China Plans to Open Market to U.S. Pork
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that China intends to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and live swine, consistent with science-based international standards...
The “Good” and “Bad” Sides of a Cheaper Dollar
As I begin this week’s column, I’m reminded of two different “flip side” statements that may help characterize the topic at hand. The first is the old Archie Campbell schtick – “That’s good – no that’s bad,” ...
U.S. Blocks Neighbors’ Request for WTO Panel
The United States has blocked an effort by Canada and Mexico to have World Trade Organization (WTO) experts examine new U.S. labeling rules that the two neighboring countries allege are damaging meat export sales...
Pork Industry Call for Help May Take Time to Decide
The U.S. pork industry’s latest call for federal aid to prop up producers nearing bankruptcy may take a month or two to decide, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Michael Scuse said today at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC...
‘Meat the Need’ Plan Only Offers Short-Term Benefits
The “Meat the Need” program developed by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture would establish a federally funded buying program to resolve the oversupply of dairy, pork and poultry industries....
H1N1 Surveillance Program Shunned by Pork Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a program designed to monitor and provide surveillance in swine herds carrying the novel H1N1 flu virus....
Minnesota’s Senators Lead Fight To Help Nation’s Pork Producers
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Al Franken (D-MN), along with 22 other U.S. senators, are asking the Agriculture Department for immediate aid for the pork industry....
‘Meat the Need’ Plan is Designed to Help Producers
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) has announced a plan to support dairy, pork and poultry producers, while providing much-needed nutritional assistance to hungry Americans facing economic hardship...
Herd Reductions Signal First Signs of Economic Recovery
Pork production losses are declining and herd reductions should result in a return to profits in the spring of 2010, according to Purdue University Extension Economist Chris Hurt...
Weather Jitters Reinforce 2009 Crop Vulnerability
All eyes are on northern skies this week as everyone involved in the production and use of corn and soybeans watches the weather....
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