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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 [...]