Cattle Industry to Educate Public and Bayer Concessions
Commitments on the new NAFTA. U.S. needs to avoid ill-advised food import triggers. Beef Industry is about producing nutritious beef with economic viability.
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USDA Names State Directors; Birth to Burger Program
The appointment of state directors for the Farm Service Agency and for USDA's Rural Development programs have been announced. Ag lenders are recommending further adjustments as farmers prepare for another year of tight margins. A sustainability acceleration project using RFID technology tracks cattle in it entire life.
DuPont Names New Vice President of Public Policy & Sustainability; API Looking at New Plans for Renewable Fuel Standards
DuPont announced Wednesday that former USDA deputy secretary Krysta Haden has joined the company as the vice president of Public Policy & Chief Sustainability Officer. Harden left USDA at the end of February and will now lead DuPont’s public policy and government affairs strategies, as well as its sustainability, philanthropy, product stewardship and global regulatory activities, according to
United Nations Organization Warns on Sustainability, New Look for Produce Association
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization the agriculture model of the past 40 years will be unsustainable due to climate change and increasing competition for natural resources.
Delays in Trade Agreement with EU, Walmart Providing Sustainable Products
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says disagreements regarding sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) are delaying U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.