…February, Animal Charity Evaluators rescinded its HSUS recommendation because “ACE considers ethical leadership and a healthy work environment to be important components for an effective charity.” From the National Association…
Nation’s Number Two Milk Processor Continues to Close Plants
…public is already consuming less fluid milk.” When the contract announcement was made, Dean Foods also acknowledged that more consolidation was on the way. From the National Association of Farm…
Celebrating National Water a Flower Day
…on This Land of Ours. Today is National Water a Flower Day. While it’s still unknown who invented or created this day. It is a great reminder to pay some…
DOJ Approves Bayer Purchase of Monsanto
…concerns. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Bayer must divest businesses that compete with Monsanto. Those include Bayer’s cotton, canola, soybean and vegetable seed businesses, as well as Bayer’s…
NAFTA Talks Continue, Time Running Short
…the election. The talks remain focused on the automotive sector, though other barriers remain for all sides to reach an agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. to Continue With Trade Action Against China
…war, but President Trump last week said any agreement between the two would need “a different structure,” prompting more trade uncertainty. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Beef Supply Facing Mounting Market Pressures
…an extreme drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, along with much of Western Texas classified in a severe drought. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Will Not Recognize Third-Party Inspections Regarding Animal Welfare
…maintain responsibility for inspections and Animal Welfare Act compliance should third-party inspections be taken into account when determining APHIS inspection frequencies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Reminder: MPP Enrollment Deadline Looming
…based on the difference between the national all-milk price and the national average feed cost. The 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act made several changes to the safety net program to provide…
Dairy Groups Ask for Original Oversight
…for regulating imported foods, including shellfish and dairy. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) asked for further engagement with FDA on ways to…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…other similar applications by the USDA. The Trump and Obama Administrations have both used the act to provide $300 million to assist cotton producers through the Cotton Ginning Cost Share…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…opportunities around the world, including China and other markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” said Jim Heimerl, a Johnstown, Ohio pig farmer and president of the National Pork Producers Council. “We…
Ross Heading to China June 2-4
…got a little more complicated this week when President Donald Trump announced a national security investigation into imports of cars and trucks. The probe could possibly result in tariffs against…
Grassley-Conaway Subsidy Feud Escalates
…their nails.” Grassley encouraged the Freedom Caucus to vote against the House Farm Bill when it comes up again in June. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….