Research Team and How Its Efforts Have Benefited the Livestock Industry
bullet 2010 Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Federal Register - CHIPRA
bullet CHIPRA Model Notice
bullet DOL News Release - CHIPRA

March 19, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Fight Against EPA Greenhouse Regulation Is Escalating
bullet Contact Governor Granholm
bullet USMEF Report on Beef Exports
bullet NCBA Comments on Nutrition Labeling
bullet Explore Beef Web Site
bullet Feedyard Employee Training Programs
bullet 2010 Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet New H-2A Poster in English
bullet New H-2A Poster in Spanish
bullet General Information About Labor Posters

March 12, 2010 Newsletter Links
bulletResolution Supoporting Exports to Japan
bulletSenator Johanns & Japan
bulletFAPRI Report
bulletThe Power of Meat
bulletTrade Dispute with Mexico
bulletNew Rule Regarding H-2A Program

March 5, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Johann's Remarks
bullet Texas Primary Election Results
bullet OK HB3202
bullet Survey Regarding HSUS
emailbullet Junior Fed Beef Career & Leadership Program
bullet National Nutrition Month
bullet National Restaurant Association Report
bullet MS Beef-A-Thon
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate

February 26, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet CCF HumaneWatch.org Website
bullet Texas Primary Candidates Beef-PAC Supports
bullet Climategate Full Report
bullet Senator Inhofe's Questioning Part 1
bullet Senator Inhofe's Questioning Part 2
bullet FAO Report
bullet Walmart Plans
bullet 2010 Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Masters of Beef Advocacy
emailbullet Masters Of Beef Advocacy
bullet MS Beef-A-Thon

February 19, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Texas Primary Candidates Beef-PAC Supports
bullet Endangerment Press Conference
bullet Water District Map
bullet CCF HumaneWatch.org Website
bullet US Beef Exports
bullet 2010 Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Texas Drought Has Officially Ended
bullet Farm Income Forecast
bullet USDA Farm Operations Report

February 12, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Antibiotic Use and Regulation
bullet Checkoff Research Report
bullet Engler Was Interviewed By USA Today
bullet USDA Initiatives
bullet Yellow Tail Donation
bullet New Climate Service Site

February 5, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet RFS Rule
bullet Growing America's Fuel
bullet BCAP
bullet NCBA Survey
bullet 2010 CBB Leadership
bullet USDA & Animal Traceability
bullet Cattle Feeders Hall Of Fame
bullet Checkoff Executive Summary

January 29, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet Checkoff-Funded Research Projects
bullet Additional Checkoff-Funded Research Projects
bullet Dietary Advisory Guidelines Committee Meeting
emailbullet Masters Of Beef Advocacy

January 22, 2010 Newsletter Links
bullet U.S. Beef Exports Data
bullet Countries Who Export Beef To The U.S.
bullet The Humane Society Of The United States (HSUS)
bullet New Method For Testing Animal Feed
bullet Pioneers in Agriculture Field Day Press Release
bullet Pioneers in Agriculture Field Day Schedule

January 15, 2010 Newsletter Links:
bullet Texas Senate Committee Charges
bullet Statement Of 12 Principles In The Development Of A Cattle Disease Traceability Identification System
bullet 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and
NCBA Trade Show

emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate

January 8, 2010 Newsletter Links:
bullet Sam Kane Obituary
bullet Sam Kane Article
bullet 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and
NCBA Trade Show

bullet FASS Review
bullet Vegetarians Who Eat Meat
bullet Putting A Face On The Beef Industry
bullet Applications For The
Environmental Stewardship Award


January 1, 2010 Newsletter Links:
bulletNCBA GHG News Release
bulletUSDA/USTR Statement
bulletSchool Food Safety Standards
bulletUSDA Labeling

bulletUSDA Labeling (Federal Register)
bulletCalifornia Court Decision (AMI)
bulletCalifornia Court Decision (NMA)
bulletCOBRA

2009
December 25, 2009 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter due to Holiday

December 18, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletNCBA's Task Force Release
bulletTCFA's GHG Letter to Senators
bulletMurkowski's Press Conference
bulletLetter To Vilsack
bulletLucas And Chambliss Letter
bulletAntitrust Division's Events
bulletFederal Register Notice
bulletData from USMEF
bulletDELAP

December 11, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletDr. Ellis' Background and His New Appointment
bulletUSDA-APHIS Concept Paper
bullet
TCFA's Comments on TB
bulletFSIS Directive
bullet2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention

