…meat or exploitation. But older horses seldom find a home and now the BLM has 44,000 unadoptable horses and 1000 burros in pens around the west. What to do with…
FSIS Updates Procedure Allowing Organic Meats Non-GMO Label
The Department of Agriculture has released a new procedure allowing certified organic meat and poultry producers to obtain approval of non-GMO label claims, based on the products organic certification. Announced…
Agri View: Beefalo
Everett Griner talks about Beefalo or Buffalo, meat consumption is growing in today’s Agri View. Beefalo I still haven’t seen any Buffalo beef in markets in my area, but I…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…meeting in early 2017. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at csouza@cfbf.com. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation….
EPA Says Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic
…on glyphosate was outlined in a 227-page paper. The EPA said the agency expects to publish its final assessment of glyphosate in the spring of 2017. From the National Association…
Talk of a 2017 Farm Bill?
Should the farm crisis continue or even worsen, there are some in Washington D.C. who say it may be necessary to do a farm bill a year early, with the…
Soybean Planting in Brazil Arrives with Concerns
…Brazil’s worst recession in decades. Reports say the farmers in Brazil are in a troubling financial spot right now after a bad growing season last year. Many farmers are having…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
…beef checkoff. Educators who are interested in professional development events in 2017 can find information on the application process online. For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com….
Beef Production Up Five Percent in 2016.
…will continue to post monthly gains for the rest of this year and into 2017. Not only are the numbers of cattle growing, but they’re getting bigger as well. Weight…
The California Kitchen: Meat Loaf
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing meat loaf with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 lb Ground Beef 2 eggs 4…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
The new target date for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) assessment on glyphosate is now sometime in the spring of 2017, which coincides with the arrival of a new presidential…
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…the new website address is together ABX Dot Com. The new policy is effective on January 1 of 2017 and stops the use of antibiotics similar to those used in…
Bayer, Monsanto Announce Agreement
…to customary closing conditions, including Monsanto shareholder approval of the merger agreement and receipt of required regulatory approvals. Closing is expected by the end of 2017. The companies will work…
National Food Safety Month
…largest trade show (NRA Show May 20-23, 2017, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF’s ProStart); as well as the…