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“Veal Video Draws Responses” Costco has released a statement in response to a video of veal calves in individual crates on an Ohio farm, made by a group called Mercy for Animals and teed up as cruel and inhumane treatment of the animals. The video singled out Costco and Giant Eagle as carrying the farm’s [...]

“House Committee Hearing on Food Safety Scheduled” In preparing for a September 14th hearing on food safety, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has requested documents from both USDA and FDA and the DeCoster family, owners of the two egg farms involved in the recent egg recall. The committee wants to see from the [...]

“ERS Predicts Higher 2010 Farm Income” According to the Economic Research Service of USDA, net farm income is forecast to be up 24 percent this year to 77.1 billion dollars.  That number is 12.3-billion above the average of 64.8-billion dollars in net farm income earned annually in the previous 10 years and is the fourth [...]

“Tour Group Looking at Sorghum Production” A group of sorghum buyers from Eastern Asia and the Philippines are visiting the United States this week focusing on the value of sorghum as a feed for poultry and swine production. The group will visit a few traditional country elevators in South Texas before traveling to a sorghum [...]

“Fourth of Five USDA-DOJ Workshops Held” An estimated crowd of about 13-hundred people attended the fourth of five USDA-DOJ workshops to explore the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in American agriculture. This event was held Friday at Ft. Collins, Colorado, on the campus of Colorado State University. This workshop, led by Agriculture Secretary [...]

“CRP Sign-up Deadline Today” Here is one final reminder for landowners, farmers and ranchers to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program.  The general sign-up ends at the close of business today (Friday). Producers who want to offer eligible land for CRP’s competitive general sign-up can enroll at the Farm Service Agency county office where their [...]

“Russia and U.S. Debating Chlorine Rinse” Russian demand for U.S. chicken is expected to remain strong until that country’s cold storage stocks are replenished. Presently only 12 U.S. processing plants are permitted to ship to Russia.  The U.S. believes 27 plants should be eligible. Prices are strong. There is debate over an agreement between the [...]

“FDA: Expect More Egg Recalls” Late last week Hillandale Farms of Iowa recalled 170-million eggs.  Earlier in the week Wright County Egg of Iowa recalled 380-million eggs. Then Sunday evening it was announced that Moark LLC of Fontana, California is recalling nearly 300,000 eggs. Those eggs were said to have come from either Hillandale Farms [...]

“Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour Results Announced” Results from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour sponsored by Pioneer were released Friday afternoon following closing of the markets. Weather, as always, influenced the numbers as excessively hot temperatures in much of the Midwest, and Iowa in particular, during the first two weeks of August is limiting [...]

“Mexico Activates U.S. Pork Tariffs” The U.S. Meat Export Federation says Mexico has published its list of U.S. pork products on which it will impose retaliatory tariffs, amid a cross-border trucking dispute. The tariffs apply to hams, shoulders, cuts thereof, bone-in, fresh/chilled and frozen pork product, as well as cooked pork skin in pieces. The [...]