December 4, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletUSFWS Decision
bulletCorn Genome Project
bullet
Corn Genome Data
bulletTCFA Death Tax Letter
bulletUSA Today Food Safety Article
bulletUSA Today Food Safety Article2
bullet2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention
bulletBeef 706

November 27, 2009 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter due to Holiday

November 20, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletFarmer and Rancher Day
bulletInterim Committee Charges
bullet
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Online Feed
bulletBeef Export Data
bulletMcDonald's Hoax
bulletGINA
bulletClimate Change and Cattle Nutrition
bullet"7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS"

November 13, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet AMI 10-year report
bullet Environmental Stewardship Award
bullet TAMU Fit-To-Finish Show Cattle Camp

November 6, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA Annual Convention Photo Page
bullet Texas Elections
bullet Meat Industry Hall Of Fame
bullet Dairy Herd Buyout
bullet NCBA Member Testifies During Death Tax Hearing
bullet 69 Texas Counties Primary Natural Disaster Areas
bullet Fever Ticks

October 30, 2009 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter due to TCFA Annual Convention

October 23, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet What Causes Antibiotic Resistance? "There Are No Scapegoats"
bullet Ohio's Efforts
bullet AMI Challenges Meatless Mondays
bullet
Texas AgriLife Extension's Educational Website

October 16, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet "Larry King Live" Video
bullet USA Today's Opinion
bullet USA Today Offers Rebuttal From
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

bullet
Proposed Amendments To the Texas Constitution
bullet "Christmas In October For Ethanol"
bullet Exports Of U.S. Beef
bullet TDA Hay Hotline
bullet Bovine Tuberculosis Report
bullet Bovine Brucellosis Report

October 9, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet Canadian Government's Perspective on COOL
bullet Statement by Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack & U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk Regarding MCOOL
bullet GAO Report
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet
Agriculture Appropriations Bill Conference Disclosure
bullet Agriculture Appropriations Bill Conference Report
bullet Full Rule Ending No Match
bullet
National Beef Promotions And Partnership
bullet Beef Safety Efforts-BIFSCo.org
bullet Beef Safety Efforts - BeefResearch.org
bullet New York Times Article

October 2, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletTCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet Cooperatives Working Together News Release
bullet
Agriculture Appropriations Bill Conference Disclosure
bullet Agriculture Appropriations Bill Conference Report
bullet Climate Change — Kerry-Boxer Bill
bullet National Beef Promotions And Partnership
bullet Drover's Article
bullet "How To Feed The World In 2050"
bullet "How To Feed The World In 2050" Issue Briefs
bullet U.S. Beef Gaining In Popularity With Japanese Consumers
bullet Assistance For South Texas Ranchers Fighting Fever Tick
bullet Field Day at the J.A. Ranch
bullet Coalition For Conservation Through Ranching
bullet TCFA Pocket Calendar Request
bullet
TCFA e-Newsletter

September 25, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet GHG New Reporting Information
bulletTCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet Compliance Costs Associated with the Proposed Rulemaking for RFS2
emailbullet TCEQ Feedyard Permit Questions
bullet CBB's News Release on the Budget

September 18, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletNCBA Legislative Conference
bulletConvention Hotel Reservations
bulletSubmit GHG Comments to EPA
bulletSubmit GHG Comments to NHTSA
bulletU.S. Drought Monitor
bullet
FSA
bulletDr. Bob Hilllman
bulletComments on "Natural"

September 11, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet A&M's Agriculture and Food Policy Center Report
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet Complete Roll Call on the Confirmation Vote of Animal Rights Activist Cass Sunstein
bullet Complete Roll Call on the Cloture Vote that Allowed the Nomination to go Forward
bullet
Reportable Food Registry
bullet New Food Safety Consumer Website
bullet New Method To Detect Live E. Coli Cells In Ground Beef
emailbullet More Information on the Masters of Beef Advocacy Program
bullet Checkoff-Funded Programs
bullet Opportunities For Landowners With Expiring CRP Contracts

September 4, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet Walsh's Comments on this Style of News Coverage
bullet TCFA Chairman Monte Cluck Responded To TIME
bullet Letters to the Editor Published by TIME
bullet TCFA Convention Registration
bullet TCFA Convention Hotel Reservations
bullet Livestock Indemnity Program
bullet Taste Is A Key Advantage For Beef
bullet Beef Checkoff Study Measured Change In Consumer Demand
bullet E-Verify System

