Sterile Fly Facility and Negotiating Canadian Tariffs

The Agribusiness Update
USDA says a Texas facility designed to produce sterile flies for New World Screwworm control will open next spring, earlier than expected, and Canadian trade officials are meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as both countries work to avoid new tariffs scheduled to take effect tonight.

Think butcher

Idaho Ag Today
Idaho Bison Rancher Chase Shoemaker runs a relatively small operation and operations like his are too small for larger meat processing plants.

Bison meat

Idaho Ag Today
"Buying Local" has become important for many consumers, but there's a shortage of local butcher shop facilities and skilled employees.

OEM's Want To Collaborate With Farmers

Farm of the Future
Is your farm technology not helping your operation? Well equipment manufacturers want feedback to help improve their offerings to farmers.

Bison meat

Idaho Ag Today
"Buying Local" has become important for many consumers, but there's a shortage of local butcher shop facilities and skilled employees.

Dairy Plight Highlights Traceability Needs

California Ag Today
Gene Noem, U.S. Meat Export Federation, explains that trust is paramount in getting buy-in from industry on animal disease traceability.

Parallels in Animal Disease Traceability

Southeast Regional Ag News
Gene Noem, USMEF, reflects on the challenges with and urgency to create an effective animal disease traceability database.

The Agricultural Right to Repair Act Supported by Ag Groups

California Ag Today
The Agricultural Right to Repair Act defines what type of information Original Equipment Manufacturers are required to provide to make repair accessible. If the OEM does not have the digital or physical tools available, they are required to provide sufficient information to create the tools.

The bill also gives the Federal Trade Commission the ability to enforce these requirements and the ability to make a rule to assist in the implementation of these requirements.