…National CattleWomen, CattleFax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation will also be held at this event. NCBA President and California cattleman Kevin Kester says the industry is honored to host Secretary Perdue…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings Consumption
…‘winging it’ for the Big Game? The National Chicken Council (NCC) today released its annual Chicken Wing Report, and the answer is a resounding “yes!” NCC projects Americans’ consumption of…
USDA Seeking Public Input on Wetland Determination Guidance
…using any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attention: National Leader for Wetland and Highly Erodible…
Groups Urge Administration To Lift Metals Tariffs
A diverse, ad hoc coalition of more than 45 groups representing many sectors of the U.S. economy joined the National Pork Producers Council in calling for an end to U.S. tariffs on…
Disaster Recovery Bill on Hold Until Government Shutdown Is Resolved
…National Cotton Council, Reece Langley. A majority of the bill focuses on the agricultural losses that occurred in 2018 from disasters such as the devastating California wildfires. “This would continue…
Milk Labeling Comment Deadline is Approaching
…this is important for broader consumers as well,” National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga said in a video presentation regarding the commenting process. “There…
Growing Challenges to Obtaining Enough Organic Seed
Regulations from the National Organic Program (NOP) dictate that organic producers must use organic seed when commercially available. However, as organic farms continue to increase in size and number it…
Meat Inspectors, Price Reporting Staff Still On The Job
In response to erroneous reports in the news and (mostly) on social media, the National Pork Producers Council is reminding pork producers and consumers that federal meat inspectors are working…
EU Won’t Include Agriculture In Trade Talks With U.S.
The National Pork Producers Council said it cannot support a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union that does not include agriculture, after the European Commission today…
Severe Weather, Snow, Mudslides in Recent CA Storm
The National Resource Conservation Service produced a report with data collected by the National Water and Climate Center’s weekly report. The report showed California was drenched by a storm that…
Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture
…Annual Convention. Panelists Andy Curliss, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council; Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agriculture Law Center and Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau…
Farmers and Ranchers Digest Information on Alternative Protein Sources
…of products that have been receiving national attention over the past few years according to Eric Mittenthal, vice president of public affairs for the North American Meat Institute. Though very…
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
…estimated 80 percent of the U.S. fed beef supply now touched by BQA-certified operations. The beef checkoff-funded BQA program is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
…celebrate 100 years of Farm Bureau than to welcome the president of the United States to our centennial celebration?” Other national officials attending the AFBF Annual Convention include Agriculture Secretary…