The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today called for increased attention to product recall communications from industry leaders involved in the manufacturing and distribution of infant formula, baby foods, and foods intended for children. As food production and distribution systems continue to advance alongside new communication technologies, the FDA is encouraging industry to examine how they communicate …
Category: Ag News
Jul 10
Secretary Rollins Prevents Illegal Aliens from Receiving Taxpayer-Funded SNAP Benefits
Today, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of Justice, and Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued notice to all relevant program partners making clear its interpretation of the term “Federal public benefit” as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation …
Jul 10
Robby Kirkland Says Southern Feedyards Strained by Cattle Shortage and Border Issues
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with the chairman of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Robby Kirkland. TCFA represents feedlots in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Our Coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. Robby Kirkland, chairman of the Texas …
Jul 10
Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 10
Secretary Rollins Shuts US Southern Border Again to Mexican Cattle As Screwworms Advance
Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal grid, on the eastern side of the country and 370 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border. …
Jul 10
US Border Closes to Mexican Cattle…Again- NCBA Calls for Immediate Work on US Based Sterile Fly Facility
On Wednesday evening, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) responded to the latest announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is again closing southern ports of entry to shipments of cattle due to the detection of New World screwworm in Veracruz, Mexico. USDA discovered this new case in northern Veracruz, indicating that screwworm has …
Jul 09
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters
Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit …
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