…“Additionally, pork is in short supply in China because African swine fever has ravaged the Chinese hog herd and significantly reduced the production of pork. When you consider that China…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program provides payments to producers of these commodities to help compensate for losses because of diseases (including cattle tick fever) and adverse weather or…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND AMES, IA (NPPC) – The global outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), a disease affecting only pigs with no human health or food safety risks, is growing,…
Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues for U.S. Cattle Industry
CattleFax’s Randy Blach Outlines Situation at Summer Business Meeting Denver, CO (NCBA) — Herd expansion, export markets, corn crop expectations and swine fever ramifications are among the factors that will…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…pork from fully capitalizing on a historic sales opportunity created by the outbreak of African swine fever in the world’s largest pork-consuming nation, and a trade agreement with Japan, where…
Administration of Trade Relief Funding Criticized Over Sizable JBS Award
…“We can’t buy from every swine farmer there and that’s not the way it’s done. Those hogs are contracted with different companies to do that. So, the function, the beneficiary…
Funding to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…farmers build sustainable urban agriculture operations in South Florida. Eligible 2501 Program applicants include not-for-profit organizations, community-based organizations, and a range of higher education institutions serving African-American, American Indian, Alaska…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…U.S. pork producers are working to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF), an animal disease affecting only pigs and with no human health or food safety risks, Herring…
The Western View: The Best Lawman in the Old West
Bass Reeves – first African-American US Deputy Marshal. Died 1910. One of the most effective lawmen of the old west wasn’t Wyatt Earp or Wild Bill Hickok. It’s a Federal…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…3,500 animal breeders, universities and in some cases, private companies that market genetic resources for cattle, swine, poultry, and trout, Blackburn said. Most of the cattle semen samples come cryogenically…
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
…123) Using gene editing as a tool to engineer an African swine fever vaccine. (p. 123) The discovery of a hormone – asprosin – that controls the desire to eat,…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…yield (T-Yield). Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (FSCP): On June 20, 2019, USDA announced $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine through the FSCP…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…producers still face a stifling 62 percent tariff into China. There are enormous trade opportunities with China, especially to help offset reduced domestic production due to African swine fever (ASF),…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…trade dispute with China, where U.S. pork has a historic opportunity to dramatically expand exports given the countries struggle with African swine fever. “We hope those members of Congress who…