Court Rules on Use of Antibiotics in Animal Feeds

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

A U.S. Magistrate Judge rejected the Food and Drug Administration’s argument that it had addressed the threat from antibiotics and thus ordered them to evaluate the safety risks to human health associated with the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

U.S. Senate Votes to Proceed to 2012 Farm Bill

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Senate Ag Committee News Release Says Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Cuts Subsidies, Reduces Deficit, Creates Jobs… Washington, DC (Senate Agriculture Committee) – The U.S. Senate cleared a procedural hurdle today and voted to proceed to consideration of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (the Farm Bill), with strong Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

Survey Shows Few Sows In Open Housing

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DES MOINES, June 6, 2012 – Results of a survey issued today at the World Pork Expo, the annual trade show of the National Pork Producers Council, show that the overwhelming majority of the U.S. sow herd spends some time in individual housing, known as gestation stalls. The findings confirm NPPC’s concerns about recent pronouncements by food companies that Sponsored …

Statement from The National Pork Producers Council

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The following is a Statement of The National Pork Producers Council On Food Companies’ Decisions On Sow Housing: It is very disconcerting that retailers, in making decisions about sourcing pork products, continue to succumb to the pressure of activist groups such as the Humane Society of the United States without any consideration of the impact on American farm families, who …

John Hayes Named UF/IFAS Dean for Research

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NEWS RELEASE – Univ. of FL Institute of Food and Agric. Sciences GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Hayes has been named dean for research of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. The appointment takes effect July 1. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

World Pork Expo is this Week

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World Pork Expo gets underway this Wednesday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. For more information, visit www.worldpork.org. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Pork Industry Concerned about Plans to End Gestation Stall Use

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The pork industry is concerned about plans by McDonald’s to work with its pork suppliers in phasing out the use of gestation stalls over the next ten years. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024