The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and musician-songwriter Brenn Hill are teaming up once again this Holiday Season to offer you a special promotion! For the months of December and January, Brenn will donate a portion of all CD sales from his website to USCA. Brenn is a true voice of the West and a staunch supporter of production agriculture. Brenn sees this partnership as a way to give back to all of the hard working producers that USCA represents. Visit Brenn’s website: www.brennhill.com to make your CD purchase today!
Jess Peterson on attending the Broadband WORKS for Rural America Advocacy Day
USCA Continues to Advocate for Rural Broadband Access
Recently, the U.S. Cattleman’s Association participated in a fall fly-in to Washington D.C. One element of this event served as a gathering of organizations, groups, and citizens who shared the common goal: focusing policymaker’s attention on the need for high-speed broadband internet access.
Many rural areas through the country still lack access to this technology, often taken for granted by those who are used to quality service. Many members of the U.S. Cattleman’s Association operate in rural parts across the nation. For them, being connected is a necessity. From keeping abreast of stock and feed prices, to being able to contact someone in an emergency, the benefits of internet connectivity are many and varied.
Just this week, Professors John Mayo and Jeffrey Macher, of the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, presented their paper entitled “Achieving Rural Universal Service in a Broadband Era: Emergent Evidence from the Evolution of Telephone Demand” which highlights the importance of Universal Service, especially within rural communities. According to Professor Mayo, our country seems to be quickly heading toward a future of wireless telephony, which could be beneficial for all but particularly for rural America. Wireless communication allows typically isolated areas to connect no matter the distance. In the research and in a recent presentation, the professors advocated for policies, chief among them a public/private sector partnership, to ensure rural communities have the ability to access wireless communications technologies which could in turn increase rural sector demand.
As evidenced by our efforts and recent activities in Washington D.C, we fully support the call for high-speed broadband access in rural and underserved areas.
October 12, 2011 Members of Congress The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) would like to offer the following comments
on the three proposed free trade agreements currently under
consideration: the South Korean, Panamanian, and
Colombian Free Trade Agreements ... continued
TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC
Kelly Fogarty, Pat Becker, Jack Alexander, Brian Malaer, Adam Redland, Heather Hamilton, Francis "Buck" Maher, Deanna Sents, Allan Sents, Jon Wooster, Jess Peterson, Casey Perman, Kenny Graner, Jason Anderberg, Adam Johnson, Boe Lopez, Justin Fisher, Andrew Wood, Allen Lund, Chase Adams
Justin Fisher, Chase Adams, Andrew Wood, Adam Redland, Boe Lopez, Heather Hamilton, Francis "Buck" Maher, Allen Lund, Jason Anderberg, Kelly Fogarty, GIPSA Administrator Dudley Butler, Jess Peterson, Deanna Sents, Allan Sents, Pat Becker, Jon Wooster, Casey Perman, Kenny Graner, Adam Johnson, Brian Malaer
Jess Peterson, Jon Wooster, Brian Malaer, Allan Sents, Deanna Sents, Chase Adams, Justin Fisher, Casey Perman, Heather Hamilton, Adam Redland, Kelly Fogarty, Jason Anderberg, Pat Becker, Boe Lopez, Francis "Buck" Maher, USDA AMS Under Secretary Ed Avalos, Andrew Wood, Adam Johnson, USDA GIPSA Administrator Dudley Butler, Allen Lund, Kenny Graner, and USDA APHIS Administrator Gregory Parham
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association (USCA) kicked off 2011 with a multiple-state road tour that saw USCA leaders participating in a series of events spanning four states. In weather conditions that included subzero temperatures in Torrington, Wyoming to spring-like weather in Rocky Mount, Virginia, cattle producers attended events to learn more about USCA and the issues affecting the U.S. cattle industry. Click Here For more.
Allan Sents, a cattle feeder and USCA Director from Kansas, participates in
a panel discussion during the August 27 DOJ/USDA competition
workshop in Fort Collins Colorado. Click here to read his testimony.
Ranchers Riding with USCA