August 28, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
bullet ID Info Expo
bullet Public Comments On The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
bullet "Animal Productivity and Genetic Diversity: Cloned and Transgenic Animals"

August 21, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
TIME Article
bulletTIME Cover
bulletLetter From Coalition of Ag Organizations
bulletAVMA Report
bulletBallot Language
bulletAnthrax Detected in Crockett County
bulletDennis Avery's Article
bulletEnvironmental Stewardship Awards
bulletBeef Checkoff Mobile Phone Technology
bulletArgentina May Resort To Imports
bulletBig Country Beef Conference
bulletPesticide Collection

August 14, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
Climate Change Bill
bulletU.S. Beef Exports
bulletJr. Fed Beef Challenge Results
bulletPaul Engler Inducted In Cattle Feeders Hall Of Fame
bulletImmigration Policy
bullet"Chewing The Cud"
bulletNominations For Texas Environmental Excellence Awards
bulletManure Management Conference

August 7, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
EPA General Permit Info
bulletMeat Industry Hall of Fame
bulletGAO Report
bulletUSDA & DOJ Workshops
bulletCattle Fever Tick Workshops
bulletCattleFax Risk Management Seminar

July 31, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bulletTCFA August Recess Talking Points and Background Information
bullet Lively Remarks at Cattle Industry Summer Conference
bullet No Evidence That Organic Food is Nutritionally Superior
bullet NPD's Findings on Restaurant Traffic
bullet A.J. Smith

July 24, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
Ethanol Blend Information
bullet Minimum Wage Poster
bullet AgriLife Drought Task Force
bullet Texas Dept. of Agriculture Drought Resources
emailbullet Statewide Drought Assistance
bullet Wildfire Disaster Area

July 17, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Beef Checkoff Rate of Return
bullet Wal-Mart Sustainability
bullet New USDA-AMS Online Tool
bullet Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course
bullet CRP Program

July 10, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet
TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Ag Appropriations Bill - House
bullet Ag Appropriations Bill - Senate
bullet NCBA Letter Opposing Sunstein
bullet Livestock Indemnity Program
bullet Drought Status
bullet Fever Tick Meetings
bullet Manure Management Conference

July 4, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet New Cattle Feeding Research Facility
bullet AgriLife's Advice on Converting CRP Land
bullet U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services Information

June 26, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Read More On The VS Situation from TAHC
bullet  Read More On The VS Situation From NM Livestock Board
bullet Animal Welfare Research

June 19, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  The Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787) Opposition Letter Sent By TCFA
bullet TCFA Oppose Climate Change Bill
bullet NCBA Oppose Climate Change Bill
bullet Advanced Economic Solutions Study
bulletUpdate On Appropriations
bullet “Eco-Friendly And Economical” Benefits Of Conventional Beef Production
bullet Economic Impact Study issued by the American Meat Institute (AMI)
bullet AMI Food Safety Poll
emailbullet Pre-Harvest Food Safety Workshop
bullet Cattle Tuberculosis (TB) Has Been Confirmed In A West Texas Dairy
bullet Texas Beef Cleared By Russians
bullet SPCC Rule And Reporting Requirements
bullet MBA Program Growing
bullet Nation’s First Case Of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) For 2009
bullet Dietary Guidelines

June 12, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  TCFA Comments Oppose EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
bullet Advanced Economic Solutions Study
bulletFarmEcon LLC Study
bulletFAPRI's Report
bulletSummary of Funding Provided By Ag Appropriations Bill
bulletSow Retirement Program Launched by PRP
bulletAnimal Agriculture Alliance News Release
bulletTAMU Beef Cattle Short Course

June 5, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Fever Tick Assistance
bullet
Animal Welfare Is The Focus Of A New Internet Portal Launched By The UN's Food And Agriculture Organization

May 29, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Study Finds No Link Between Red Meat And Breast Cancer
  bullet USDA Has Announced Six More Listening Sessions On NAIS
emailbullet  Register for Listening Sessions on NAIS
bullet Information About The Second Annual National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award
bullet Conferences Presenting Opportunities And Alternatives Available To Landowners With Expiring CRP Contracts

May 22, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  NAIS Listening Session
  bullet EPA Comment Period On Ethanol Blend
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen with Charlie Sellers
bullet 55th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course
bullet Protecting Your Operation From Animal Rights Extremists

