…News” for Cattle Producers Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation California rancher and President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, released the following statement in response to news that negotiators have reached…
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
…during the Obama Administration. The rule lowered the bar for poultry and livestock producers to sue the meatpacking or processing companies they have contracts with. The Organization for Competitive Markets…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…definition of protein products that don’t come from livestock and are currently labeled as cell-cultured “meat.” The industry website Meating Place Dot Com says the group wants the FDA to…
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…extension of the biodiesel tax incentive would give farmers a welcome bit of certainty this year. The letter to House leadership also says, “The extension would provide biodiesel producers, blenders,…
White House Considers Limits on Biofuel Trading for E15 Deal
…deal to help U.S. corn farmers and biofuels producers by lifting a ban on the summer sales of higher ethanol blends in the nation’s gasoline. President Trump has repeatedly said…
Recognizing the Size and Scope of the Forage Industry
…States, which is primarily dairy and livestock,” said Putnam. “If you look at it as a whole system, economically it’s extremely important, worth well over $7 billion a year in…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
U.S. tariffs on auto imports likely would prompt retaliation from some of American agriculture’s biggest trading partners, leading to catastrophic financial harm to farmers, warned the National Pork Producers Council…
NCBA “Strongly Supports” Expanding Trade with Japan
…agreement: “The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association strongly supports President Trump’s commitment to expanding trade with Japan. Today’s announcement is exciting news for America’s beef producers because Japan is our top…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…State Departments of Agriculture, National Pork Producers Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, National FFA students and representatives from New York, and four…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
The National Pork Producers Council is joining with more than 100 public- and private-sector U.S. organizations in a global initiative to create international standards and codes of practices to prevent…
NCBA: KORUS “Tore Down” Trade Barriers, Helped Increase Beef Exports
…of how U.S. producers benefit from trade agreements that reduce tariffs and implement science-based standards. Less than a decade ago, U.S. beef exports to South Korea were severely limited by…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…and economic viability of the U.S. livestock industry. “The landscape surrounding animal disease traceability has changed dramatically in the past decade, and producers across the nation recognize that a comprehensive…
Trade Mitigation Package Now Covers Almonds, Cherries
…nearly a month ago. Producers of shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries are now eligible to apply for Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments until the application period closes on January…
Agri View: Worst Wildfire Year Ever?
…isn’t row crop land that takes the worst beating in wildfires. The vast amount of grazing land, weather it is for domestic livestock or wildlife, has already been staggering. Here…