…opposed to the imports of Brazilian beef products.” House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway says halting imports from Brazil is an appropriate and necessary measure as Brazilian officials work to…
Western View: It’s Longmire Days in Wyoming
…8 and 9, 2017. For more information visit the Buffalo, Wyoming, Chamber of Commerce website at bufalowyo.com and check the events page. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View…
No More Brazilian Beef for Now
…from Brazil into the United States since March and have refused the entry to nearly 1.9 million pounds of Brazilian beef products. Since the increased inspection began, 11% of Brazilian…
GoFundMe for Mika Exceeds Goal
…$20,000 in less than 24 hours. Mika is Tyson Foods director of government relations in Washington, D.C., and a former senior director of legislative affairs for the American Meat Institute….
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
Pollinator Week 2017 is the tenth consecutive year of the program that unifies the nation around the vital issue of pollinator conservation. June 19 through 25 has been designated National…
Brazil Suing Former JBS Chairman
…Brazilian politicians, in which he said Temer would request money for campaigns and allied politicians, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. However, President Temer says “his lies will be proven.”…
Ranchers Sue USDA to Renew Country of Origin Labeling
…claiming the change violated the nation’s Meat Inspection Act, which requires slaughtered meat from other countries to be clearly labeled. Each year there are over 800 million pounds of foreign…
U.S. Exports to Mexico Stumble
…2017. The Wall Street Journal reports that Mexican imports of U.S. soybean meal dropped 15 percent, the first decline in four years. Meanwhile, chicken exports to Mexico were down 11…
APHIS to Allow Importation of Fresh Pitahaya Fruit from Ecuador
…mitigate any entry of plant pests into the United States. The rule becomes effective on July 20, 2017, thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:…
If It Smells Like a Petunias or Shampoo, It Might Be a Pesticide
…methyl benzoate could control Varroa mites, the No. 1 problem of managed honey bees today. You can read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
…of 2017 and provide 11,000 work opportunities. Some funds are already placed with 21st Century Conservation Service Corps partnership agreements; other funds will continue to be obligated throughout the summer….
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…to teachers and students around the world, for the first Family Garden Day of 2017. Families of the community gathered to learn about the importance of honey bees and other…
Dow / DuPont Merger Gets Conditional Approval
…companies expect the merger to finish in August of 2017, with the required spin-offs to take place within 18 months later. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Weather is Important for Crop Outlook
Everett Griner talks about the crop outlook for 2017 factoring in the weather in today’s Agri View. Weather is Important for Crop Outlook Market analysts were predicting another tough year…