The Government Accountability Office says the Department of Agriculture complied with rulemaking procedures during its withdrawal of The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. The office reviewed the USDA…
Farmers Outline Harm from GIPSA Withdraw
A lawsuit brief filed on behalf of poultry farmers details the alleged harm from the Department of Agriculture’s GIPSA rule withdrawal. The Organization for Competitive Markets claims the Trump administration…
Cargill Installs Controlled Atmosphere “Stunning” System in Canada Operation
…U.S. poultry plant more than ten years ago. They were also leaders in the use of third-party remote video auditing. Cargill’s global head of poultry welfare says, “We are dedicated…
Celebrating National Poultry Day
Cathy Isom gives us some facts about why we are celebrating a whole range of feathered friends. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Today is National Poultry Day….
South Korea Adopts New Poultry Import Policy
…reliable supplier of poultry products to Korea. Korea was on track to become one of the biggest export markets for U.S. poultry products when the U.S. was hit by an…
USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea
…2015 when all U.S. poultry, poultry products and eggs were banned as a result of a detection of HPAI. “Limiting trade restrictions during future HPAI detections to only those states…
Farm Bureau Praises Withdrawal of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “The American Farm Bureau supports USDA’s decision to withdraw the misguided Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices…
USDA Decides Not to Impose Additional Regulatory Requirements for Organic Producers and Handlers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the decision to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published on January 19, 2017. The rule would have increased…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…sugar, oilseeds, ethanol, biodiesel, beef, pork and poultry. Important to understand results of the analysis, the model made conservative assumptions, including an assumption that the biodiesel tax credit would be…
USDA Trims Red Meat Production Numbers
USDA slightly reduced its projections for red meat and poultry production in 2018. The forecast is slightly lower than last month, primarily due to a drop in beef production, which…
USDA Projecting Strong Red Meat, Poultry Exports
In spite of a strong U.S. dollar, the USDA is projecting red meat and poultry exports= to rise steadily over the next decade. The trade website, Meating Place Dot Com,…
China Removes Duties On US Chicken
Market Remains Closed to US Poultry And Egg Exports China’s decision to drop anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties as of Tuesday on U.S. broilers was welcomed by the U.S. industry, but…
Mexico Buying More Brazilian Corn as NAFTA Negotiations Continue
…negotiations suddenly fall apart. They’re trying to protect over $19 billion in sales to Mexican buyers of corn, soybeans, poultry, and dairy. Despite that, Mexican corn imports from Brazil are…
USDA Seeking Dismissal of OTA Lawsuit
The Department of Agriculture wants a federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the department’s delay of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. USDA claims it’s challenger,…