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2020 census to add question on citizenship status
NBC News | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Federal NewsState attorneys general warned such a question could lower immigrants' voting and cause a population undercount.
Activists pressure McDonald's on supplier chicken breeding, housing practices
Meat + Poultry | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Food NewsA full-page ad in the New York Times, purchased by six animal activist groups, is calling for McDonald’s Corp. to source its chicken from suppliers who follow specific breeding practices. The coalition of activists includes Mercy for Animals, Animal Equality, Compassion in World Farming, Compassion Over Killing, The Humane League and World Animal Protection.
FDA Investigates Pattern of Contamination in Certain Raw Pet Foods
FDA | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Federal NewsThe FDA has detected Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O128 and Salmonella in samples of raw pet foods manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc. The samples were collected by the FDA to determine whether the firm had addressed an ongoing pattern of pathogenic contamination in Darwin’s and ZooLogics raw pet foods.The firm has recalled the affected products.
Over 20,000 infected cattle to be slaughtered across NZ in our biggest ever agricultural cull
edairynews | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture NewsIt’s the biggest cull of its type in New Zealand’s history and officials say it’s the only way to fully eradicate the disease from the 28 properties.It’s hoped the cull will completely eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
Local lawmakers call for processed meat ban at NYC schools
Meatingplace (free registration required) | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture NewsSeveral New York City officials are launching efforts to eliminate processed meats from the menus at the Big Apple’s public schools, which have an estimated 1.1 million students. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams introduced a resolution asking the New York City Council to ban processed meats like hot dogs, ham, bacon and sausage in an effort to improve student health through diet. Resolution 238 recommends a more plant-based diet in light of studies that suggest processed meat could affect the rates of cancer, respiratory illness and diabetes later in life.
China urges WTO members: Put U.S. tariff 'beast back in the cage'
Reuters | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Federal NewsChina called on World Trade Organization members to unite to prevent the United States “wrecking” the WTO, and it urged them to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs targeting China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.
RFA Opposes Proposed PES Settlement; Would Allow Refiner ‘to Have its Cake and Sell it Too’
Renewable Fuels Association | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Energy NewsThe Renewable Fuels Association strongly opposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed settlement agreement with Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) that would allow the bankrupt refiner to unjustifiably waive the vast majority of its Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs), it said in comments filed today with the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed PES settlement agreement, which covers the refiner’s RVOs for January 2016-April 2018, should be rejected “because the terms are patently unfair, unreasonable, and inconsistent with the purposes of the RFS program,” RFA wrote.
Dairy Farmers Forced to Fight As Prices Struggle
Milk Business | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture NewsFor Johnson County, Ind. farmer Joe Kelsay, it’s not just another day on the farm. He’s continuing to pump milk while a cloud of uncertainty hangs over his farm. As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, his job just became even more difficult. He was notified in February from Dean Foods that he has 90 days to find a new home for his milk. Kelsay is one of 27 producers in Indiana and more than 80 reported across the country who received the same notice from Dean Foods.
UN reports see a lonelier planet with fewer plants, animals
Minnesota Public Radio | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Rural NewsEarth is losing plants, animals and clean water at a dramatic rate, according to four new United Nations scientific reports on biodiversity. Scientists meeting in Colombia issued four regional reports Friday on how well animal and plants are doing in the Americas; Europe and Central Asia; Africa; and the Asia-Pacific area.Their conclusion after three years of study: Nowhere is doing well. The work was about more than just critters, said study team chairman Robert Watson.
How the Omnibus Spending Bill Impacts Agriculture
Texas Agriculture Law Blog | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Federal NewsWhen Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill back in December, there were provisions giving additional advantages in form of deductions to producers who sold grain to cooperatives that did not exist for farmers selling to independent buyers. When this was discovered, numerous Congressmen said this was an inadvertent error that would be remedied. The spending bill corrected this “grain glitch” in Division T, Section 101, which essentially does away with the deduction advantaged given to coops under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.