The House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 470, the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act; H.R. 5883, legislation to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act; and H.R. 845, the National Forest…
U.S. Cattlemen’s Convention Discusses Industry Challenges
…beef price reporting. Two speakers in the main panel raised serious concerns about the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and meat packers. Tennesse-based commodity trader Dow McVean said the CME rigs the…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
What will California citrus growers and packers prepare to do to eradicate a pest most have never seen themselves, and fight a disease they have only read about? Meetings held…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…years and that demand from canneries and packers is even stronger this year. “Over the years, orchards have come out and supply is now in line with demand, to the…
Ag Appropriations Bill Still Undecided
…the rule say it’s too burdensome for businesses. The House bill would block the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration rules giving contract protections to poultry growers while they negotiate…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…buying and selling of livestock and poultry – the so-called GIPSA Rule – from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. The platform calls the U.S….
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…279 million pounds, well short of the “nice sized” crop of 300 million to 350 million pounds growers and packers prefer to see going to market, said Tom Bellamore, California…
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Deal Goes to A Vote
…cattle producers, sheep and goat producers, along with beef, pork, and poultry packers and processors. Global Affairs Canada also notes significant opportunities in agricultural machinery and livestock management technologies. Global…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…exports and jobs created from TPP will be negated” if the rule is implemented. Dr. Howard Hill The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…Herring, a pork producer from North Carolina who testified before the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Herring USDA is reproposing parts of the so-called GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers and…
CA Farm Products to Food Banks
…in 2015 from farmers, ranchers, packers and shippers dedicated to helping their communities. One in six adults and one in four children in California suffer from food insecurity. More than…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…it is recommended that producers come together in alliances, or Coops, to provide the ostrich packers with a consistent supply of meat, so that the packers may be able to…
CA Ag Contributes to Food Banks
…in 2015 from farmers, ranchers, packers and shippers dedicated to helping their communities. One in six adults and one in four children in California suffer food insecurity. More than 150…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…on Congress to pass an omnibus free of legislative riders. “Fortunately, basic protections for farmers under the Packers and Stockyard Act, biotech labeling, important environmental regulations and other provisions were…