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Farm Progress America, June 19, 2017
2017-06-19 14:11:39| National Hog Farmer
Max Armstrong shares insight on one topic that is a key concern for farmers.
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American Farm Bureau Urges Exercising Caution Against Cuba
2017-06-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - American farmers are likely to soon have a new market for agricultural products, owing to the White House’s decision to begin normalising relationships with Cuba.
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Young farmer brings livestock to the family farm
2017-06-17 00:24:00| National Hog Farmer
By Illinois Pork Producers Association Andy Gathman, a young farmer from Mason County and recent graduate from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, has found ways to come back to the family farm full time. Neighbors and members of the communi
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Farm bill request
2017-06-16 18:42:00| National Hog Farmer
A potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak would cost the beef, corn, pork and soybean industries alone an estimated $200 billion over 10 years. “The possibility of foot-and-mouth outbreak in the U.S. is the eight-foot gorilla in the room,” says David Henning, National Pork Producers Council vice president. The United States is unprepared for an FMD outbreak. Livestock organizations are taking the lead to be better prepared. The NPPC wants the 2018 farm bill to direct the USDA to: Contract with an offshore, vendor-maintained vaccine bank that would have available FMD antigen concentrate to protect against all 23 of the most common FMD types currently circulating in the world. Maintain a vendor-managed inventory of 10 million doses of vaccine, which is the estimated need for the first two weeks of an outbreak. Contract with an international manufacturer or manufacturers for the surge capacity to produce at least 40 million doses.
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NFU, Farm Groups Push for Strong Farm Safety Net
2017-06-14 17:00:25| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Amidst the sharpest decline in the farm economy in well over a decade, National Farmers Union and a coalition of 21 prominent farm groups are urging Congress to provide a strong safety net for family farmers and ranchers. In a letter to […]
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