Video & Transcript Research : 'cattle'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/26/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- When I was a young kid, I remember there were cattle all over this reservation.
- They do everything from branding to dehorning the cattle.
- That's one thing I really like about what the cattle manager is doing out there.
- As the Vice President mentioned, we have the cattle growers and the cattle association.
- We're trying to maintain businesses like a cattle ranching business.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Cattle are bigger. We're more efficient.
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Um cattle prices of course super strong. - Um cattle prices of course super strong.
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Now, got a small herd of beef cattle. - Now, got a small herd of beef cattle.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- His life was spent studying, raising, and improving cattle.
- that fit his model: fertile, low-input, problem-free, maternal, and maternally oriented Angus cattle
- For 40 years, Bobby served the cattle industry as a trusted ringman at sales across the region, taking
- In 2014, he was recognized as the Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association Seedstock Producer of
- Speaker, Bobby Grove lived a life of hard work, quiet excellence, and a deep commitment to the cattle
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And unfortunately, I was, a month ago, in that very thing, and how do you keep cattle off a major highway
- In that same portion where this 10-foot I don't know our cattle producers have the responsibility, but
- And unfortunately, I was, a month ago, I was in that very thing, and how do you keep cattle off a major
- very sensitive about their trees, but reiterated his view that if your tree falls on my fence, my cattle
- And if I don’t have that easement to move or agreement with my fellow landowners to move my cattle from
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is BMP for Cattle Operations Manual 3.3.5.
- BMP for Cattle Operations Manual 3.3.5, which is to remove cattle from flooded areas until flooding subsides
- So this is protecting the cattle as well as the water resource.
- I'm a fourth-generation cattle and citrus grower.
- A few hundred head of cattle are grazing quietly.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Agriculture convened with a quorum and heard presentations focused on land conservation and agricultural preservation in Florida. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services briefed the committee on the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, explaining that it protects active agricultural lands through permanent conservation easements while keeping land in private ownership and on the tax rolls. The presentation emphasized eligibility for greenbelted active agricultural operations, required best management practices, and the program’s role in protecting food supply, water resources, habitat, and military buffering. Officials said the program’s 2025 ranked list includes 428 projects, with about 75 projects expected to start this year, and noted strong partnership funding from federal, local, and conservation partners. Committee members asked about eligibility, annual re-ranking, local government involvement, and the number of projects likely to receive funding.
Tracy Dean of Conservation Florida testified in support of continued and increased funding for land conservation, arguing that Florida is losing agricultural and natural lands and that conservation easements and fee-simple acquisitions are complementary tools. She said land trusts work with willing landowners to protect ranches, wetlands, forests, and wildlife corridors, and stressed the importance of maintaining momentum so projects do not stall as land values rise. In discussion with senators, she said public access to conserved lands depends on the specific deal and the landowner’s goals, and that access is more commonly provided through lands acquired for parks, forests, and other public green space.
The Department of Environmental Protection then updated the committee on the Florida Forever program. DEP said the program uses both conservation easements and fee-simple acquisitions, with about half of acquisitions done through easements, and that it provides benefits including water quality, habitat protection, recreation, and military readiness. Officials reported 60 projects on the 2025-26 work plan, most in the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and said the state has invested more than $1.4 billion since 2019, acquiring over 374,000 acres. They highlighted recent acquisitions for Sandy Creek State Forest, Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, and a new state park in Walton County, as well as the program’s 200th conservation easement. The committee also discussed funding levels, payment in lieu of taxes impacts on small counties, and broader priorities such as citrus, roads, and support for agriculture; no votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, January 28, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
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- your I got some of your cattle on me. your I got some of your cattle on me.
- cattle off. cattle off.
- Um, neither are the cattle.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
AGRICULTURE- HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEV. SUBCOM. Jun 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And it had a big impact on beef producers being able to get their cattle slaughtered and to consumers
- Do your cattle also have calves and stuff from your cattle, and do you do artificial insemination, or
- How do you feed your cattle and make sure that they how do you how do you feed your cattle and make sure
- do you also have calves and stuff from your cattle and do you do like artificial and have calves and
- stuff from your cattle and do you do like artificial insemination or do you actually seek out a bull
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its October 27 meeting and then heard testimony from Clinton Ballard of Milk and Honey Hill Farm about the impact of Act 698 on raw dairy producers. Ballard said the law allowed his farm to expand from one cow to 12, serve about 150 families, increase sales by roughly $50,000, and sell about $10,000 in raw cheese and other products through retail outlets. He argued the law improved farm income, food security, and local supply, and he asked for an optional state inspection/certification path for raw milk producers so they could access USDA grants and other opportunities available to licensed dairies. Committee members asked about herd management, safety practices, bee production, market channels, and whether such certification should remain voluntary; Ballard said he follows Grade A-style sanitation, chills milk quickly, removes sick cows from production, and supports optional training or inspection but not mandatory regulation.
