This slideshow requires JavaScript. An emergency nut theft summit educated growers and packers on a sophisticated crime wave that is still ongoing and can result in hundreds of thousands of…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…matter to the livestock marketing industry. Discussion centered on the long-term need to update Packers and Stockyards Act requirements and LMA’s current efforts to develop an collaborative, industry-based solution and…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…The law requires meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and lambs and other information. USDA publishes twice-daily reports with…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…legislation lack the status of an essential service, the bill differs substantially from the House version; subjecting producers to further delay and uncertainty.” Mandatory Price Reporting requires meat packers to…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…processors, distributors, packers and cooperatives, were serving as the marketing channel of choice for U.S. organic farmers to get organic agriculture products to customers. “This report helps show a more…
NCBA: Stabenow’s Solution Guarantees Trade War with Canada and Mexico
…for U.S beef and is leaving cattle producers, packers and retailers bearing the cost of a failed experiment. Canada and Mexico account for over $1 billion each in U.S. beef…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…as a healthy nut and nationally, growers and packers have come together to work on a marketing order. Now the export market is growing with new demand for pecans around…
Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine
…Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says some mandarin growers and packers in her county had been shut down since the original quarantine. Several years later, the United States Department…
CVCB Celebrates San Joaquin Valley Agribusiness With The Valley Grown For You Campaign
…manufacturers, and packers, all of whom make the Valley the revered worldwide agricultural model it has become. “This is just a small way for us to give back to the…
USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Historic Farm Bill Support Available through State Departments of Agriculture
…children and adults, Improving efficiency within the distribution system, Promoting the development of good agricultural, handling and manufacturing practices while encouraging audit cost-sharing for small farmers, packers, and processors, Supporting…
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Processed Egg Products Unfit For Human Consumption
…shipped to co-packers for incorporation into consumer-size packages: 3,884-lb. super sack of “OvaEasy Plain Whole Egg” with the lot code “H0613-B” 1,031-lb. super sack of “OvaEasy Plain Whole Egg” with…
New Report Says PEDv Will Cause “Significant Shortfall”
…the high fixed costs of modern hog production compounds prolonged periods of weak productivity. Packers for the year to date have been in a “haves” position as the fear of…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products were shipped to co-packers…
Beef Packers Could Face Shortages
The nation’s cattle feedlots have faced a financial squeeze for many months, and beef packers may soon find themselves in the same boat. Gary Crawford has more. Click to Open…