Nebraska rancher to head up Humane Society ag advisory council By the Lincoln Journal Star A central Nebraska rancher will be the first chairman of a new National Agricultural Advisory Council to the Humane Society of the United States. Kevin Fulton, who raises thousands of cattle, sheep and goats in Sherman County, said the council…
Letters to the Editor The problem with trade agreements In this April 22, 2014, file photo, a protester in Tokya rallies against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press) May 5 at 6:19 PM In his May 3 op-ed, “America, not China, should call the shots on trade,” President Obama made an eloquent case for the…
From NPR: the salt WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE Under Attack, Commodity Promotion Programs Try To Hide Their Emails May 2, 201612:12 PM ET DAN CHARLES Twitter i The American Egg Board brought you this photo, but does that mean it came from private industry or the government? Courtesy of The American Egg Board An increasing…
Players warned too much meat abroad may lead to positive test Mike & Mike react to the NFL warning players about eating meat produced from Mexico or China that could lead to a positive drug test for clenbuterol, which Texans offensive tackle Duane Brown tested positive for. (1:29) 10:28 AM ET NFL players are being…
The U.S. cattle industry has lost nearly half our cattle ranchers and over 70% of our feeding operations. Is it time to do something about the abusive market power of the meat industry? A self-explanatory table and a chart showing monthly net returns to feeding. Data are through March 2016. A 12-year moving average of…
Can food hubs boost rural farming economies? The Department of Agriculture is funding new initiatives to streamline local food systems. Lyndsey Gilpin April 21, 2016 Web Exclusive Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colorado. For years, he spent weekends traveling hours to farmers markets to sell his produce, always losing a…
Announcing the Launch of Food & Power, a New Publication on Monopoly Power in the Food System Washington, D.C. – Today, the Open Markets Program at New America is launching Food & Power, a new resource on monopoly power in the food system for food policy experts, advocates, farmers, policymakers, and eaters. Food & Power…
Perrone and Johnson: Food safety, local agriculture at risk if Congress passes TPP by Marc Perrone and Roger Johnson on April 27, 2016 Do you care about the quality of your food and where it comes from? If you do, and you should, it is time to be concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement….
Largest US food producers ask Congress to shield lobbying activities United Egg Producers, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Producers Council are proposing a change to the Freedom of Information Act Sam Thielman in New York Monday 2 May 2016 14.38 EDTLast modified on Monday 2 May 201615.23 EDT Some of America’s largest food…
INDEPENDENT CATTLE RANCHERS SUE FEDERAL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE OVER BEEF CHECKOFF PROGRAM GROUP SAYS AD CAMPAIGNS IMPROPERLY USE TAX DOLLARS TO UNDERMINE U.S. BEEF BILLINGS, MT – The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today, alleging that the agency’s Beef Checkoff tax,…