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NMPF Issues Positive Report Card on 2002 Farm Bill
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 [9]During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of U.S. dairy policy, NMPF told the Senate that the current Farm Bill, created in 2002, "is a reasonable, rational and fair approach to farm policy," according to Charles Beckendorf, Chairman of NMPF. More [10] ...
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NMPF Support New Bill to Clarify That Dairy Farms Should Not Be Regulated Like Superfund Waste Sites
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 [11]NMPF expressed its support for a new bill introduced in the Senate to clarify laws regulating industrial waste sites. At issue is whether dairy farms and other livestock operations should be governed by the same laws that were intended to address Superfund toxic waste sites. More [12] ...
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NMPF And USDEC Disappointed By Cessation Of WTO Negotiations
 [13]The decision by the World Trade Organization to suspend efforts aimed at achieving a breakthrough in world trade talks "is a disappointment for America's dairy farmers, who were hoping to use the WTO as a way of leveling the playing field while increasing their opportunities for future exports," said Tom Suber, President and U.S. Dairy Export Council. More [14] ... |
Bruce Knight Receives Positive Reviews from the Senate and NMPF
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The Senate Agriculture committee held a confirmation hearing last Wednesday to consider the nomination of Bruce Knight to take the position of Deputy Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. NMPF sent a letter to the Committee supporting his nomination and urging confirmation. More [15] ...
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USDA Halts Work On Rule Allowing Older Canada Cattle Imports
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USDA has withdrawn a proposed rule that would allow imports of older Canadian cattle while Canada investigates its latest case, a USDA spokeswoman said. "It makes sense to revisit this," said Karen Eggert, a spokeswoman for the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. More [16] ...
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USDA Announces New BSE Surveillance Program
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On, July 20, Agriculture Secretary Johanns announced that the USDA will soon begin transitioning to an BSE surveillance program that corresponds to the extremely low prevalence of the disease in the U.S. The ongoing BSE surveillance program will sample approximately 40,000 animals each year. More [17] ...
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Japan Reopens Market to U.S. Beef Imports
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Last Thursday Japan announced it was going to resume U.S. beef imports, ending a ban imposed over concerns about mad cow disease and removing a strain in relations with Washington. More [18] ...
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