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11Dec

Here Is What Farmers Say About Keeping NAFTA

Since his campaign days, President Donald Trump has voiced little support for keeping the United States involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Ag trade groups, companies and associations have varying perspectives and positions on the topic as well. Last week, U.S. farmers, dairymen and livestock producers weighed in to share their points of view, via a Farm Journal Pulse survey. The survey question asked was, “Do you think the U.S. should withdraw from NAFTA?” Of the 839 responses,...

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11Dec

FDA: Antibiotic Sales Drop 10% for Livestock in 2016

Antibiotic sales for use in livestock has dropped according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Dec. 7, FDA released a summary report for 2016 on "Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food Producing Animals." A key finding in the report was antibiotic sales and distribution in the U.S. dropped 10% from 2015 to 2016 for food producing animals. Since FDA began collecting sales data in 2009, this is the first time that year-over-year sales of...

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08Dec

Bayer Said to Face EU Objections to Monsanto Deal in Days

Bayer AG is set to get a so-called statement of objections cataloging potential reasons for the European Union’s antitrust regulator to block its proposed $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co. as soon as next week, according to two people familiar with the probe. A precise list of objections may aid the companies by laying out regulators’ concerns that they can address with a package of concessions, said the people on condition of anonymity. Bayer and Monsanto officials met with the EU...

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08Dec

Synthetic Meat Unlikely to Impact Protein Market in Near Term

Many hurdles remain for cultured meat, the largest of which are related to commercial viability, consumer acceptance, and regulatory issues. The impact of protein products derived from plant sources, insects or cultured animal cells on livestock and poultry demand is not expected to be significant in the foreseeable future, according to a new report from CoBank' s Knowledge Exchange Division. However, these technologies bear watching. "Cultured meat developers are in a race to match price and quality to traditional meat offerings, CoBank...

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07Dec

USDA Promises More Power to States on SNAP Rules

States can enjoy greater local control of how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamp) benefits are administered, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. While the USDA did not spell out the implications of its new policy, Politico reported it could result in states putting in place new requirements for drug testing of participants and perhaps other oversight measures. In fact, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently said he would put in place drug testing for food stamp applicants. That was a move that...

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