…program’s new online learning system since it was first offered in February 2017. Throughout the country hundreds of thousands have now become BQA-certified through in-person and online training, with an…
Organics Continue to Grow in Sales According to Nielsen
…$21 billion total represents a nine percent increase in dollar sales and an eight percent increase in units sold when compared to 2017. Packaged salads, carrots and fresh apples were…
ELD Exemption Remains in Place During Government Shutdown
…with paper ledgers and has been a significant issue for the trucking industry since it was first enacted on December 18, 2017. The omnibus spending bill that President Trump signed…
Antibiotics for Animal Agriculture Drops by A Third
New data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that sales of antibiotics for animal agriculture have declined significantly. The 2017 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed…
Court Agrees with USDA in GIPSA Ruling
…Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration known as GIPSA. The rules were initially scheduled to take effect in February 2017 but were first delayed by USDA before being completely withdrawn later…
Residue Levels Once Again Well Below Required Limits
…the 2017 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary which shows more than 99 percent of all samples tested were well below the threshold considered safe by EPA. The 203-page summary also…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…oversight functions, including civil rights, human resources, financial management, audit, investigative, legal and information technology activities. Mandatory Audits (Financial Statements, FISMA, and potentially Improper Payments) will be suspended and may…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…dairy and poultry to Canada under the USMCA, as well as lamb and goat meat to Japan, beef and pork to Argentina, poultry to India and Namibia, lamb to El Salvador, beef and poultry to Morocco, eggs…
EPA Recognizes Reducing Food Waste
…waste diversion solutions and zero waste practices during the production of commercials and live events. EcoSet diverts roughly 30,000-40,000 pounds annually through composting and food donation. In 2017, the company…
Ag Must Be Part Of U.S.-EU Trade Deal, Groups Insist
…measures limited U.S. pork exports to the second largest pork-consuming market in the world to less than 4,000 metric tons in 2017. The United States sends more pork to countries…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Former Secretaries of Agriculture at USDA
…several issues including trade, wildfires, agriculture research, infrastructure, cell-based meat, and rural prosperity. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…of online webinars and regional in-person workshops. The full list of upcoming public webinars and workshops can be found at the ReConnect Program’s resource portal at reconnect.usda.gov. In April 2017,…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…review and revise the definition of “waters of the United States” consistent with President Trump’s February 2017 Executive Order entitled “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by…
Cattlemen Urge Action to Reduce Trade Barriers in Japan
…export market for U.S. beef, accounting for nearly $2 billion in sales in 2017. However, U.S. beef exports face tariffs as high as 50 percent under some circumstances. “NCBA strongly…