HATCH, which is providing a new way consumers, food stores and farmers can work together to make eggs available to undernourished people, will extend its program with The Kroger Co. and Rose Acre Farms through 2015. This announcement was made after successfully providing 100,039 eggs to more than 8,000 families in Indiana during a 10-week pilot program. “HATCH is becoming … Read More
Up to $10 Million Available for Federal Purchase of Lamb
The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) requested a Section 32 lamb purchase in an effort to strengthen a market that has faltered since late 2014, and to prompt stronger prices for lambs at the farm and ranch gate. In response to that the USDA opened a bid process for 640,000 pounds of lamb roast. ASI sent out the below release … Read More
Recent Bird Flu Epidemic Calls for Increased Biosecurity
Dan Shaw, a professor in the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and a specialist in poultry disease, says outbreaks of high path avian influenza point to the need for more awareness and enhanced practice of biosecurity at poultry farms around the country. The University of Missouri New Bureau sent out the below release to provide an experts opinion … Read More
Comments from COOL Hearing
This morning U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and trade retaliation. He believes “retaliation is coming, and now is the time to act.” “If you take anything away from my remarks today, I hope it is this: facts are stubborn things, and … Read More
Ranking Member Releases Proposal on COOL
In advance of tomorrow’s hearing, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry – released a draft proposal that offers a pathway forward on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) in the wake of the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling. “This approach is a pathway to finding a solution on country of origin … Read More
WATTAgNet to Host Avian Flu Twitter Chat
Details on high path avian influenza come on a daily basis. The folks at WATTAgNet want to help share updates on the disease and how it is affecting the US and North American poultry industry. Tune into @WATTPoultry during WATT Global Media’s first-ever Animal Agriculture Twitter Chat on Wednesday, July 1, at 9 a.m. CT. Egg Industry Editor, Terrence O’Keefe, … Read More
Mexico Hosts the 2015 World Angus Secretariat
The Mexican Angus Association is hosting the World Angus Secretariat in mid-October that promises to feature the beautiful Mexican countryside alongside Angus cattle. The organization of more than 20 Angus breed associations worldwide, will conduct its biennial meeting to discuss the latest breed information and technological advances, as well as tour some of the region’s locales and, of course, prized … Read More
June Dairy Market Report
The June issue of the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Inc. Dairy Market Report is out. It reports that domestic dairy markets appear to have stabilized. The highlights: · Milk prices and milk-feed cost margins held steady from March to April and will likely show gains when they are announced for May. · Commercial use of most major … Read More
Meet the #RealPigFarming Student Social Forces Team
The Pork Checkoff has selected 12 college students to be a part of the #RealPigFarming Student Social Forces team this year. Participants were selected based on their involvement in the pork industry and their strong communication skills. “Social media is ingrained in young people’s daily lives,” said Claire Masker, public relations manager for the Pork Checkoff. “It’s easy for them … Read More
Ag Gets Waiver From ‘Hours Of Service’ Rule
The National Pork Producers Council petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) back in 2013 for a waiver and exemption from complying with the requirement of truck drivers to take a 30-minute rest break for every 8 hours of service. The groups this spring asked the FMCSA to renew the waiver and to extend it for the two-year maximum … Read More