As the year comes to a close, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) provides a look back at the agriculture issues of 2015 and a preview of 2016. Micheal Clements…
Climate Change and Diet
…and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.” Fischbeck, Michelle Tom, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, and Chris Hendrickson, the Hamerschlag University Professor of…
Vilsack on the COOL Requirements for Beef and Pork
…omnibus bill repealed the country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork, and ground beef and pork. Effective immediately, USDA is not enforcing the COOL…
Appropriations Bill Falls Short for Farmers While Tax Bill Offers Hope
…language bringing the United States back into compliance with our WTO obligation by repealing COOL for beef and pork. U.S. livestock accounted for more than 38 percent of demand for…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
…by Canada and Mexico now that the World Trade Organization has approved more than $1 billion in tariffs against American beef, pork and other U.S. commodities if COOL is not…
COOL Tariffs Could Begin Next Week
…called on Congress to repeal country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef and pork to avoid retaliation. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “We would rather not have to engage in retaliatory…
Agri View: World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat?
…and pork industry received more complaints than normal. It wasn’t just the agriculture interest that came out fighting this time. The one part of the report that got the most…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…wider market release. “The demonstration of genetic resistance to the PRRS virus by gene editing is a potential game changer for the pork industry,” said Jonathan Lightner, Chief Scientific Officer…
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
…our strongest trading relationships.” Canada has announced a comprehensive list of products they intend to retaliate against, including not only U.S. beef and pork, but grains, fruits and manufactured goods….
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…the average U.S. pork producer currently is losing money on each hog marketed, and retaliation from Canada and Mexico against U.S. pork would exacerbate those losses. The House of Representatives…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
…labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, while leaving intact the requirements for all other covered commodities. The governments of Canada and Mexico have stated repeatedly that enactment of this…
COOL: WTO to Announce Retaliation
…deadline, will determine the level of retaliation tariffs Canada and Mexico can issue. Nick Giordano of the National Pork Producers Council says retaliatory actions are likely to quickly follow the…
Porksgiving
Cathy Isom tells us how people are giving back to others who give this holiday season, in the name of pork. Giving pork recipes Yes Thanksgiving. A time spent with…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…meat extracts), currently as high as 50 percent, will be eliminated in six to 16 years. Pork: Japan is the top market for U.S. pork and pork products, with exports…