…language bringing the United States back into compliance with our WTO obligation by repealing COOL for beef and pork. U.S. livestock accounted for more than 38 percent of demand for…
New Software Measures Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
…carbon emissions traced to operations such as tillage, fertilizing and methane from livestock. But farms also grow prodigious amounts of plant life–and that pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere….
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
…immediate action is needed by the Senate or retaliation against U.S. exports will soon follow. “The WTO today ruled that the U.S. COOL rule has cost Canadian and Mexican livestock…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
…From the House Agriculture Committee: Today, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) arbitration panel announced its final ruling that the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for livestock and…
Heifer Gift
Get into the holiday spirit and make gift-giving easy, festive and fun, but also with a focus on helping families improve their lives with livestock and training. Cathy Isom tells…
Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris
…Livestock Minister of Costa Rica Cao Duc Phat, Vietnam Minister of Agriculture Geraldine Byrne-Nelson, Ireland Ambassador to France Finally, Secretary Vilsack host a side event on Climate Change, Global Food…
Understanding Antibiotics in Agriculture
What should consumers know about antibiotics in agriculture and livestock production? Registered dietitian nutritionist Nikki Putnam shares her thoughts. Antibiotics in Agriculture As the consumer push to remove antibiotics from…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…veterinary-client-patient relationships, producers and veterinarians will have to keep treatment records like they do their finances.” Key stakeholders in the battle against antimicrobial resistance within the livestock and human-health communities…
Foot and Mouth Disease
…have been studies, saying that depopulation of livestock is the only effective way to cut foot and mouth losses. Emergency vaccination would be of little help. According to a Kansas…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…percent from August. At 87, the Crop Production Index decreased 1.1 percent. At 109, the Livestock Production Index decreased 6.8 percent. Producers received lower prices for cattle, market eggs, broilers,…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
…a range of conservation practices and key resources for use on organic operations – some the same in conventional operations, some different — such as nutrient management, crop rotations, livestock…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…agreements. Under the TPP agreement, new export opportunities for livestock products, including beef, pork, poultry and dairy will expand demand for soybeans and other feed ingredients by U.S. livestock producers….
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a joint hearing to explore…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…would have devastating consequences on our domestic livestock industry. NFU calls upon the administration to defend U.S. farmers and ranchers by opposing imports of live animals and processed or frozen…