The Department of Health and Human Services has released a report on the Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of domestic food facilities identifying significant weaknesses in FDA’s inspections. Download Audio
U.S. Discusses Beef Trade with Japan
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been in Japan this week to promote stronger ties between the U.S. and Japan in the area of agriculture as part of the President’s effort to expand U.S exports through the National Export Initiative. Download Audio More information about Secretary Vilsack’s trip to Japan is available at www.usda.gov
Food Safety
Is our food safety system failing? Everett Griner has his take on this today. Download Audio
Chambliss Reacts to Trade Reports
The Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, was quick to respond to three recently released reports highlighting barriers to U.S. trade and investment. Download Audio
FL Ready for New Beef Advertising Campaign
Florida Beef Council CEO Jim Handley says the new beef checkoff advertising campaign will debut just in time for the summer grilling season. Download Audio For more information visit MyBeefCheckoff.com
GA Ready for New Beef Advertising Campaign
The new national beef checkoff advertising campaign is set to start next month, as Georgia Beef Board’s Executive Vice President Josh White explains what he learned about it during a recent trip to Denver. Download Audio
U.S. Share of Beef Market in Japan
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is in Japan this week talking beef trade issues hoping to win back our share of the Japanese beef market. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam compares U.S. beef sales numbers from pre-BSE in 2003 to those this past year. Download Audio
New Trade Proposal
The new TPP is not good for some farmers. Why? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio
Discontinuation of NASS Publications in GA
The Georgia Field Office of the National Ag Statistics Service will be eliminating certain publications, due to budget cuts. Some of the information will still be available on their web site, but will no longer be in the format previously available. Download Audio
Latest Marketbasket Survey Shows Modest Increase in Retail Prices
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest Marketbasket survey shows a modest increase in retail food prices during the first quarter with the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare a meal at $45.54. Download Audio