May 15, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  U.S.-EU Beef Trade Deal
  bullet Hall Of Famers: Former TCFA Board Chairman Paul F. Engler And W.D. Farr
bullet TCFA Bills Of Interest
bullet The Truth About HSUS
bullet Cattle Industry Summer Conference
bullet Want To Know What The 2007 Census Of Agriculture Says About Ag Trends In Your Area?
bullet CattleFax Corporate College

May 8, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Working Group and Biofuels Promotion Plans
emailbullet  BSQA Feedyard Employee Training Sessions
bullet Commissioner Staples Letter To USDA
bullet TDA's Hay Hotline
bullet Disaster Resource Information Packet
bullet Texas Agriculture Website

May 1, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet Call Your Senators-Oppose Clean Water Act Amendments
bullet USDA Listening Tour Regarding NAIS
bullet USDA-APHIS NAIS Study
bullet Livestock Indemnity Program
bulletWildfire Relief Effort For Cattlemen
bullet CFTC Announces Subcommittee On Convergence
Survey Of Organic Farming In The U.S.
bullet National Beef Month, And The Beef Checkoff

April 24, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Cattle Genome Project
bullet  Comparison of Exceptional Ag Funding Requests
bullet Fever Tick Update
bullet Beef Industry Resource
bulletJunior Fed Beef Career and Leadership Program
bullet Safe Grilling Practices
bullet  Texas Drought Information

April 17, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet  Ethanol Blend E-15 Information
bullet  TCFA Action Alert Regarding Rush Limbaugh
emailbullet  BSQA Feedyard Employee Trainings
bullet  Wind Erosion Assistance

April 10, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet Enhanced Feed Ban Rule
bullet How Much Does Ethanol Affect Food Prices?
bullet Veterinarian Perspective On Free Range/Pen Systems
bullet Teenagers Who Identify Themselves As Vegetarians May Be Trying To Camouflage Eating Disorders
emailbullet Texas Beef Leaders Of Tomorrow Contest

April 3, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
emailbullet EPA Will Host Two Public Meetings
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate
bullet 2009 Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Junior Fed Beef Career and Leadership Program
bullet Two Grain Grading Workshops
bullet PETA Kills Pets

March 27, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet New Mexico Receives Split-State Status For Bovine TB
bullet Contact Your Senators and Representatives Regarding Union Card Check Bill
bullet Tax Law Changes As Part Of Stimulus Bill
bullet Tax Law Changes As Part Of Stimulus Bill Additional Information

bullet Should Animals Have The Same Rights As People Survey
emailbullet Beef Checkoff's New Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) Program

March 20, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Final Rule on Non-Ambulatory Cattle
bullet Checkoff Promotion of Middle Meats
bullet Conventional Beef Production Methods are Better for the Environment
bullet 2009 Fed Beef Challenge

bullet 2009 Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet COBRA Law for Health Care Continuation Coverage Update

March 13, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
emailbullet Junior Fed Beef Career and Leadership Program
Action Alert Take Action on the Card Check Legislation
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate
bullet Do You Have Ideas on How to Feed the World?
bullet Read the Report
bullet Details of the Competition and Entry Process

March 6, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bulletTSCRA Convention & School Registration
emailbullet TCFA Fed Beef Challenge

February 27, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet81st Texas Legislature -- TCFA Bills of Interest
bullet Nominees for Key Positions Overseeing Livestock Policy
bullet Grocery Manufacturers Association White Paper
bullet TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge

February 20, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Agriculture For A Democratic Workplace (ADW)
bullet USDA Outlook
bullet 2009 Beef Industry Safety Summit
 
February 13, 2009 Newsletter Links:
  bulletTCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Standing Committee Appointments By Committee
bullet Standing Committee Appointments By Member
bullet Speaker Straus' Announcement
bullet State Senate Committee Listings
bullet Information on State Senate Committees
bullet Proposed Stimulus Bill
bullet MS Beef-A-Thon
bullet Junior Fed Beef Challenge
bullet Order Beef Spotter

February 6, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Union Check Card Bill - TCFA Letter to Congress
bullet CattleFax Outlook Presentation
bullet Beef Checkoff Report
bullet KSU Report on What Drives U.S. Beef Demand
bullet USDA-APHIS Tuberculosis Listening Sessions
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate
emailbullet RSVP for Financial Seminar Feb. 13
emailbullet Personnel Management Conference

