…meat. An Iowa Soybean Association spokesman says the billboard is “misleading and disingenuous,” and that “PETA doesn’t speak for Iowa or U.S. soybean growers.” PETA’s new billboard will say “America’s…
Nutritional Value of Potato Skins
…of the potato meat – they still have plenty to offer including fiber, iron, and vitamins C and B-6. The skin does outrank the potato meat in some important categories….
EPA 2019 RFS Proposal Missing Opportunity to Set Things Right
…E15 and higher blends immediately; and, • Lay out a plan for reallocating the renewable fuel blending volumes lost to small refiner exemptions in the 2016, 2017, and 2018 compliance…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field on Regulatory Issues
…terms such as “clean meat” and “prime beef” in packaging prototypes. NPPC President Jim Heimerl said FDA oversight without USDA regulation would allow the cultured meat industry to “avoid rigorous…
Agri View: Farming Problems
…the people near his farm. Yet he operated under every state and federal regulation required. A community fought vigorously to stop a meat processing plant in Kansas. Even though it…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…includes $5.2 billion for USDA loans and grants, up from $1.2 billion in FY 2017. It also directs Agriculture Secretary Perdue to make investments in rural communities with the greatest…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…to apply for 2017 WHIP. However, all producers receiving 2017 WHIP payments will be required to purchase crop insurance and/or NAP, at the 60 percent coverage level or higher, for…
NCBA Comments on “Fake Meat” Oversight”
…promoters of lab-grown meat claim USDA oversight of lab-grown fake meat is unnecessary because animals aren’t harvested. However, USDA inspection is required for all federal meat plants, whether harvesting occurs…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…cow ear tag technology that is also found in 10 states and in Australia, Brazil and Norway. The unit sensor uploads physiological and GPS location data to the cloud so…
USDA Increases Corn, Soybean Production Forecast
…bushels and soybeans increasing to 4.3 billion bushels. The 2018/19 U.S. corn outlook includes larger supplies, greater feed and residual use, increased exports, and lower ending stocks. Increased 2017/18 exports…
Organic Group Sues Ben & Jerry’s Over Advertising Claims
…in D.C. Superior Court this week under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act. The group claims Unilever reportedly spent more than $9 billion on advertising in 2017, and that a…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…with international public and animal health standards. These terms will allow U.S. exports of sheep and goat meat to resume. Last year, Japan imported $169 million in sheep and goat…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
…on the labeling of imitation products, according to the National Milk Producers Federation. At an FDA hearing focused on the regulation of cell-cultured products replicating meat, NMPF said that these…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…meat. While the viability, production practices and environmental impact of these products are shrouded in secrecy, the misleading marketing plans of the companies producing such products are clear, with animal…