WPX Report: NPPC Grows in Strength
US - The US National Pork Producers Council is growing in strength and improving its ability to lobby on behalf of its members.

WPX Report: Checkoff Focuses on Producer Profitability
US - A focus on profitability has been the focus of the Pork Checkoff in a bid to help producers during a difficult time, National Pork Board CEO Steve Murphy said at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines...

WPX Report: NPPC Applauds New US Farm Bill
US - The US National Pork Producers Council claims the 2008 Farm Bill is very good for the US swine industry, ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris reports from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines Iowa....

US House of Reps Override Farm Bill Veto
US - National Farmers Union President Tom Buis commended the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for voting to override the president’s veto of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. The Senate...

Report Sees Impending US Food Safety Crises
US - A news report developed by the Trust for America's Health has lambasted the US food safety system, claiming to have uncovered major gaps in state regulations that leave American unnecessarily vu...

National Food Safety Starts on the Farm
TENNESSEE - It's right to be disturbed by any suggestion that our food supply could be compromised, says Ken Givens, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. However, such incidents, should...

Food safety agencies seek tougher import regulation
US - US food import safety officials and the food industry are proposing to ramp up federal regulation of imported food and ingredients to address the risk that unsafe products could enter the United ...

FSIS To Increase Scrutiny of Meat Processing Plants
US - The Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced several actions that will affect the meat industry, including increased scrutiny of beef processing plants to ensure that the steps they are taking...

$450,000 grant funds to Grow Wisconsin Agriculture
US - Governor Jim Doyle announced the availability of $450,000 for 16 agricultural development projects ranging from renewable energy to specialty potatoes. The funding is administered by the Department...

Opinion - Country-of-origin labeling will not increase food safety
US - Contaminated Chinese wheat gluten, recently identified in America's pet food, has spurred calls in Congress for increased food-safety regulations. Yet the Senate already is considering a mandatory...

Group seeks permanent ban on hog lagoons
NORTH CAROLINA - Opponents to large-scale hog farming operations are hoping a bill being introduced in Raleigh will help them in their plight.

Cloning creates controversy
US - Genetic copying in animal breeding can eliminate disease and abnormalities, but questions about food and milk safety remain.

Owners of swine facility agree to settlement
ILLINOIS - Owners of a McDonough County swine facility will pay a civil penalty and continue to bring operations into compliance with air and water pollution laws as a resolution to a 2006 environmental...

Regulator approves more meat processing antimicrobals
US - The federal food safety inspection unit has approved an additional batch of additives, antimicrobals and agents for use as processing aids directly on meat and poultry products.

Going Whole Hog: BAC Map Expedites Swine Genome Sequence
US - Genome research is going to the hogs—and humans stand to benefit.

Animal Breeders Association unhappy with anti-cloning petition
US - Gordon Doak, president of the National Association of Animal Breeders has issued a statement following the filing of a petition to the FDA by a number of activist groups.