January 30, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet USDA-ERS Report
bullet Panda Ethanol Information
bullet That McDonald's Email Didn't Come From TCFA!
bullet Agriculture Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) Financial Assistance
bullet AWEP Additional Information
emailbullet RSVP for Financial Seminar Feb. 13

January 23, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Dairy Buyout Information
bullet EPA Draft Permit For New Mexico
emailbullet EPA Draft Permit-contact Ben Weinheimer
bullet Voluntary Standard For Naturally Raised Claims
emailbullet Fed Beef Challenge & Junior Fed Beef Challenge Questions
bullet Carcass Grading Report

January 16, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet COOL Standardized Documents
bullet COOL Final Rule
emailbullet EPCRA Requirements
bullet Dec. 5, 2008 Newsletter regarding EPCRA Requirements
bullet USTR Action on EU Products
bullet FDA Guidance On GE Animals
bullet Information on Obama’s Cabinet Nominations
bullet Information on Obama’s Cabinet Nominations
emailbullet RSVP for Financial Seminar Feb. 13

January 9, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Rule on San Luis, Ariz. Port
bullet Panhandle Emergency Preparedness Conference Registration Form
emailbullet TCFA Dues Rebate Information

January 2, 2009 Newsletter Links:
bullet TCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Beef From Pasture To Plate
bullet Annual Southwest Beef Symposium
bullet Beef 706 Sessions

2008
December 26, 2008 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter Due to Holiday

December 19, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Information on Final Rule on EPCRA
bullet Endangered Species Act – Interagency Consultation
bulletTCFA Comments Submitted to USDA Regarding National Organic Program

December 12, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Distiller's Grains Research
bullet NCBA Ethanol Co-Product Research Update – Executive Summary
bullet Consortium for Cattle Feeding and Environmental Services Research Review (Click on Distiller’s Grains Initiative, bottom right menu)
bullet OIG Report on Hallmark-Westland
bullet Organic Standards Listening Session PowerPoint Presentation
bulletTCFA e-Newsletter
bullet Cancer Research News
bullet Journal of the National Cancer Institute: Report on Meat and Kidney Cancer
bullet Journal of the National Cancer Institute: Report on Potential Errors in Cancer/Diet Studies
bullet Panhandle Emergency Preparedness Conference

December 5, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Will Tour Texas Panhandle
bullet Proposed Changes To Organic Livestock Standards
bullet Distiller's Grains Research Review
bullet USDA Will Hold TB Listening Sessions
bullet Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
bullet Cattle Industry Annual Convention


November 28, 2008 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter Due to Holiday

November 21, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show
bullet Distiller's Grains Research Review

November 14, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
bullet Animal Raising Claims: Comments
bullet USDA Will Hold TB Listening Sessions
bullet Genetically Engineering Farm Animals


November 7, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Article

October 31, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet National Organic Program
bullet 2010 Dietary Guidelines Committee
bullet Dairy Herd Buyout


October 24, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Letter to Ag Secretary Schafer On Assistance To Ethanol Producers
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet Franchise (Margin) Tax Changes
bullet NCBA CEO Search Committee
bullet NAIS Information
bullet Masters Of Beef Advocacy (MBA) Program
bullet NCBA Letter on Irradiation
bullet Order a Beef Spotter


October 17, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet Candidates Beef-PAC Is Supporting


October 10, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet International Trade Commission Report
bullet National Biofuels Action Plan
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet Feeding Quality Forum
bullet EPA/Nitrogen Emissions


October 3, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet TCFA COOL Comments 09-30-2008
bullet TCFA Comments on Vet Loans 09-30-2008
bullet TCFA Comments on Non-Ambulatory Cattle 10-02-2008
bullet NCBA: Young Producers’ Council
bullet FDA Animal Drug Approvals Database


September 26, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Request TCFA Newsletter via Email (members only, please)
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts
bullet GAO Report on CAFOs
bullet On-Pack Nutrition Labeling Implementation Guide
bullet NRCS Local Work Group Meetings


September 19, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts
bullet CBB Budget
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet Movement Restrictions for Cattle Entering Texas from New Mexico or California
bullet Movement Restrictions for Cattle Entering Oklahoma from New Mexico or California
bullet USDA-ERS Report on Economic Impacts of Feed-Related Regulatory Responses to BSE
bullet 2008 BEEF Quality Summit