Members also raised food safety concerns, especially for children and pregnant women, and Ballard responded that raw milk producers rely on cleanliness, rapid cooling, consumer feedback, and truth in labeling. He said the health department currently inspects commercial dairies but not raw milk producers who do not sell through a cooperative, and he believed state inspection would help producers distinguish themselves and qualify for funding without changing interstate rules. Several members discussed the balance between consumer choice, safety, and possible “mission creep” if the state created a certification system.
The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Terence Bolden of TLB Enterprises on hydroponic and container farming as a response to food insecurity and food deserts. Bolden described a three-year workforce and career-technical program built around retrofitted shipping containers, drones, robotics, agribusiness, and AI, with partnerships involving schools, universities, Farm Bureau, UAPB, the Little Rock School District, and other entities. He said the model could create year-round local food production, support school cafeterias and community markets, and generate jobs and economic impact, estimating at least four jobs per container and potentially significant regional economic benefits. Members asked about costs, target communities, energy needs, crop types, and implementation timelines; Bolden said the first containers for school sites could be in place by late summer or early fall, with pilot projects already underway in Arkansas and Orlando. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:18 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When I became president in New Mexico cattle growers, I was asked what the thrust of my presidency of
- He and his family have a sizable cattle operation, and they do a lot for our industry.
- She's a dedicated cattle producer, a community leader from Berlin.
- She began her journey in the livestock industry at the age of 14, showing cattle in 4-H.
- the cattle industry primarily.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and SELF, you're registered for HB3334.
- You're registered on behalf of Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and SELF.
- My family has lost pasture, structures, cattle, and livestock.
- On Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers, on Southwestern.
- Dale Smith from the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
Keywords:
inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- in place a virtual fencing that uses a GPS collar and some other technology so they could get the cattle
- You can move the cattle, and that's part of the experiments they're doing now.
- and they automatically started discounting cattle.
- The cattle we got down south in your research.
- In the cattle and try to, to breed for that tenderness gene.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not aware of cattle on that tract as far as I'm aware. Okay.
- And then what was the duration of time from the application to the death of your cattle?
- Coleman's property come to me and say, "Larry, we've lost a number of adult cattle on our property.
- It's not about the cattle that died; instead, it's about the cattle we consume.
- This isn't about cattle deaths and what caused cattle death; it's about what is safe for human consumption
Keywords:
hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, in cattle country, this happens all the time. I've been involved in these myself.
- or we're gonna have to wait now call emergency management this no this is just wanted to get the cattle
- go and because it's whoever the insurance company calls in to help clear up this wreck, we've got cattle
- And you know, we've even been told that there's incidences where you get a cattle trailer semi mode that's
- And wouldn't you agree that right now what we're seeing record high really awesome cattle prices.
Bills:
SB3, SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB259, SB1191, SB1246, SB1314, SB1439, SB1613, SB1930, SB1976, SB330, SB2069, SB2095, SB3, SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB259, SB1191, SB1246, SB1314, SB1439, SB1613, SB1930, SB1976, SB330, SB2069, SB2095
Keywords:
industrial hemp, program licensing, agriculture, cannabinoids, state regulation, water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, if we have that issue take place, cattle are have that issue take place, cattle are cloven-hoofed
- For those cattle to move out of that quarantine zone, they have to test negative.
- I think about our cattle operation. We have good fences.
- if we have this type of facility, you know... if we have this type of facility, you know, we have cattle
- If there's an epidemic found in a cattle farm, are we going out and killing the cattle?
Bills:
HB509
Keywords:
HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Those folks that have cattle in multiple counties have always really struggled with this, and having
- Joe Aguilar, and I'm a Special Ranger for District 29 and Region 4 for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle
- Representative McLaughlin: What do you think the loss is in stolen cattle a year?
- This will make it easier, and it's going up because cattle prices are going up as we're speaking.
- in for the last 200 years, but what we're concerned about is where it talks about identifying the cattle
Bills:
HB147
Keywords:
government contracting, business program, discrimination, state procurement, equity, underutilized businesses
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock met with a quorum present and heard several bills, all of which were left pending. HB 1113, by Rep. Cain, would update Texas hemp law to keep state rules aligned with federal changes, require timely rule amendments by the Department of Agriculture, and create hemp research permits for universities and nonprofits. Supporters from the Texas Hemp Coalition said it would improve research, licensing, testing, and enforcement while helping the industry stay compliant and competitive; the author said the bill was intended to reward good actors and deter bad ones.
HB 1203, by Rep. Gonzalez, would create an Office of Food System Security and Resiliency within the Department of Agriculture to address food insecurity and coordinate local food access efforts. Gonzalez said the office would build on a prior Department of Agriculture study and help connect farmers, agencies, schools, and local governments; members asked about the fiscal note, consumer costs, and whether the office would overlap with existing programs. HB 1269, HB 1276, and HB 1277 focused on plant disease and pest prevention, including a grant program and studies to identify gaps and track outbreaks. Gonzalez emphasized the need for a more intentional state response, citing crop losses from pests and a recent cotton disease outbreak in his district.
