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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Fight Following Ag Appropriations Conference ReportUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter yesterday to all members of Congress expressing concerns with the Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012) agriculture appropriations language in the conference committee...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
FDA Denies Pleas to Ban Antibiotic Use US - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a pair of long-pending petitions from consumer and other groups to limit the use of several antibiotics in farm animals, saying a voluntary approach...
Monday, November 14, 2011
NPPC Wants Japan in TPP Trade Talks US - The National Pork Producers Council on Friday (11 November) welcomed Japan’s announcement that it would like to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) multi-lateral trade talks.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Hog Processor Buys Land for N Indiana ExpansionINDIANA, US - A hog processing facility in northern Indiana plans to expand after buying a 30-acre site from the county government.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
National Pork Board to Mark 25th AnniversaryUS - Meeting 25 years and a few days after the first National Pork Board convened, members of the National Pork Board will gather 15-16 November in Des Moines, Iowa, to celebrate the board's silver anniversary...
Market Preview: Pork-Related GIPSA Rules in LimboUS - In this week's "Market Preview" from National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer comments on the latest news regarding the status of the USDA's GIPSA rule.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Smithfield Rebuffs HSUS ComplaintUS - US pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has hit back at allegations made by the Humane Society of the United States regarding the company's animal welfare practices contained in a complaint...
Monday, November 07, 2011
NFU: GIPSA Rule Still Missing Critical Elements US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued a statement after US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials sent portions of the 22 June, 2010, proposed Grain Inspection, Packers...
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Salmonella Control Programmes for Meat & PoultryUS - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Notice 57-11: Reviewing Establishment Salmonella Control Programmes for Raw Classes of Meat or Poultry Product.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Ag Appropriations Bill a Step in the Right DirectionUS - The National Farmers Union (NFU) has expressed positive feelings regarding the agricultural appropriations bill passed by the Senate.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Supreme Court to Consider Pig Welfare at SlaughterCALIFORNIA, US - The National Meat Assocation is challenging a law in the state that requires slaughterhouses to remove and euthanise animals unable to walk.
Monday, October 24, 2011
President Signs Free Trade AgreementsUS - President Obama signed the Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia on Friday (21 October).
Tariff on US Pork Lifted by MexicoUS - The National Pork Producers Council has praised the US and Mexican governments for following through on resolving a trade dispute over trucking.
NPPC Questions Need for EPA Reporting RuleUS - While questioning the need for the US Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting rule for large livestock operations, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Checkoff Dollars Should Be Distributed More FairlyUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) and a coalition of organisations sent a letter to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to take steps to make funding for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB)...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
EPA Does Not Plan to Regulate Farm DustUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) clarification to settle concerns about its plans to regulate farm dust.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Passage of FTAs a Great Victory for US Pork IndustryUS - Calling it one of the "greatest victories ever for the US pork industry," the National Pork Producers Council lauded yesterday's congressional approval of the free trade agreements with Colombia,...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Passage of Currency Reform to Make FTAs FairerUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson has welcomed moves by the Senate to help correct harmful economic trading conditions for farmers.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
FTAs Have Potential to Impact Pork ExportsUS - Last week, the President finally sent the free trade agreements (FTA) with Panama, Colombia and South Korea to Congress for approval, writes Ron Plain.
Monday, October 10, 2011
NFU: Imposing Moratorium on Regulatory ActionsUS - The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and a coalition of organizations sent a letter to the US House Committee on Agriculture and Senate Agriculture Committee, asking them to recommend a two-year...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Views on Ratification of FTAs; USDA StatementUS - President Obama yesterday sent three long-stalled free trade agreements (FTAs), with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, to Congress for final ratification.
Monday, October 03, 2011
NFU: Senate Must Pass Bill to Make FTAs More FairUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to US Senate Leadership today urging them to pass S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011. The bill would...
FDA Announces Retail Food Safety Action PlanUS - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its Retail Food Safety Action Plan. The plan specifically calls for new state and local food safety requirements for retail food establishments...
Monday, September 26, 2011
NPPC: GAO Report on Antibiotic ResistanceUS - A new report from the US Government Accountability Office has called for government and food industry bodies to track the effectiveness of policies to curb antibiotic resistance, including FDA's voluntary...
Morell Fined for GIPSA BreachesUS - John Morrell & Co, part of the giant Smithfield Foods group, is to pay a $162,500 civil fine for undervaluing pig carcases and falsifying records at slaughterhouses in Sioux Falls and Sioux City,...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
NPB: Nominations Open for Leadership PositionsUS - The National Pork Checkoff Board is accepting nominations to fill five, three-year terms as directors of the board.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Lawsuit Settled with Meat CompanyUS - The $32-million settlement ends a 12-year legal battle to get paid for hours worked, says the union representing workers at Tyson Foods.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Congress Told about Feed Availability ChallengesUS - In a hearing yesterday before the House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, several producers and an economist testified about the challenges meat and poultry...
User Fees for Federal Inspection OpposedUS - More than 20 food and agriculture organisations in the US have send a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or 'Super Committee', opposing 'user fees' for Federal inspection of...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Two Cases of Swine Origin Influenza DetectedUS - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported two cases of "swine-origin influenza" in children in the US.
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