Sarah Gonzalez

While passing a farm bill is high on the list, Woodall said the first priority in 2013 for NCBA is the reauthorization of The Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003 (ADUFA), which authorizes FDA to collect fees for certain animal drug applications.

While the traditional Gasparilla Pirate Fest and industry sustainability are official themes during the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) convention this week, one recognizing that government is “regulating rather than legislating” is also prominent.

During the opening session, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam characterized the hopes of many in the agricultural industry when he praised Chrysler’s commercial, “So God Made a Farmer,” that aired during Super Bowl XVLII.

Russia plans to ban the import of frozen meat and meat products from the United States as of February 11 over the use of the feed additive ractopamine.

A large part of the reason Congress did not pass a five-year farm bill is because rural America does not have the political clout it once had, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) 2013 National Convention.

Farmers, ranchers and rural Americans are still relevant, “in spite of reports you might have read,” American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Bob Stallman told hundreds of Farm Bureau members during the 2013 National Convention today.

The agricultural biotechnology company NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. announced this week $7 million in financing from investors to commercialize a naturally occurring species of beneficial bacteria shown to increase crop yield.

In his final floor speech Wednesday, retiring Senator Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said the tax bill approved by Congress this week increases the debt of the United States.

Three years after the initial framework, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule establishing regulations for animal disease traceability (ADT) of U.S. livestock moving interstate.