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Lawsuit alleges Nestle misled consumers about GMOs in its food products
CBS | Posted onAugust 8, 2018 in Food NewsNestle is facing a federal class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging it sold products labeled as having "No GMO Ingredients" with genetically modified organisms. The corporate parent behind such food brands as Stouffer's frozen dinners, Buitoni pasta, and Haagen Dazs ice cream also is accused on designing a seal on its product packaging with the intention to trick consumers into thinking that its products were certified by the non-profit Non-GMO Project.
Perfect storm forces dairy prices lower
American Agriculturalist | Posted onAugust 8, 2018 in Agriculture NewsAccording to USDA, prices for milk and dairy products for the remainder of 2018 are expected to be lower than previously forecast, due to downward price movements in recent weeks, high stock levels of cheese and whey, relatively weak growth in domestic use and expected impacts of tariffs imposed by China. For 2019, all price forecasts have been lowered except for butter. The Class III milk price forecast for August and September is from $14.70 to $15.70 per cwt.
Smithfield unit fights gag order
Meatingplace (free registration required) | Posted onAugust 8, 2018 in Agriculture NewsCalling it “unnecessary, unprecedented and unconstitutional,” the Murphy-Brown unit of Smithfield Foods is appealing a federal judge’s gag order related to the series of nuisance lawsuits filed against the hog producer in North Carolina, according to court documents. The gag order prevents anyone associated with the lawsuits, even neighbors, from speaking with a member of the press about the cases. More than two dozen such lawsuits have been filed against Smithfield in that state; the company has lost two of the cases so far.
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Bill To Limit Eminent Domain Use On Land Protected By Conservation Easements
Pennsylvania Environment Digest Blog | Posted onAugust 8, 2018 in Rural, SARL Members and Alumni NewsGov.
Wisconsin to hold Workshops Focusing on Farm, Food Entrepreneur Grants
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/News_Media/Workshops_to_Focus_on_Farm%2cFoodEntrepreneurGrants.aspx | Posted onAugust 8, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMany Wisconsin farmers and food entrepreneurs have used grants to evaluate new crops or farming practices or to launch value-added businesses. Individuals interested in learning more about possible grant opportunities or other financial options are invited to attend informational workshops scheduled around the state this fall.
EU imports of US soy were up before agreement
Watt Ag Net | Posted onAugust 7, 2018 in Federal NewsEU imports of U.S. soybeans were already on the rise before an announcement in July that the EU would increase its purchase of U.S. soy. According to a report, the increase was due to falling prices in June, after China stopped buying U.S. soybeans as part of a trade rift between the two countries. In addition, EU imports from Brazil and Paraguay fell sharply, and U.S. exports to the EU increased more than 280 percent in the first five weeks of the 2018-19 marketing year, compared with the previous year.
Livestock haulers receive 1-year ELD extension
Tri State Livestock News | Posted onAugust 7, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe Senate passed the Minibus Appropriations bill with an amendment sponsored by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) that would delay the implementation of the Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) mandate for livestock haulers by one more year. Livestock haulers are already operating on a delay until the end of the Fiscal Year, but this amendment would extend that delay to Sep. 30, 2019.
Roundtable features impact of ag nuisance lawsuits
Feedstuffs | Posted onAugust 7, 2018 in Agriculture NewsDiscussion in North Carolina featured legislators and ag leaders to discuss economic impact or recent animal lawsuits and threat to all farms. A special national agriculture roundtable was held Aug. 3 highlighting the recent wave of nuisance lawsuits targeting North Carolina hog farms.
World food prices down 3.7 % in July
Reuters | Posted onAugust 7, 2018 in Food NewsWorld food prices fell 3.7 percent in July from the month before, the sharpest monthly drop since last December, with declines seen across all crop types, the United Nations food agency said. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 168.8 points last month, against an upwardly revised 175.3 in June.
6 farming myths we wish the public would stop clinging to
| Posted onAugust 7, 2018 in Agriculture NewsHere are six of the biggest myths spread on social media and in the mainstream media, and some stuff we as farmers are frankly really sick of hearing. 1. GMOs are bad. 2. “Factory farms” wreck the environment. 4. Farmers are rich and get government subsidies.5. Agriculture is run on illegal immigrants who aren’t treated fairly.6. Food safety concerns. No, your food isn’t drenched in pesticides and, as the saying goes, the dose makes the poison. NO, livestock aren’t “pumped full” of hormones and antibiotics. Yes, everything we eat is regulated and inspected,