Sumer Trip To Guatemala Looks To Benefit U.S., Oregon Beef
This summer, Will Wise, CEO of the Oregon Beef Council, participated in USMEF’s Latin American Product Showcase in Guatemala City. Wise noted Latin America is a solid emerging market.
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The U.S. Is Taking The Fight To The New World Screwworm
The New World Screwworm has the American livestock industry, and the USDA on alert.
“The NWS is a scourge that is making its way from Latin America up through Mexico, and if it hits America, it is going to be absolutely devastating to our cattle industry at the top of the list," said Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins. "And fra...
NCBA Outlines Trade Priorities in Hearing
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association member Robby Kirkland recently testified before the House Ways and Means Committee about the association’s trade priorities. He spoke at a hearing titled “American Trade Negotiation Priorities” and highlighted the benefits of past trade agreements for U.S. cattle producers and the need ...
Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
A new report from the Farm Journal Foundation finds that increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient. While climate change impacts agriculture worldwide, its effects are "substantially more severe" in warm regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The rep...
AIM for Climate Ministerial Meeting Takes Place In Dubai
The first ever ministerial meeting under the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, took place recently in Dubai.
"We now have another 55 partners, for a total of 145 partners," said USDA head Tom Vilsack. "We added a new sprint initiative, as a result of the ministerial meeting
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U.S. Red Meat Exporters and Latin American Buyers Reunite at USMEF Event
More than 130 red meat buyers from 21 countries across Central and South America and the Caribbean recently gathered at the U.S. Meat Export Federation Latin American Product Showcase. The event was held annually from 2011-2019 before the COVID pandemic forced a postponement in 2020
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High Desert Milk Rolls Out $50M Expansion
A Burley, ID based dairy processor has undergone a major expansion that cooperative officials say nearly doubles output. According to High Desert Milk, this improvement will allow them to increase annual butter output from 45 million pounds to 85 million pounds and add a new, high-demand milk-powder product called MPC-70 to its lineup. MPC-70
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Trimble to Donate up to $100,000 to She Feeds The World Project
Trimble will match donations up to $100,000 to support global poverty-fighting non-profit organization CARE and their She Feeds the World program this month. Aiming to improve access to food and nutrition for 50 million women and youth, small-scale producers and their families, She Feeds the World supports programs and projects in more than 76 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Scientists want Tax on Meat, Livestock for Pandemic Prevention
Lawmakers should consider putting taxes on livestock production and meat consumption to reduce the risk of future deadly pandemics. That is the conclusion of a group of international experts called the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which has more than 130 member states
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Production Challenges, Economic Headwinds Slow Red Meat Exports in May
To no one’s surprise, U.S. beef and pork exports trended lower in May, due in part to interruptions in slaughter and processing. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports dropped well below year-over-year levels and recorded the lowest monthly volume in ten years. May
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