Ag Trade Deficit Growing and Meat and Poultry Product Labeling

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA forecasted the agricultural trade deficit to increase sharply to a record $42.5 billion in the coming fiscal year, and updated guidelines have been announced that recommend strengthening documentation supporting animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labels.

Ag Trade Deficit Growing and Meat and Poultry Product Labeling

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA forecasted the agricultural trade deficit to increase sharply to a record $42.5 billion in the coming fiscal year, and updated guidelines have been announced that recommend strengthening documentation supporting animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labels.

Canada's Rail Strike Ends and Vilsack at the DNC

The Agribusiness Update
Just 16 hours after Canada’s two primary railways locked

out Teamster Union employees, Federal Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon steps in with binding arbitration, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was at the Democratic National Convention and talked about a possible Kamala Harris presidency.

Canada's Rail Strike Ends and Vilsack at the DNC

The Agribusiness Update
Just 16 hours after Canada’s two primary railways locked

out Teamster Union employees, Federal Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon steps in with binding arbitration, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was at the Democratic National Convention and talked about a possible Kamala Harris presidency.

Protecting US Livestock Producers Against Animal Rights Groups

Line on Agriculture
Protect The Harvest works to protect producers against animal rights activist groups.

What One State Voter Initiative Could Mean for Rest of Country if Passed

Line on Agriculture
A state voter-approved initiative regarding a slaughterhouse shutdown could have dire impacts for the rest of the country.

Sustainability and NCBA Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Sustainability, and how it’s best done, means different things to different people. Samantha Werth, director of sustainability with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says that includes the beef industry.

Sustainability and NCBA Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Sustainability, and how it’s best done, means different things to different people. Samantha Werth, director of sustainability with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says that includes the beef industry.

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.

Domestic Fertilizer Production and China Blocks Certain U.S. Beef

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA announced it is investing $83 million in domestic fertilizer production, and meat processor JBS says China blocked shipments from the company’s Colorado plant because traces of ractopamine.

Hay Stocks Up from Last Year and China Blocks Certain U.S. Beef

The Agribusiness Update
USDA’s May Crop Production report shows that hay stocks in the U.S. are up 46% year-over-year, and meat processor JBS says China blocked shipments from the company’s Colorado plant because traces of ractopamine.

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.

Alabama Bans Cultured Meat and Northern Lights Play Havoc on Farms

The Agribusiness Update
Alabama is now the second state to ban the sale of cultured meat, and the Northern Lights lit up skies around the U.S., but also played havoc with farmers during spring planting.

National Pork Producers Council on Prop 12

Line on Agriculture
The National Pork Producers Council does not want a patchwork of livestock standards.

California Water Management and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity

The Agribusiness Update
Improving data practices to best manage California’s water resources drove discussions last week at the California Irrigation Institute Conference, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.

Georgia Dog of the Year and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity

The Agribusiness Update
Skippy, a four-year-old mixed breed has wagged away with the top prize in the 2024 American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.

Eighteen Months From a Bird Flu Vaccine

Southeast Regional Ag News
More than 81 million U.S. poultry and aquatic birds have been killed by avian flu across 47 states since January 2022.

Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production

The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.

Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production

The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.

2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production

The Agribusiness Update
Hundreds are gathering today for the 2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference at the University of Florida’s

Jackson County Extension Office in Marianna, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.