White House Weighs Helping Farmers as Trump Escalates Trade War The Trump administration has discussed providing financial aid for farmers who may be subject to retaliation by America’s trading partners. President Trump is weighing another round of relief for farmers, similar to what he offered during his 2018 trade war with China. But that rescue…
March 27, 2025 By Giles Stockton If you have lived as long as I, not much surprises you. However, learning through the New York Times (“Who’s Afraid of Lab-Grown Meat? 2025/03/14) that the NCBA (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) does not oppose fake beef – this I admit was surprising. What on earth is the NCBA…
Doesn’t appear much is changing at USDA … Secretary Rollins, ask those boys if they favor: M-COOL, pushing back on mandatory E-ID, checkoff reform, & competition reform. Majority of ranchers support these things. If you want to find out what ranchers really want/need, meet with R-CALF USA………@dhydefarm @EricGropper… https://t.co/00ib0Ojinx— Eric Nelson (@seedcattleguy) March 27, 2025…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and X here, or view the web version here. R-CALF USA Urges Section 232 Investigation into Beef and Cattle Imports WASHINGTON,…
Bayer hit with $2 billion Roundup verdict in US state of Georgia cancer case By Reuters March 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal, Germany August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) – Bayer (BAYGn.DE),…
Nebraska meatpackers call on feds to deregulate industry Agriculture trade groups want to see a rollback of federal environmental regulations on the meatpacking industry, along with fewer worker protections and food safety measures. BY Mark Moran – Nebraska News Connection | March 20, 2025 Agriculture trade groups want to see a rollback of federal environmental…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release March 18, 2025 R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, on X here, or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Press UFCW Responds to USDA Decision to Allow Higher Line Speeds WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, released a statement in response to…
Egg prices have been dominating the news as consumers lament $10 price tags and purchase restrictions—but how are the farmers who produce the eggs under contract with the largest corporations getting along? Not well. As we suspected, the largest egg corporations’ increased profits are not making their way to the farmers doing all the work—in…
USDA cuts program that supplies Nebraska school cafeterias with local farm goods JJosh Reyes Omaha World-Herald March 12, 2025 A federal program that provides Nebraska students’ lunches with dairy, meat and produce from Nebraska farms will cease by the end of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency informed state education…