Month: December 2015

Two New Reports Show Trans-Pacific Partnership has Major Agricultural, Labor and Environmental Deficiencies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome Contact: Casey Hoag, 202-728-1832 choag Two New Reports Show Trans-Pacific Partnership has Major Agricultural, Labor and Environmental Deficiencies WASHINGTON (December 4, 2015) – Several major deficiencies in the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact (TPP) – including failure to address currency manipulation or set in place adequate…



NYT: In New York, Local Meat Is Easier to Find

In New York, Local Meat Is Easier to Find Local Meat Is Becoming Easier to Find Scottish Highland cattle’s shaggy coats help produce lean meat. Stewart Cairns for The New York Times By KIM SEVERSON June 8, 2010 SO what does a cook have to do to get a Scottish Highland certified organic grass-fed steak…



Farm Share of Consumer Beef Dollar Plummets

By Mike Callicrate



Canada not so “COOL” on wheat

Canada ‘un-COOL’ on US wheat By Ron Suppes, Kansas Agland via The Hutchinson News (KS) – Dec 1, 2015 This is not the first time another country such as Canada has taken advantage of the United States when it comes to international trade. However, perhaps it is time to call them out. If Canada were…



In the Cattle Markets: Feedlot profitability — Record setting disaster!

In the Cattle Markets: Feedlot profitability By Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University December 01, 2015 | 8:07 am EST Last week Dr. Brooks broke down the most recent USDA Cattle on Feed report noting how estimates overall were in line with pre-release expectations. Given the lack of surprises in this report, it is useful to…