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New technology with a Department of Agriculture stamp of approval could offer speedy help to hog producers hit by emerging disease outbreaks. And beef producers may soon see the benefits as well.

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is collecting comments on a proposed rule and an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking related to poultry grower contracts and the use of a tournament-style system that ranks producers and impacts how much they get paid.

USDA announced a partnership with the Port of Houston to improve exports of U.S. agricultural goods along the gulf and eastern shores.

The Environmental Protection Agency granted $152,000 to the DC Department for Public Works for the formation of a food waste program.

The U.S Meat Export Federation says booming United States beef and pork exports in 2021 increased the value of corn and soybeans.

The Senate Agriculture Committee is expected this week to approve proposals aimed at weakening the market power of meatpackers but have long divided producers.

The World Trade Organization squeaked out a win in the final hours of its summit this week in Geneva, agreeing to prohibit all of its 164 nations from refusing to provide food commodities to the World Food Program for its humanitarian efforts.

A House Agriculture Committee Republican wants the commodity programs in the next farm bill to reflect the current economic situation for producers.