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Farm Bill & Trade Important To Advance Meat Exports
2013-11-06 19:45:00| Beef
Janell Baum Officials with the U.S. Meat Export Federation Tuesday said meat exports are looking good for the year, but absence from Russian markets, along with BSE barriers in China and Australia, continue to be a hurdle to further trade expansion. read more
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Farm Bill Fight Keys on Protecting Interstate Commerce
2013-11-06 16:51:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The Hill In its latest attempt to coerce Congress, the lobbying arm of The Humane Society has taken out $100,000 in online ads to force the removal of a key animal rights amendment from the 2013 farm bill, according to The Hill (http://thehill.com.). The ads, which began running Friday, target members of the newly formed House-Senate farm bill conference committee, which began work last Wednesday. read more
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Farm Bill Conference Begins
2013-11-05 00:05:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The long-awaited House-Senate Farm Bill conference began last week with the hope of striking an agreement on a comprehensive farm bill by the end of the year. The leadership of both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees emphasized the importance of getting the farm bill done this year. Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and chairman of the farm bill conference, said, Lets give certainty and sound policy to our agricultural producers; lets deliver taxpayers billions of dollars in deficit reduction; lets continue to provide consumers the affordable and reliable food supply they have grown accustomed to. Lets work together to get our work done. read more
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Conferees Outline Farm Bill Priorities
2013-11-05 00:03:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The 41 members of the conference committee outlined their priorities and issues that need to be addressed during the opening session of the farm bill conference. read more
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COOL Mentioned at Farm Bill Conference
2013-11-05 00:00:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The issue of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) was raised by a number of members during the farm bill conference. Various conferees stated the need to either kill the program or make it WTO compliant. read more
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