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Strategy Forum on Livestock Traceability
animal agriculture | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule is designed as a basic bookend system allowing animal health officials to trace a covered animal forward from the location where the animal was officially identified and back from the animal’s last location, which is often the termination point or slaughter plant. It may also include information on the animal’s interstate movements. The system was set up as a foundation framework to be expanded over time.
Canada files WTO complaint over U.S. trade measures
Meatingplace (free registration required) | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Federal NewsCanada on Wednesday requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the United States over U.S. measures concerning anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings. Canada considers the measures relating to U.S. anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigations, reviews or other proceedings inconsistent with U.S. obligations under several WTO agreements, the organization said. The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO.“If the U.S.
2017: A Year of Foreign Ag Subsidies
Farm Policy Facts | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Federal NewsFrom South America to Asia, foreign nations doubled-down on subsidies and market manipulation in 2017 to give their agriculture sectors a huge leg up on the competition.
Scientists analyze crop failure in the Andes
Facts Week | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Agriculture NewsKenneth Feeley, the Smathers Chair of Tropical Tree Biology in the University of Miami’s Department of Biology, is an expert in studying the effects of climate change on tropical forests. From the mountains of Peru to the lowlands of the Amazon, Feeley examines the ramifications of climate change on the trees and other species that comprise the diverse forests of these regions. Yet, recently, Feeley shifted gears from studying tropical forests to examining the impacts of climate change in rural farming communities in Peru.
National School Lunch Program Aces Safety Test
University of Connecticut | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Food NewsThe National School Lunch Program’s strict safety standards work, which is good news for millions of children who participate in the program daily, according to a new University of Connecticut study. The study, led by researchers from UConn and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), found that the food safety standards for ground beef supplied to the program are highly effective in keeping harmful bacteria out of school lunches nationwide. Researchers examined the National School Lunch Program because of its critical nature.
SCOTUS decision on WOTUS delivers uncertainty
Agri-Pulse | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Agriculture, Federal NewsCurrent and future court challenges to the “waters of the U.S.” rule must be heard in federal district courts, not circuit courts of appeals, the Supreme Court said Monday in a unanimous decision that ultimately could lead to lawsuits filed all over the country.
Washington legislature passes bill to settle water use dispute
Wahkiakum County Eagle | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Rural, SARL Members and Alumni NewsOne of the year’s most important legislative battles in Washington state came to a surprisingly quick conclusion last Thursday evening when a water-use bill passed both chambers and went to the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee, who signed it into law the next day.
Interior eviscerates a fragile wildlife refuge in Alaska behind closed doors during shutdown
Wilderness | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Federal NewsOut of public view during the government shutdown today, officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Alaska’s King Cove Corporation signed an agreement authorizing a land exchange and construction of a needless road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and its designated wilderness area.
Cooperative Sales Could Reap Tax Breaks, or Not, While C-Corps Lose Some Attraction
DTN | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in Agriculture, Federal NewsWhile members of Congress try to deconstruct a tax-law change that drives farm sales to cooperatives over private companies, farmers are taking advantage of the law change and wondering whether they will get to continue reaping the rewards. Then there are the farmers who would like to take advantage of some of the new 20% tax breaks for pass-through income, but they sell their commodities through C corporations. Instead of a tax deduction, they could face higher tax rates if they do not restructure those corporations.
Ag Chairs Attendee, Missouri State Representative donates organ to complete stranger, and saves wife
KMBC | Posted onJanuary 25, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsMissouri State Representative J. Eggleston was in surgery all day in order to help a complete stranger, and to secure an organ donation for his wife, Cathie. For years, Cathie Eggleston has suffered from kidney failure.Rep. Eggleston has a different blood type than his wife, so he's not able to donate his kidney directly to Cathie.