USDA approves imports of fresh citrus from China

USDA approves imports of fresh citrus from China Tom Karst April 15, 2020 04:35 AM ( USDA ) Despite consistent long-term opposition from some U.S. citrus leaders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved U.S. imports of Chinese pummelo, nanfeng honey mandarin, ponkan, sweet orange, and satsuma mandarins. USDA scientists believe the Chinese citrus varieties…



Jerry Nine: Why something has to be done very soon regarding the packer and retailer manipulating the cattle market and beef market.

Woodward Livestock Auction, Inc April 13 at 1:34 PM Cattle Market, April 2020 April, 11th, 2020 To all cattlemen and the public, Why something has to be done very soon regarding the packer and retailer manipulating the cattle market and beef market. #1 There is a monopoly with 4 big packers (JBS, National Beef (owned…



CPA: Who’s to blame for China’s industrial stranglehold? Look in the mirror, America

Who’s to blame for China’s industrial stranglehold? Look in the mirror, America April 09, 2020 Editors Note: A mea culpa from a Wall St financier who offshored production to China. It’s clear that our medical supply chains are in complete chaos. Supplies are so short that some doctors and nurses in New York City reverted…



Fence Post: Governor closes Greeley, Colo., JBS plant

Governor closes Greeley, Colo., JBS plant News | April 13, 2020 rgabel Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said JBS’s Greeley processing facility would be closed for “as long as it takes.” In a press release, JBS said the facility will remain closed until April 24. Polis said he spoke to Vice President Mike Pence three times…



Iowa/Minnesota: Lack of buyers forces temporary closure of local livestock markets

Lack of buyers forces temporary closure of local livestock markets Ross Becker Created: April 10, 2020 07:00 AM (ABC 6 News)-Livestock producers in southeastern Minnesota and north Iowa have nowhere to sell their livestock right now. For the first time since 1947, both the Decorah Sales Commission livestock auction and the Lanesboro Sales Commission auction…



One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice – CNN

One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Updated 12:42 PM EDT, Sun April 12, 2020 New York (CNN Business) One of the country’s largest pork processing facilities is closing until further notice as employees fall ill with Covid-19. The closure puts the…



Can We Afford the Economic Costs of COVID-19?

Can We Afford the Economic Costs of COVID-19? By Dr. John Ikerd A crisis is a point in time when unforeseen circumstances force us to make decisions that will fundamentally affect our future, for either better or worse. We are in a time of crisis. I was shocked when I heard that governors confronted with…



USDA meat inspectors told to find or make their own masks

USDA meat inspectors told to find or make their own masks 04/10/20 2:26 PM By Bill Tomson Meat packers need federal inspectors to produce the pork chops, T-bone steaks and ground beef that consumers are counting on to be in grocery stores, but the USDA inspectors on the front line are being told they are…



USDA Continues to Lift Meat Processing Line Speed Limits During Pandemic, Threatening Frontline Workers and Consumers

USDA Continues to Lift Meat Processing Line Speed Limits During Pandemic, Threatening Frontline Workers and Consumers Posted by Claire Kelloway in Beef, Chicken, Newsletter, Pork, Slaughterhouse Labor Photo courtesy of iStock by Getty Images While the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, USDA food safety officials have been making decisions that could further sicken Americans…



The Delmarva Farmer – Meat processors, producers tapping networks to meet increased demand

Meat processors, producers tapping networks to meet increased demand by Joan M. Kasura, Sean Clougherty | Apr 3, 2020 Dwayne Nickerson, owner of Sudlersville Meat Locker, said on a typical Saturday, his store would serve 200 to 250 people. Since the state-imposed restrictions on restaurants and travel, he said about 400 people were coming to…