…the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase surplus commodities affected by trade retaliation such as fruits, vegetables, some processed foods, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and milk for distribution by the…
The California Kitchen: Triple Cooked Pork Belly
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Triple Cooked Pork Belly with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Lb Pork Belly Cubed…
CBB Executives Detail Recent Beef Leadership Trip to Taiwan and Japan
…attendees learned various facts about the Taiwanese market, including the fact that current beef consumption per person in that country of 23.6 million is quote “small” as compared with pork…
Administration of Trade Relief Funding Criticized Over Sizable JBS Award
…USA received more than 26 percent of the $300 million that was allocated for pork. A group of nine U.S. Senators sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…ultimately consumers, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. “One of the…
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
Some lawmakers are looking to revive the country-of-origin labeling requirement, known as COOL. Repealed three years ago, the law required beef and pork products to be labeled with their origin. …
July 4th Cookouts Costing About the Same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8WOf7jt4kw (AFBF) — A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for July 4th, including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and watermelon, will cost just a…
Industry Concerned with FDA Oversight of Animal Genomics
…a teleconference led by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) researchers, veterinarians, producers, and industry experts discussed the challenges associated with the FDA’s regulation of gene editing (GE) technology. “No…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
China Represents Single-Greatest Sales Opportunity in U.S. Pork History Expanding U.S. export markets is vital to the success of American pork producers, but trade disputes with some of our top…
Final EPA Rule Exempts Farms From Emissions Reporting
…pork industry is already undertaking. In many communities, U.S. pork producers are also local fire chiefs or members of the fire department. Additionally, the U.S. pork industry has already changed…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…five percent tariffs on all Mexican imports as of June 10, 2019, David Herring, president of the National Pork Producers Council and a pork producer from Lillington, North Carolina, issued…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…in 2018 were a record $3 billion. Major U.S. agricultural exports in 2018 included corn, soybean meal, soybeans, pork and pork products, and soybean oil. Since implementation of CTPA, U.S….
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…said David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., and president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). “The U.S. pork industry has been one of the most adversely affected…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…including crops like soybeans, corn, wheat, cotton, rice, and sorghum; livestock products like milk and pork; and many fruits, nuts, and other crops. High tariffs disrupt normal marketing patterns, raising…