September 12, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Movement Restrictions for Cattle Entering Texas from New Mexico
bullet Register for TCFA Convention
bullet COOL Radio Interview Schedule
bullet King Ranch Institute For Ranch Management Symposium

September 5, 2008 Newsletter Links:

bullet Articles
bullet COOL Update
bullet Register for TCFA Convention

bullet Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

bullet Personnel Management Conference
bulletReserve Your 2009 TCFA Pocket Calendar
bullet Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program

Late Trade Information

August 29, 2008 Newsletter Links:

bullet Articles
bullet Register for Convention

bullet Manure Value Calculator

bullet Checkoff Electronic Update

bullet New BSEInfo.org Website

bullet Personnel Management Conference


August 22, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
USDA Study on Nutrition Labels
emailbullet Cattle Grading Demonstration
emailbullet Manure Meeting
bullet
TCFA Animal Care and Handling Seminars
Transportation Meetings

 
August 15, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Information on Animal Identification Tags and Manufacturers
bullet Beef Checkoff YouTube Videos
bullet Personnel Management Conference
emailbullet Personnel Mangement Conference
bullet
Meeting to Explain the Value of Manure
bulletTCFA Animal Care and Handling Seminars

 

August 8, 2008 Newsletter Links:

bullet Articles
bullet EPA’s Decision Regarding the State of Texas RFS Waiver Request

bullet NBAF Environmental Impact Studies

bullet USDA-NASS Report on U.S. Farm Production Expenditures
bullet Checkoff Electronic Resource Kit on Protein
bullet 2008 TCFA Junior Fed Beef Results
bullet Newsletter Survey


August 1, 2008 Newsletter Links:
bullet Articles
bullet Cool Interim Final Rule
bullet Checkoff Research
bullet Anne Legendre Armstrong Obituary

July 25, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Judge’s Ruling in CRP Case
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Agriculture Advisory Committee
Texas Beef Quality Producer Programs
Cattle Care and Handling Seminars
 
July 18, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Oklahoma Water Plan Meetings
Beef Cattle Short Course
 
July 11, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
TAHC Fever Tick Information

NBAF
Panhandle Wind & Wildlife Conference

Dairy Industry Animal Handling Poster
 

July 4, 2008 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter Due to Holiday
 

June 27, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Studies on Impact of Federal Ethanol Mandates

Checkoff Grilling Survey
Flood Relief
Value of Manure Meeting
Panhandle Wind and Wildlife Conference
King Ranch Institute Symposium
 

June 20, 2008 Newsletter Links:
NCBA Summer Conference

Cooking with the Moms
 

June 13, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Submit RFS Comments Now

TXDOT I-69/Trans Texas Corridor

TRADE Act

Beef Industry Safety Summit Executive Summary
 

June 6, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Submit RFS Comments Now

  Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner
NCBA Cattle Industry Summer Conference
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course
 

May 30, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles

Guitar Case
LCP and LIP

Checkoff Survey Results

 

May 23, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
2008 Texas Ag Forum

BVDV Research

Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 

May 16, 2008 Newsletter Links:

Articles
Farm Bill Conference Report

Farm Bill Summaries

 

May 9, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Pew Report
Beef Industy Meetings
Beef Brisket Research
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
May 2, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Pew Report
Beef Industy Meetings
Beef Brisket Research
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
April 25, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Enhanced Feed Ban Rule

AMI Press Release-Downer Ban
Non-Ambulatory Ban Petition

Non-Ambulatory Ban Petition Letter to Secretary Schafer

FSIS Directive 6100.1 Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection

Revised Texas Franchise Tax

Texas Franchise Tax Extension
Columbia Trade Ticker

Beef Industy Meetings
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 

April 18, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Ambassador Schwab’s Statement-US/South Korea Beef Trade
NCBA’s News Release-US/South Korea Beef Trade
AMI’s Meat News Network
USMEF Research Projects
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
April 11, 2008 Newsletter Links:

Articles
Full Lists of House & Senate Members of the Conference Committee

Colombia FTA Vote

FSIS Held A Public Meeting on E. coli
 

April 4, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
The Cover of TIME
TIME: The Clean Energy Scam
Texas Beef Council Annual Report
TCFA Dues Rebate
 
March 28, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Cattle Trade Protocols
NCBA Spring Legislative Conference
E coli Public Meeting
TCFA 2008 Fed Beef Challenge
Beef 706 Program
 