HB 1437 would create a pollinator task force to address threats to Texas honeybees and related pollination industries. A Texas Beekeepers Association witness described major recent colony losses, emerging threats such as mites and hornets, and the need to bring agencies and researchers together; Gonzalez noted prior work adding a bee specialist at AgriLife Extension. Finally, HB 147, by Chairman Guillen, would modernize cattle brand registration by moving it to an electronic system at the Texas Animal Health Commission while keeping county clerks involved. Supporters said it would improve efficiency, accuracy, and access for ranchers and law enforcement, while an opponent warned about possible electronic tracking implications and costs for small producers. The committee took no final votes and adjourned after leaving HB 147 pending as well.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Cattle producers would have little or no incentive to engage in a lease with us to put their cattle on
- Cattle producers would have little or no incentive to engage in a lease with us to put their cattle on
- You've mentioned beef cattle many times, but is it just limited to cattle, or would sheep and goats be
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Keywords:
property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and uh cattle prices are pretty high.
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in that happened in in dairy cattle in that happened in in dairy cattle in - on the uh the disease and dairy cattle. on the uh the disease and dairy cattle.
- disease and dairy cattle? disease and dairy cattle? >> Uh<00:56:07.680>
Mr. - In cattle, we're seeing it in neonates, especially navels.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture committee considers HF40 3/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, if a cattle farmer doesn't follow a rule, they might pay a fine, but their cattle aren't taken away
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farmer healthy animals. um if a cattle farmer healthy animals. um if a cattle- know, us as producers, we put up our fence to keep our animal confined, just like a hog producer, cattle
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Summary:
House File 40, authored by Representative Burkel, was heard and laid over. The bill would remove the statutory requirement that farmed deer/elk facilities maintain a physical barrier preventing contact with wild deer, and it would also strike language allowing revocation of registration and seizure/destruction of animals for fencing or escape violations. Burkel argued the current law is unfair to deer farmers, treats them differently than other livestock producers, and amounts to a regulatory taking of a legal agricultural enterprise.
Supporters from the Minnesota Elk Breeders Association and Minnesota Deer Farmers Association said the 2023 secondary-fence requirement is expensive, difficult to implement on long-established properties, and has pushed some breeders out of the industry. They described costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, said the DNR’s guidance is case-by-case and unclear, and argued that the penalty structure is too harsh for what they view as minor or unavoidable escape incidents. One testifier said the industry is being driven out of business and that the state should help pay for the fencing if it remains required.
The DNR opposed the bill. Its enforcement representative said the physical-contact barrier is intended to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease transmission and that removing penalties would leave little incentive for compliance. He said the agency continues to work with the roughly 10 noncompliant whitetail farms and that the DNR provides case-by-case review because farm topography varies. In committee questions, members discussed whether wild deer commonly travel along fence lines, whether ear-tagged deer have been found, and whether there is a standard approved fence design; the DNR said there is no single standard fence, only suggestions and review. Representative Burkel closed by reiterating his support for the bill and the committee then laid it over.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 7th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Probably one of our top programs is our beef cattle program, production. And we developed via Dr.
- That is that we utilize sensors within the guts of the beef cattle to know their current nutrition, their
- Your cattle producing, is that mainly short-eared cattle, what you're doing?
- Are y'all doing the— ...producing, is that mainly short-eared cattle, what y'all doing?
- Are y'all doing the typical South Louisiana-type eared cattle? Yes. Dr. Bagley is a beef director.
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development met to approve the October 3, 2024 interim minutes and then took up two resolutions. HCR 205, by Representative Kerner, urged USDA to use its Commodity Procurement Program to purchase domestic Louisiana shrimp. Supporters said shrimpers are facing very low prices, full cold storage, and an urgent need for federal purchases to stabilize the market and help local processors and fishermen. Commissioner Mike Strain explained that USDA commodity purchases can support schools, nursing homes, and food banks, and members discussed the need for cold storage, marketing, and better promotion of local seafood. The resolution was reported favorably without objection. The committee also considered HCR 188, which memorializes Congress to oppose any federal farm bill language that could negatively affect the use of hunting dogs; members said the provision had raised concerns about field trials, scent hounds, and hunting practices, and the resolution was also reported favorably without objection.
The committee then received a presentation from Southern University Ag Center and College of Agriculture leadership, led by interim president and chancellor Orlando McMeans and Executive Vice Chancellor Calvin Walker. They outlined the center’s research, teaching, and extension work, including medicinal cannabis research, beef cattle and smart ranching, viticulture, aquaculture, precision agriculture, food and nutrition, and support for small farmers and K-12 dual enrollment. They highlighted scholarship and enrollment programs, including USDA-supported 1890 scholars and JAG Stars, as well as partnerships with LSU and USDA. They also described major facility projects, including a high-tech meat processing facility, research labs, a vineyard, and a proposed 1,300-bed disaster shelter/mega shelter at the experiment station.
Members asked questions about meat-cutting and processing training, cattle genetics, and the shelter’s use when not needed for disasters. Southern officials said the new processing facility is intended to support training and workforce development, and that the shelter could also be used for events such as weddings, graduations, and agricultural activities. The committee expressed appreciation for the presentation and the work of the Ag Center. Representative Broussard then moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- And these are skills that ensure proper animal handling for bona fide cattle producers.
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