Total recipe time: 50 minutes

Makes 4 servings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simpson County Field Day

Simpson County Cattlemen's Association invites all producers to attend a weed management field day on the Price Wallace Farm, July 9th.
Call 601-847-1335 by July 3rd to help in planning the meal.

Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives in a 195 - 234 vote failed to pass the 2013Farm Bill (H.R. 1947). If the bill had passed, cattlemen and women would have been one step closer to having a full five-year farm bill.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyo., expressed his disappointment in today's actions by the House.
"Passage of a 2013 Farm Bill remains a top priority for NCBA. That is why we are extremely disappointed in the failure of many members of the House for not recognizing the importance of a full five-year farm bill. In the midst of the struggling economy, rural America has been one of the few bright spots,"
George said. "This failure by the House places cattlemen and women behind the curve on having agriculture policy which not only provides certainty for producers nationwide, but also incorporates priorities important to the cattle industry."
George added that disaster assistance programs were included in H.R. 1947, programs vital to cattle producers who weather through drought, wildfires, blizzards and tornadoes. "We were very close in this legislation to providing disaster programs for our producers, which would have extended disaster assistance for five years and would have covered losses in 2012 and 2013. These disaster programs are essential to equipping producers with the necessary tools to manage the risks associated with catastrophic weather events," he said.
"After the historic drought which has plagued the countryside for the last few years, livestock producers needed these programs now more than ever." The future of the farm bill remains uncertain, but George stated that NCBA will continue to be engaged in efforts to secure passage of agriculture policy.
"NCBA appreciates the efforts of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota in attempting to move the 2013 Farm Bill forward. We continue to support passage of this legislation by the House," he said.
"This was not a perfect bill for any industry, but in the end cattlemen and women made sacrifices in order to support this bill. We expected members of the House to do the same.