Poultry Industry News By Category: Government and Regulatory
Thursday, December 20, 2012
NFU Board Opposes Farm Bill Extension
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after the NFU Board of Directors passed a resolution today opposing an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill, which expired on 30 September, in lieu of passage of a new...
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after the NFU Board of Directors passed a resolution today opposing an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill, which expired on 30 September, in lieu of passage of a new...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Farm Dust Regulation Issue Put to Rest
US - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalised an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM2.5), including soot, setting the annual health standard at 12 micrograms per cubic meter, in response to...
US - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalised an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM2.5), including soot, setting the annual health standard at 12 micrograms per cubic meter, in response to...
Monday, December 17, 2012
Presidential Commission Calls for More Ag Research Funds
US - A high-level report on agriculture research funding was issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology, underscoring the importance of farming to the domestic economy and the global population....
US - A high-level report on agriculture research funding was issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology, underscoring the importance of farming to the domestic economy and the global population....
Friday, December 14, 2012
NFU Urges President to Include Farm Bill in Fiscal Package
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to US President Barack Obama underscoring the importance of including a farm bill in legislation being prepared to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff....
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to US President Barack Obama underscoring the importance of including a farm bill in legislation being prepared to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff....
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
NFU Urges Congress to 'Do Its Job'
US - The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors have passed a resolution urging Congress to pass a comprehensive, five-year farm bill by the end of 2012 as part a legislative package to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff. The 2008 Farm Bill expired...
US - The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors have passed a resolution urging Congress to pass a comprehensive, five-year farm bill by the end of 2012 as part a legislative package to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff. The 2008 Farm Bill expired...
Food and Drug Administration in Animal Drug Data Lawsuit
US - The Government Accountability Project (GAP) has said the Food and Drugs Administration's (FDA) decision to withhold agency data regarding the sale of antibiotics for use in food animals is unlawful....
US - The Government Accountability Project (GAP) has said the Food and Drugs Administration's (FDA) decision to withhold agency data regarding the sale of antibiotics for use in food animals is unlawful....
Monday, December 10, 2012
2012 Farm Bill Update
US - The 2012 Farm Bill has become entwined with the debate over federal budget priorities at a time of large fiscal deficits, a debate commonly called the fiscal cliff, writes Carl Zulauf from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development...
US - The 2012 Farm Bill has become entwined with the debate over federal budget priorities at a time of large fiscal deficits, a debate commonly called the fiscal cliff, writes Carl Zulauf from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
NFU Continues Towards WTO COOL Compliance
US - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has given the United States until 23 May 2013, to bring its Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) rules into compliance with a WTO ruling....
US - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has given the United States until 23 May 2013, to bring its Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) rules into compliance with a WTO ruling....
State Urged to Cut Deficit, Maintain Renewables Credits
US - President of the NFU (National Farmers Union), Roger Johnson has urged Congress and President Obama to reduce the federal deficit in the form of a 'balanced' agreement that includes a five-year farm bill and an extension of the Production Tax Credit...
US - President of the NFU (National Farmers Union), Roger Johnson has urged Congress and President Obama to reduce the federal deficit in the form of a 'balanced' agreement that includes a five-year farm bill and an extension of the Production Tax Credit...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
NCC Files Comments Supporting Trade Promotion Authority
US - The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, US Poultry & Egg Association and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council filed comments last week in response to a Federal Register notice requesting private-sector comments to the President’s...
US - The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, US Poultry & Egg Association and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council filed comments last week in response to a Federal Register notice requesting private-sector comments to the President’s...
Monday, December 03, 2012
Secretary Vilsack Responds to Soaring US Exports
US - The US Department of Agriculture has released its second Outlook for US Agricultural Trade in fiscal year 2013, and the latest forecast continues an astonishing trend for American farm exports that began in 2009. ...
US - The US Department of Agriculture has released its second Outlook for US Agricultural Trade in fiscal year 2013, and the latest forecast continues an astonishing trend for American farm exports that began in 2009. ...
FDA Widens Irradiation Use for Poultry
US - In two new rules, FDA is offering additional options to meat and poultry producers who use ionised radiation to kill pathogens in products....
US - In two new rules, FDA is offering additional options to meat and poultry producers who use ionised radiation to kill pathogens in products....