March 21, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Tell the EPA that Manure is not a Toxic Substance
TCFA Dues Rebate
 
March 14, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
USMEF Exports
USMEF Imports
Fed Beef Challenge
Junior Fed Beef Challenge
Beef Innovations Group
TBC Interactive Consumer Website
 
March 7, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
 FSIS: Humane Handling Activities
Beef Industry Meetings
 
February 29, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
 HSUS Congress
Immigration Fines
Ethanol Slump
February 22, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
TCFA Dues Rebate
February 15, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Cuppy Graham Memorials
 
February 8, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Enviros and Ethanol
Wal-Mart/Global Food Safety Initiative
H2-A Proposed Rule
Animal Rights/State Legislatures
Checkoff/Beef Research
TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge
National Cutting Horse Association World Finals Ticket
 
February 1, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
Texas Brucellosis Status Upgraded
N.Y. Times Letter to the Editor
Texas Senate Interim Charges
Mexican Cattle Import Regulations
TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
 
January 25, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Articles
New Checkoff-Developed Products
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
Biofuels Co-Product Nutrition Conference
TSCRA's Annual Convention & Trade Show
 
January 18, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Meat Case Study
Articles
Personnel Management Conference
 
January 11, 2008 Newsletter Links:
Cancer Report Receives (Dis) Honor
Checkoff Unveils New Ad Campaign
Articles
CERCLA/EPCRA
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
January 04, 2008 Newsletter Links:
CERCLA/EPCRA
Articles
NCBA Convention Registration
NCBA Accommodations Registration
 
2007
December 28, 2007 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter Due to Holiday
 
December 21, 2007 Newsletter Links:
New Franchise Tax Rules
Business Plan for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
Articles
 
December 14, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Texas House of Representatives Interim Study Charges
Articles
MSU Genome Mapping
Beef Safety Efforts
2007 Census Of Agriculture
 
December 7, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TCFA-area vote on Energy Bill
Full House vote on Energy Bill
USDA Export Projections
Feed Prices
Beef Product Ideas
Beef 706
Newsletter Articles Continuations
 
November 30, 2007 Newsletter Links:
New I-9 Form Coming
Study Says Feedyard Practices Are Environmentally Friendly
Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show
Naturally Raised
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
November 23, 2007 Newsletter Links:
No Newsletter due to Thanksgiving holiday
 
November 16, 2007 Newsletter Links:
2007 Farm Bill Update
Canadian Border Opens
Fever Tick Funding Sought
Disaster Assistance Sign-Up
Update on Drought Conditions
 
November 9, 2007 Newsletter Links:
2007 Farm Bill Update
Feds Tackling Food Safety Issues
EQIP - Find Your NRCS Office
View Some Of The Beef Checkoff Messages
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
FSA County Committee Elections
TCFA Is Updating Its Database
 
November 2, 2007 Newsletter Links:
2007 Farm Bill Update
Texans Vote on Amendments
Enriching Family Mealtimes
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
Late Trade Information
 
October 26, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
October 19, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Farm Bill Update
Grass-Fed Standard
National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
October 12, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TCFA Annual Convention
2007 Beef-PAC Auction Brochure
COOL Information
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
October 5, 2007 Newsletter Links:
It's A Big McLie!
TCFA Annual Convention
2007 Beef-PAC Auction Brochure
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
Drought/Tax Relief
 
September 28, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TAHC-TB Regulations
TCFA Annual Convention
Retained Ownership Study
Beef Herd Health Summit
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
September 21, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Study Blasts Ethanol Subsidies
TCFA Annual Convention
Changes to the CME Live Cattle Contract
Tax Incentives
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
September 14, 2007 Newsletter Links:
APHIS Issues Final Rule
TCFA Annual Convention
Feedyard Maintenance Personnel Safety Seminar
Request Health Insurance Information
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
September 7, 2007 Newsletter Links:
EPW Committee Hearing
NCBA Submitted Comments
TCFA Annual Convention
Beef 706 Courses
Feedyard Maintenance Personnel Safety Seminar
Texas Department of Agriculture 100th Anniversary
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
August 31, 2007 Newsletter Links:
MCOOL Rule: TCFA Comments
TCFA Annual Convention
Feedyard Maintenance Personnel Safety Seminar
USDA Disaster Program Registration
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
August 24, 2007 Newsletter Links:
USDA Disaster Program Registration
TCFA Annual Convention
Feedyard Maintenance Personnel Safety Seminar
Korea-U.S.-Japan International Joint Symposium
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
August 17, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Immigration Crackdown
TCFA Annual Convention
Fever Tick Information
King Ranch Institute For Ranch Management
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
August 10, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TCFA Annual Convention
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge Results
Fever Tick Meeting
 
