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| Headlines |
Date |
Source |
| Cowboys Want Broadband |
April 17, 2013 |
The Record Searchlight |
| Speak Your Piece: Cowboy Communication |
April 12, 2013 |
Daily Yonder |
| Inside the US Cattlemen’s Association with Ex VP Jess Peterson…COOL, Argentina, Beef Checkoff, Farm Bill & MORE… |
April 4, 2013 |
BARN OnAir & OnLine |
| Short Comment Period Open for COOL Ruling |
April 3, 2013 |
Midwest Producer |
| As Momentum Builds Toward Tax Reform, Lobbyists Prepare for a Fight |
March 9, 2013 |
The Washington Post |
| USDA to Introduce Animal Tracking System |
Dec. 21, 2012 |
Agriculture.com |
| Ag Leaders Press Politicians to Work, Capital Press |
Dec. 7, 2012 |
Capital Press |
| Rally Backing Farm Bill Might Be Too Late |
Sep. 12, 2012 |
The Hill |
| Farm Bill Update |
Aug. 8, 2012 |
KX News |
| No Drought Aid for Farmers, Ranchers as Congress Breaks for Summer |
Aug. 3, 2012 |
CNN Politics |
| House Passes Drought Relief for Ranchers |
Aug. 2, 2012 |
U.S. News |
| Cattlemen Chew Over Farm Bill Issues |
July 5, 2012 |
WilsonCounty News.com |
| Panel Settles COOL Dispute |
July 5, 2012 |
Capital Press |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Group Optimistic About COOL |
July 2, 2012 |
The Hagstrom Report |
| Native Montanans Choose Career Representing Cattle Producers, Rural Issues |
Nov. 25, 2011 |
Prairie Star |
Cattlemen's Representative Calls for Expanded Broadband Coverage
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Oct. 10, 2011 |
Radio Iowa |
| Peterson and Luttrell: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Rural High-Speed Internet |
Oct. 4, 2011 |
Roll Call |
| Western Skies Strategies Welcomes Summer Assistant |
July 22, 2011 |
Western Skies Strategies |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Association Visits Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota Producers |
March 13, 2011 |
The Prairie Star |
| Students, grads praise help from community colleges |
January 17, 2011 |
The Billings Gazette |
| Teresa Scanlan, Miss Nebraska visits with U.S. Cattlemen's Association Executive Vice President Jess Peterson |
January 15, 2011 |
Star Herald |
| Peterson on Farm Talk Radio |
October 27, 2010 |
Audio Link (mp3 file) |
| Rancher, businessman to give presentation at PREC Friday |
October 10, 2010 |
Star-Herald |
| USCA Address Big Issue at Fly-in |
Aug 11, 2010 |
The Prairie Star |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Association Heads To DC For Capitol Hill Fly-In |
July 14, 2010 |
Cattle Network |
| Cattlemen's group comments on regionalizing Brazil |
July 6, 2010 |
Wilson County News |
| Executive Vice President Jess Peterson testified today before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) |
March 3, 2010 |
Cattle Network |
| Agriculture sector shrivels, gasps for air in '09 |
January 5, 2010 |
Wilson County News |
| Twenty-Six U.S. Senators Call on USDA and USTR to Uphold COOL as Trade Dispute Continues |
January 5, 2010 |
uscattlemen.org |
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| 2009 Headlines |
Date |
Source |
| Montana, Wyoming ranchers take part in USCA producer outreach |
December 19, 2009 |
The Prairie Star |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Association Completes Seven State Meeting Tour |
December 14, 2009 |
Cattle Network, BARN Online |
| USCA executive vice president Jess Peterson fights for cow/calf producers |
December 3, 2009 |
Farm and Ranch Guide |
| Peterson updates WIFE members at their November convention |
December 3, 2009 |
Farm Forum |
| Lobbyist updates rural Americans and Washington politicians, Torrington Wyoming |
November 20, 2009 |
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald |
| Washington roundup includes animal ID, other legislation |
November 10, 2009 |
Wilson County News |
| Jess Peterson is one of Cattle Business Weekly newspaper's Top 10 Industry Leaders under the age of 40 |
October 12, 2009 |
Cattle Business Weekly |
| Critics fear disease lab's move, Peterson comments on livestock industry's concerns |
October 10, 2009 |
Capital Press Agriculture, Homeland Security Newswire |
| Food safety bill passes House vote. After failing an initial vote, Food Safety Enhancement Act passes on second attempt |
August 7, 2009 |
Western Livestock Journal (subscription required) |
| H.R. 1549 creates trade disadvantage for U.S. livestock producers |
July 23, 2009 |
BARNOnline |
| USCA files COOL comments with U.S. Trade Representative; Peterson meets and distributes comments to key legislators and the Administration |
July 22, 2009 |
CattleNetwork |
| EPA findings could cripple cattle industry, groups say |
June 24, 2009 |
The Hermiston Herald, East Oregonian Publishing Company |
| Cattle group hoping to build support for the Beef Checkoff Modernization Act, audio by Jess Peterson |
June 22, 2009 |
WNAX-AM |
| US Cattlemen's Association applauds John Tester's reintroduction of the Beef Checkoff Modernization Act on the radio show Tuesday Agriculture Headlines, Northern Ag Network |
June 16, 2009 |
Listen Here -- link will open an mp3 file |
| Peterson comments make national news -- cattle theft is on the rise as U.S. recession deepens |
May 21, 2009 |
National Post, CNBC.com, CNN Money, Swiss News, Forbes.com |
| Peterson and USCA Chuck Kiker participate in KBHB's Five State Live radio show with Chase Adams; the topic of the interview was the recent USDA roundtable on NAIS. |
April 18, 2009 |
KBHB Five State Live |
