Cansler Awarded for Range Management
Cansler Consulting’s Founder, Tim Cansler, was recently honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Society for Range Management (SRM) (www.rangelands.org) during their 2011 Annual Meeting in...
View ArticleYear 2050: 9 billion mouths to feed?
By the year 2050, the population will be over 9 BILLION unless we adjust today's agricultural and food production methods.
View ArticleU.S. Senate Kicks-off Farm Policy Debate on 2012 Re-authorization
On Thursday, May 26, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee held its first hearing on the five-year reauthorization of the Farm Bill. The panel is beginning what many believe will be a long, arduous...
View ArticleDistribution May Be A Key to Alternative Energy
Wal-Mart maintains one of the best distribution systems in the world which in turn makes their products more affordable to consumers globally. Can alternative energy learn a lesson from the retail giant?
View ArticleRural Healthcare: More jobs, better healthcare, $60 billion into ailing economy
60 million Americans are living in rural communities throughout the U.S. and according to Cornell University, since the 1960s, the rural population has aged more rapidly than its urban counterpart....
View ArticleCansler Consulting: A member of the American League of Lobbyists
Cansler Consulting is now a proud member of the American League of Lobbyists, which represents the profession of lobbying. ALL recognizes the need to represent clients effectively before Congress and...
View ArticleU.S. Ports Critical to Global Competitiveness
The best way for U.S. policymakers to quickly inject needed capital for infrastructure is through reforms to the U.S. tax code. If we create tax incentives for investors, encouraging corporations to...
View ArticleWhat does a Lobbyist do?
“Lobbying” seems to have become a dirty word in recent years given the recent illegal activities of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The truth of the matter is the current laws caught Jack Abramoff....
View ArticleBenefits to Using a Lobbyist
Many different types of organizations can benefit from using a lobbyist to get their voice heard in government. From Non-Profit Organizations and Associations to large and small for-profit businesses,...
View ArticleThe Food Safety Modernization Act
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA – P.L. 111-353) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011. The new law was created to address the estimated 48 million people who are sickened,...
View ArticleImporters Beware!
President Obama signed into law The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA – P.L. 111-353) on January 4, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration will publish their FSMA regulations this year. What this...
View ArticleSmall Firms Saving Lobbying Budgets
A recent article in The Hill reports the trend of highly effective strategists leaving large firms to open small, lower overhead lobbying firms. These 'boutique' lobbyists enable companies to make the...
View ArticleTrade Disputes: Are Your Products Impacted?
Every year U.S. farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and manufacturers work to produce high quality agriculture goods for global export markets. But each year Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) trade...
View ArticleU.S. Court of Appeals Rules: EPA Exceeded Mandate
U.S. Court of Appeals Rules: EPA Exceeded Mandate Limiting Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From Power-generating Plants On August 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
View ArticleU.S. Manufacturers May Pick Up Tab For FSMA
Recent OMB Report & Other Factors Indicate U.S. Food Manufacturers May Pick up Tab For FSMA In February of this year Cansler Consulting foretold of the fiscal challenges ahead at the Food and Drug...
View ArticleWaterway Supply Chains Need U.S. Investment
Transporting $270 Billion of Our Exports After five years since the last adoption of the (2007) Water Resources Development Act, congressional committees are beginning to focus on the U.S.’ water...
View ArticleOnline Tools to Help You Choose Farm Risk Management
To help farmers choose between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), USDA helped create online decision tools that allow farmers to enter information about their operation and...
View ArticleFarmers Have to Choose a New Risk Management Program
Let’s face it farming is not easy and manging risks amists Mother nature’s whims is even more risky. The only upside is that Congress is trying to help producers with new, innovative 21st Century risk...
View ArticleWGN Radio Interviews Cansler for ResponsibleAG
Tim Cansler, Executive Director of ResponsibleAg was interviewed by WGN-Radio, Chicago for their Agri-Cast. The interview aired December 20th during the Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max...
View Article114th Congress Agricultural Issues
Here are a few items that are likely to be at the top of the 114th Congress’s Agricultural To Do List. Renewable Fuel – The EPA’s delayed mandates for 2014 biofuel commercial use until 2015 giving...
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