…United States of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which, if it occurred, would immediately stop U.S. meat exports. He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD…
Agri View: Consumers Choice
Everett Griner talks about consumers not buying hamburger in the stores in today’s Agri View. Consumers Choice From: Meat and Poultry Where’s the (ground) beef? by Steve Kay Something is…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…increasing demand in the U.S. market, and which also requires further processing, this additional sugar must have a polarity of less than 99.2 degrees. Background: Sugar program provisions require the…
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…since 2000, beef since 2003 and pork since 2013. With the removal of the barriers, U.S. exports of meat to South Africa could reach $75 million annually. The United States…
Vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch (MPES) announces one vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board (RIAB). RIAB makes recommendations to CDFA’s…
NPPC Capital Update
NPPC Now Party to ‘Pork. The Other White Meat’ Lawsuit The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit granted NPPC’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought by…
Livestock Review
…62,000 head during March, 10 percent below from previous year. United States Commercial Slaughter Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.26 billion pounds in March, 2016, 5…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…in the crop protection, agricultural production and processing, precision agriculture, and information and data management sectors. “This fund is unique among other licensed RBICs in that it has broad support…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…in 2015 was $6.29/lb. • Value of total U.S. beef exports (including variety meat) equaled $6.302 billion down from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan,…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…chickpeas, dry peas, sugar, peanuts, barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maple sap, unprocessed meat and poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and renewable biomass. FSFL microloans can also be used…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…market, food stands, food hubs Farms, ranches, greenhouses, managed forests, aquaponics, cut flowers, herbs, honey, landscape plants Farm-to-table businesses Support services, including scouting, equipment repair, fertilizer sales Value-added processing, including…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…needed in order for the burgeoning market to flourish. Currently, the largest problem with ostrich meat is that there are not enough birds, and the meat is too expensive. Therefore,…
Bison Our National Mammal
…and Oklahoma spawned today’s 2,500 privately ranched herds of bison that provide meat, wool and leather to growing markets. Native Americans are regaining opportunities to re-center their way of life…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…poultry meat, currently as high as 40 percent, will be eliminated within 13 years. This includes tariffs on frozen chicken cuts and offal, which will be eliminated in 11 years….