…funding, DPR will be working to craft the new statewide notification system over the coming years. DPR Acting Director Julie Henderson said the first set of focus group meetings were…
Meat Institute: Scapegoating Industry Does Not Help Consumer
…NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts states, “Americans are experiencing firsthand what the Secretary refuses to acknowledge, the effects of COVID and lack of labor are hurting consumers, and…
Protein PACT Initiative Launched by Animal Agriculture Groups
…communication, continuous improvement, and ambitious commitments to ensure the sustainability of the high-quality protein foods Americans rely on every day,” President and CEO Julie Anna Potts said in a news…
Updates to The Packers and Stockyards Act Proposed by USDA
…Anna Potts indicated the proposals will negatively impact the industry. “Should these proposals be implemented, they will limit producers’ ability to market their livestock the way they see fit and…
Farmers Have Rights to Refuse Property Access in Certain Instances
In light of recent developments, farmers are being encouraged to understand their rights when it comes to refusing property access. Secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie…
Legal Challenges to Prop 12 Continue With Support from 20 States
…NAMI President and CEO, Julie Anna Potts stated, “if California is allowed to apply its laws to conduct in other states, a single state will dictate policies in all others,…
Record High Meat Purchases Detailed in Power of Meat Report
…choosing meat as part of healthy, balanced diets,” NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts said in a news release. “With COVID-19 deepening demand for convenient, affordable food that tastes good…
Meat Sector Sees Significant Improvement in COVID Cases
…work,” NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts said in a press release. “The critical next step is to ensure immediate access to vaccines as this dedicated and diverse workforce…
Almond Update: Regulatory Hurdles for India’s Incredible Market
…nation because of new tariffs. Shipments to India immediately increased and have continued to grow over the last three years. ABC’s Vice President of Global Trade and Regulatory Affairs Julie Adams said…
Almond Update: Optimism for 2021, BMP Training Starts Year
…Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs Julie Adams added at the conference that aside from the trade markets we commonly think about, there may also be opportunities in 2021 to gain…
Proposition 12 Challenge Receives State and Federal Support
…CEO, Julie Anna Potts said in a press release. “Prop 12 is unconstitutional and not only hurts consumers with higher prices for pork, veal and eggs, it is costly for…
Almond Update: Global Trade Representative Headlines Session at Conference
…someone on the trade environment’s frontlines at the annual Almond Conference. Almond Board of California’s Vice President of Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs Julie Adams said Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural…
Meat Institute Works with OSHA to Protect Workers
…thereafter,” NAMI President and Chief Executive Officer Julie Anna Potts said in a press release. “These workers are essential to making food for our nation and are a critical part…
Report Issued in USDA Investigation into Beef Markets
…to devastating and unprecedented events,” Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts said in a news release. “It is difficult to see how the USDA’s recommended legislative proposals would…