Various groups had comments concerning this week’s House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry hearing on the issue of feed availability and its effect on the livestock and poultry industries. Download Audio
Ag Research
In the time of budget cuts, Everett Griner tells us about the cuts being faced in agriculture research. Download Audio
More Efforts for Better School Nutrition
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced further investments to help children develop positive nutrition and physical activity habits that can lead to healthier lifestyles. Download Audio
Strong Meat Exports Continue
According to the latest numbers, U.S. beef and pork exports are both still on pace to set new export value records in 2011. Download Audio
USDA to Test for Strains of E. coli in Beef
USDA has announced their Food Safety and Inspection Service will start testing for six non-O157 E. coli in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks. Download Audio
Livestock and Poultry Subcommittee Listens to Concerns about Feed Availability
WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2011) – The House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry heard firsthand the challenges the livestock and poultry industries face today and expect to face in the coming years because of tight feed grain supplies. The hearing came on the heels of a U.S. Department of Agriculture World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report …
RFA Responds to Tight Feed Supplies Being Blamed on Ethanol
While the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry considers the concerns of livestock and poultry producers about feed availability and their claims that ethanol is to blame, Matt Hartwig with the Renewable Fuels Association says the ethanol industry will produce almost 40 million metric tons of livestock feed this year in the form of distillers grains, which is …
AL Producer says Beef Checkoff is a Plus
In our series, “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, Randy Moody from Huntsville, Alabama said while many producers think of the beef checkoff’s effort in promotions and advertising, there are other aspects of it which are just as important. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com.
Statement from NPPC on GAO’s Report on Antibiotic Resistance
Here a statement from NPPC President Doug Wolf on GAO’s Report on Antibiotic Resistance: “Not only is there no scientific study linking antibiotic use in food animals to antibiotic resistance in humans, as the U.S. pork industry has continually pointed out, but there isn’t even adequate data to conduct a study.
Food Prices Continue to Rise in Latest Marketbasket Survey
The American Farm Bureau Federations’ Marketbasket Survey for this third quarter shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $53.12, up $1.95 from last quarter. Download Audio