…since 2017, China had yet to lift the ban. The groups released the following statement welcoming the news: “Lifting the ban has been a top priority of the U.S. poultry…
American Poultry Farmers Regain Access to China
…disease since August 2017. The United States exported over $500 million worth of poultry products to China in 2013. The United States is the world’s second largest poultry exporter, with…
NPPC Launches ‘Pork O’ Clock’ Campaign Highlighting Importance of USMCA
…United States, Mexico and Canada. For example, tacos al pastor from Mexico have origins in the Lebanese method of cooking meat on a spit, referred to as shawarma. The tacos…
Assistance Sought in Kincade Fire Relief Effort
…help agricultural workers and their families who have been impacted by the Kincade Fire. After the 2017 fires, the Foundation has distributed more than $1 million worth of assistance to…
Best Foods to Can for an Emergency
…stockpile. Meats that are safe to can include: chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, pork, sausage, veal, and venison. You can cut meat into strips, cubes, chunks, or use ground meat. Just…
Kincade Blazes Through Sonoma County, Final Grape Harvest Challenged
As the Kincade Fire burns through Sonoma County, grape growers are reliving the challenges from the 2017 fire season. Roughly two years ago, fires burned through Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino,…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Real MEAT Act of 2019
Bill Aims to Combat Deceptive Labeling of Plant-Based Fake Meat (NCBA) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the bipartisan introduction of the Real MEAT (Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully)…
USDA Reduces Cotton Expectations
…Dr. Jody Campiche explained world production has been reduced by 130,000 bales. “Along with the reduction of the U.S. crop, USDA also lowered production for Brazil, Pakistan, and Australia. However,…
Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
…little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the European Union in 2017 were the equivalent of putting an extra 1.3 million cars on the road. It’s the dirty…
USDA Invests in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 31 States
…eligibility information. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
…Report. Kern County had led the country at the top agricultural county for agricultural sales in 2017, with Fresno County coming in third in terms of production. Although Tulare County…
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
…Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Cattlemen’s Beef Board Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education Meat Import Council of America National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Livestock Producers Association North…
The Changing Demographics of Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released more information from the 2017 Census of Agriculture that is broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender. The national, state,…
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
…Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, challenging the constitutionality of…