| Vilsack Plans Animal ID Sessions - Ag Secretary Wants to Address Concerns of Program's Critics: "Jess Peterson of U.S. Cattlemen's Association, a ranchers' group, said that USDA and state veterinarians need to work on practical solutions to the ranchers' objections." |
April 15, 2009 |
DTN / The Progressive Farmer (subscription required) |
| Rancher takes cattlemen's case to Washington |
April 9, 2009 |
Capital Press |
| Mandatory NAIS? Not just yet... |
March 29, 2009 |
Western Livestock Journal (subscription required) |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Association Heads to DC for Capitol Hill Fly-In |
March 4, 2009 |
BARNOnline |
| Speakers reach out to region's producers |
January 29, 2009 |
Capital Press |
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| 2008 Headlines |
Date |
Source |
| Coming soon: Jess Peterson to speak at the 2009 Pacific Northwest Farm Forum |
December 28, 2008 |
GreaterSpokane.org |
| U.S. Cattlemen gather for annual meeting with updates from Jess Peterson |
December 23, 2008 |
Wilson County News |
| Washington cattlemen optimistic about future of industry at Cattle Producers of Washington annual meeting with guest speaker Jess Peterson |
December 16, 2008 |
Western Livestock Journal (registration required) |
| Peterson outlines USCA's position on federally-mandated mandatory I.D. program on the table in 2009 |
December 16, 2008 |
Capital Press |
| Peterson discusses anti-horse transportation bill moving forward |
December 16, 2008 |
Western Livestock Journal (registration required) |
| U.S. Cattlemen to provide vigorous defense for COOL at WTO and receive a comprehensive Capitol Hill update from Jess Peterson |
December 9, 2008 |
Cattle Network, BARN OnAir |
| Peterson spends time on Five State Live, KBHB Radio chatting about the Presidential elections, changes in DC and current initiatives of the US Cattlemen's Association |
November 15, 2008 |
KBHB Radio |
| Beef Daily Blog congratulates Peterson on unusual tactics for promoting the beef industry |
October 29, 2008 |
Beef Daily Blog, Amanda Nolz |
| Peterson weighs in: Country Of Origin Labeling Challenged By Some Beef Producers |
October 28, 2008 |
OPB News, Cleveland.com |
| Jess Peterson profiled as Cosmopolitan's Mr. Montana in TheHill's October 21 cover story |
October 21, 2008 |
TheHill.com |
| Canadian livestock groups take on COOL; Jess Peterson comments on the unlikelihood of success in challenging COOL |
October 13, 2008 |
Western Livestock Journal |
| Cattle Producers of Washington meet; Jess Peterson reports that the Carbon Offset Coalition's carbon offset program benefits ranchers |
September 29, 2008 |
Ag Information Network (audio available) |
| Cattlemen eager for COOL; Jess Peterson explains the nuances of the legislation |
September 25, 2008 |
Capital Press |
| Jess Peterson comments on the House Judiciary Committee passing HR6598, the so-called Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act and encourages public comments to legislators |
September 24, 2008 |
KBHB Podcast, Northern Ag Network, See also Animal Agriculture Alliance |
| USCA: Cattlemen in Washington Fired Up About the Future of the Industry |
September 23, 2008 |
Cattle Network, BARN |
| Court rules USDA can block BSE testing. Western Livestock Journal, Issue 48. |
September 8, 2008 |
Western Livestock Journal (login required) |
| Montana Cattlemen's Association's Cattlemen's Minute features Jess Peterson's August US Cattlemen's Association update |
July 16, 2008 |
Montana Cattlemen's Association (audio available) |
| Jess Peterson talks cattle, farm bill, USCA origins in Moses Lake, Washington |
June 19, 2008 |
Columbia Basin Herald, Cattle Network, BARN |
| Destination Red Lodge, Montana features WSS President Jess Peterson in its 2008-2009 Travel Planner |
June 10, 2008 |
Destination Red Lodge |
| Broadband Deployment is necessary for ranchers in rural America, featuring Jess Peterson |
April 28, 2008 |
NextGenWeb |
| WATCH us on YOUTUBE: Jess Peterson calls on Congress to pass Farm Bill |
April 24, 2008 |
YouTube and NextGenWeb |
| Conversation with Jess Peterson for USCA regarding Farm Bill conference meetings, proposed JBS Swift purchase, U.S. beef access to Korea, and USDA's proposed rule to increase meat imports from Argentina |
April 19, 2008 |
KBHB 810 AM Five State Live as a Podcast |
| Leading Groups Call on Congress to Address Rural Economic Development |
April 7, 2008 |
NewsBlaze |
| CongressDaily AM - AGRICULTURE - Broadband Access Wanted In Farm Bill |
April 7, 2008 |
CongressDaily |
| U.S. Cattlemen Support Farm Bill Title VI |
April 7, 2008 |
CattleNetwork |
| MCA AND USCA TO HOLD TOWN HALL PRODUCER MEETINGS with special topic of Argentina beef import policy implications |
February 12, 2008 |
CattleToday.com |
| Business and Lobbying: Ranchers battle meat imports |
January 23, 2008 |
TheHill.com |
| U.S.C.A. Predicts Challenges and Opportunities during Second Session Of 110th Congress |
January 7, 2008 |
MyCattle.com |
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| 2007 Headlines |
Date |
Source |
| U.S. Cattlemen's Assoc. sets itself apart...
"As the cattle industry changes, so too must the organizations that represent livestock owners and producers... If USCA is the voice, Jess Peterson is the mouthpiece. He represents USCA on Capitol Hill, and works tirelessly as director of Governmental Affairs, lobbying to promote the interest of USCA members in national policy formation..." |
October 15, 2007 |
Western Livestock Journal (Archive available upon request) |
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