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Scientists urge zoonotic disease emphasis in pandemic prevention

10/13/21 6:32 AM By Steve Davies

Scientists who study the danger to humans and food production from zoonotic diseases, those that can jump from animals to humans, say there are ways to prevent the next global pandemic at a fraction of the cost of ending a massive outbreak.

Facebook restrictions frustrate livestock producers looking to sell products online

10/13/21 6:21 AM By Noah Wicks

Policies preventing Facebook users from selling animals and animal products on the platform have presented a challenge to livestock producers looking for ways to market their products to consumers.

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USDA officials increase soybean, corn yield estimates

10/12/21 1:40 PM By Ben Nuelle

Department of Agriculture officials increased soybean and corn yields which helped push ending stocks projections higher in Tuesday's World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report.

Daybreak Oct. 12: House Ag Dems seek to protect agriculture funding

10/12/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Democrats on the House Ag Committee are appealing to their party leaders to protect agriculture spending when they slash the size of the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better bill.

Vilsack discusses line speeds, meat processing investment at House Ag hearing

10/07/21 7:03 PM By Noah Wicks

A judge's ruling on pork line speed provisions was just one of many topics Vilsack discussed at a wide-ranging hearing, which also included testimony from Sen. Chuck Grassley and representatives from livestock industry groups, that brought out a number of different opinions on livestock issues like meat processing consolidation, beef market price transparency and lamb imports from the U.K.

Rod Snyder named ag adviser at EPA

10/07/21 1:30 PM By Steve Davies

Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, is the Environmental Protection Agency’s new agriculture adviser, pleasing ag groups that had backed him for the position.

Daybreak Oct. 7: Sodium targets could be out soon, along with 'healthy' definition

10/07/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

The Food and Drug Administration is hoping to release soon its voluntary sodium reduction targets for processed, packaged and prepared foods, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock told the Consumer Federation of America’s Food Policy Conference Wednesday.

USDA bets big on OIE to help protect US pork trade amid ASF fears

10/06/21 6:30 AM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. is counting on an expensive campaign to protect nearby territories from African swine fever as well as international respect for the World Organization for Animal Health to protect American pork production and exports.

FDA finalizes guidance for new animal drug submissions

10/06/21 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

The Food and Drug Administration is out with four new guidance documents touching on several aspects of the animal drug regulatory process including the use of data and other key aspects of the development process.

USDA announces $100M in supply chain funds

10/04/21 3:16 PM By Spencer Chase and Steve Davies

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says a federal investment aimed at the middle of the food supply chain should improve economic conditions for producers and consumers alike.

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11.01.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 1, 2024: WFP Laureate Cary Fowler at Borlaug Dialogue

2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife Tammy discuss Hormel’s Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers’ challenges to adopt new technology.

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