FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome NFU Expresses Gratitude to Senate Ag Leaders for Exploring the Path Forward for COOL WASHINGTON (July 15, 2015) – The following statement was issued by National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson expressing gratitude for Senate Agriculture Committee leaders’ determination to working towards a…

Western Livestock Journal July 2015 Talk about rubbing disease into the ‘wound’/meat supply! We have one of those rare times when every organization representing agriculture agrees on an issue. The Obama administration announced last week that they will start to allow 14 regions of Brazil and Argentina to export fresh and frozen beef to the…

Guest Editorial/Op-Ed by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard** COOL: It’s About U.S. Sovereignty Distinguishing imported meat from domestic meat is not new. The Tariff Act of 1930 requires labels on imported meat to indicate to the "ultimate purchaser" its country of origin. This explains why imported canned meat and imported ready-to-eat meat has been labeled…

Posted: Monday, July 13, 2015 12:00 am Don’t swallow everything By Ken Root Inconsistency in life can cause intestinal pain. I guess that is why they call it a “gut feeling” when something just doesn’t meet your approval but you can’t figure out why. My latest is the whole controversy over where beef and pork…

Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling is an American Betrayal As of June 10, 2015 the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2393 which will deny all Americans from knowing where their beef, chicken or pork comes from. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of our food is essentially on its way out, if we don’t…

Inside The World’s Largest Food Company You’ve Probably Never Heard Of July 10, 2015 4:15 PM ET Luke Runyon Listen to the Story Cattle stand in a holding pen just outside the JBS slaughterhouse in Greeley, Colo. Nozzles spray a fine mist over the animals to cool them and keep dust down. Stephanie Paige Ogburn/KUNC…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2015 Contact: Dave Ray, 202-368-7872 dray NFU Commends Appropriations Committee for not Including GIPSA Defunding Rider; Thanks Singer Willie Nelson, Rep. March Kaptur for Highlighting Issue WASHINGTON (July 8, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today commended the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for passing a spending bill…

U.S. poultry farmers’ rights are under siege By Willie Nelson and Marcy Kaptur July 7 at 1:46 PM Willie Nelson is a musician and the president of Farm Aid. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat, represents Ohio in the House of Representatives. As Americans, we cherish our rights to speak freely, to assemble peacefully and to address…

Dear Senator Feinstein, Thank you for your prompt and detailed response to my concern about the importance of keeping COOL. As an educator, citizen, mother, grandmother, Master Gardener, academic faculty member I strongly disagree with your justification for eliminating this important tool for transparency for American consumers. Surely there are other ways that Canada and…

Outright repeal of COOL defies consumer sentiment The fate of the US COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) program for beef, pork, and poultry hangs in the balance as Congress goes on its Independence Day recess. Given the May 18, 2015 WTO (World Trade Organization) ruling against COOL; the threat of $3 billion in retaliatory tariffs…