Friday, November 30, 2012
US Agricultural Trade to Hit Record Levels
US - US agricultural trade is forecast to hit record levels next financial year at $145 billion....
US - US agricultural trade is forecast to hit record levels next financial year at $145 billion....
Egg Farmers Fear Proposition 2
CALIFORNIA, US - The Association of California Egg Farmers (ACEF) has challenged the validity of a state law that threatens criminal penalties for failing to meet regulations for enclosures for egg-laying hens....
CALIFORNIA, US - The Association of California Egg Farmers (ACEF) has challenged the validity of a state law that threatens criminal penalties for failing to meet regulations for enclosures for egg-laying hens....
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Post Election: 2012 US Farm Bill and the Fiscal Cliff
ANALYSIS – With the election of 2012 over, it may be a good thing that the forthcoming debate over the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic budget cuts and tax increases coincides with the ongoing debate over the US Farm Bill, an Ohio State University...
ANALYSIS – With the election of 2012 over, it may be a good thing that the forthcoming debate over the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic budget cuts and tax increases coincides with the ongoing debate over the US Farm Bill, an Ohio State University...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Opinions Divided over RFS Decision
ANALYSIS - Opinions are divided over the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to deny a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with livestock producers and organisations declaring their 'extreme disappointment', writes Editor, Gemma...
ANALYSIS - Opinions are divided over the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to deny a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with livestock producers and organisations declaring their 'extreme disappointment', writes Editor, Gemma...
Monday, November 19, 2012
US Poultry Industry Commends House on Passage of Russia Trade Bill
US - The House of Representatives has passed the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, which repeals outdated legislation that is a roadblock to the United States taking full advantage of Russia’s ascension to the World Trade Organization...
US - The House of Representatives has passed the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, which repeals outdated legislation that is a roadblock to the United States taking full advantage of Russia’s ascension to the World Trade Organization...
Livestock Organisations Disappointed over RFS Decision
US - A coalition of livestock, poultry and dairy organisations have expressed extreme disappointment with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s denial in the wake of the worst drought in more than half a century of requests that it waive a federal...
US - A coalition of livestock, poultry and dairy organisations have expressed extreme disappointment with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s denial in the wake of the worst drought in more than half a century of requests that it waive a federal...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Poultry Industry Continues to Improve Worker Safety Record
US - The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, continues to decline, according to the 2011 Injury and Illness Report recently released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau...
US - The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, continues to decline, according to the 2011 Injury and Illness Report recently released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
NFU, Coalition Urge Congress to Pass New Farm Bill in 2012
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) and a wide-sweeping coalition of 235 agriculture organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership today urging for the passage of a new five-year farm bill to be signed into law by the end of the legislative session....
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) and a wide-sweeping coalition of 235 agriculture organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership today urging for the passage of a new five-year farm bill to be signed into law by the end of the legislative session....
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
US to Support Ghana's Poultry Industry
US & GHANA - The United States of America Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) has announced its readiness to collaborate with the Ghanaian poultry industry to support the sector to improve poultry production and consumption....
US & GHANA - The United States of America Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) has announced its readiness to collaborate with the Ghanaian poultry industry to support the sector to improve poultry production and consumption....
Monday, November 12, 2012
CME: WASDE Numbers Better Than Expected
US - USDA released on Friday its latest estimates of US and world grain and oilseed supplies and the numbers were generally larger than expected by the trade, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
US - USDA released on Friday its latest estimates of US and world grain and oilseed supplies and the numbers were generally larger than expected by the trade, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
USDA Funding for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Projects
US - As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided $5.3 million in Emergency Watershed Protection...
US - As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided $5.3 million in Emergency Watershed Protection...
Friday, November 09, 2012
Industry Urges Action on Russian Trade
US - Leading poultry industry bodies have joined more than 500 other organisations as the Coalition for US-Russia Trade in calling on Congress to "move quickly" to approve legislation enacting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia....
US - Leading poultry industry bodies have joined more than 500 other organisations as the Coalition for US-Russia Trade in calling on Congress to "move quickly" to approve legislation enacting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia....
Californian Voters Reject Proposition 37
US - Voters in California have rejected Prop 37, which - if passed - would have required food companies to label products made with genetically modified (GM) ingredients....
US - Voters in California have rejected Prop 37, which - if passed - would have required food companies to label products made with genetically modified (GM) ingredients....
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