August 3, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Jay O'Brien Wins Golden Spur
Fever Tick Quarantine Zone
Map of Fever Tick Quarantine Zone
Description of Fever Tick Quarantine Zone
GIPSA Seeking Public Comment on Ethanol Standards
2007 Farm Bill Update
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
July 27, 2007 Newsletter Links:
2007 Farm Bill
Beef Marketing & Management 2010
TCFA Animal Health & Care Seminar
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
July 20, 2007 Newsletter Links:
2007 Farm Bill
Beef Marketing & Management 2010
TCFA Animal Health & Care Seminar
 
July 13, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
July 6, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Why Current MCOOL Doesn't Work for Cattle Feeders
Call to Action--Contact Members of Congress to Fix MCOOL
Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition Website
TCFA Animal Health & Care Seminar
Beef 706
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
June 29, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Why Current MCOOL Doesn't Work for Cattle Feeders
Call to Action--Contact Members of Congress to Fix MCOOL
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
June 22, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Media Calling Attention to Ethanol's Inflationary Impact
Drought: Can You Help Out?
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
June 15, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Mr. Gates, Please Reboot!
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
June 8, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TAMU Annual Beef Cattle Short Course
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
June 1, 2007 Newsletter Links:
 
May 25, 2007 Newsletter Links:
House Ag Committee Story
Cattlemen to Cattlemen Program
 
May 18, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Iowa State University Study-synopsis
Iowa State University Study-full report
 
May 11, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TCFA Convention
 
May 4, 2007 Newsletter Links:
The Best Way to Prevent E. coli
Beef Tenderness In Heifers
 
April 27, 2007 Newsletter Links:
NCBA ACTION ALERT -- Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Horse Management Talking Points
 
April 20, 2007 Newsletter Links:
NCBA ACTION ALERT -- Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Horse Management Talking Points
Beef Checkoff-funded DVD-Master Cattle Tranporter Guide
CME Webinar-From Feedlot to Meat Counter:
The Latest Research on the Impact of Ethanol

Beef Quality Management Seminar-West Texas Beef 2010
 
April 13, 2007 Newsletter Links:
NCBA ACTION ALERT -- Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Horse Management Talking Points
 
April 6, 2007 Newsletter Links:
TCFA Dues Rebate
2007 Fed Beef Challenge
 
March 30, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Email My TCFA Newsletter
 
March 23, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Call to Action Manure Clarification Legislation
Ethanol Movement Challenged by Growing Opposition
TCFA Dues Rebate
 
March 16, 2007 Newsletter Links:
NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattlemen
Effective Employee Management in Agribusiness
TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Annual Convention
 
March 9, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Effective Employee Management in Agribusiness
 
March 2, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Dick Waterfield Memorials
ESAP Nominations
25x'25 Action Plan
 
February 23, 2007 Newsletter Links:
GIPSA Livestock and Meat Marketing Study
Animal Welfare Brochure
Oklahoma Beef Quality Summit
Public Comments on Natural Ag Products
Checkoff Research Report
  Address Change
 
February 16, 2007 Newsletter Links:
USDA 10-Year Outlook
TCFA Dues Rebate
TSCRA 2007 School for Successful Ranching
2007 Beef Spotter
 
February 9, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Fiscal 2008 Ag Budget
2007 Junior Fed Beef Challenge
 
February 2, 2007 Newsletter Links:
USDA 2007 Farm Bill Proposals
Horse Slaughter Ban Legislation
National Beef Tenderness Results
2007 Beef Spotter
 
January 26, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Horse Slaughter Appeals Court Ruling
 
January 19, 2007 Newsletter Links:
World Animal Health Information Database
TCFA Dues Rebate
TCFA Fed Beef Challenge
Personnel Management Conference
TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge
 
January 12, 2007 Newsletter Links:
USDA's Research Report
FMD Survey
Spanish version of BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com
NCBA's Research Website
 
January 5, 2007 Newsletter Links:
Relief Funds for Plains Cattlemen
FDA Risk Assessment of Cloned Animals
Late Trade Information