by Travis Martin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (M-COOL) boomerang is baaaaaack. The American Beef Labeling Act, championed by Senators John Thune (South Dakota) and Jon Tester (Montana), will be formally introduced next week. Enter: the words “beef” and “ground beef” in...
by Travis Martin | Aug 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The USDA wants to build a zoonotic disease radar to prevent or at least limit the next global pandemic. Quick refresher: Zoonotic disease is an illness that can be spread between animals and people. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is...
by Travis Martin | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
One trillion dollars has twelve zeros and four commas, and we can’t really wrap our heads around that much money. But it’s how much the Senate advanced on Tuesday in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bill that’s gotten praise from ag groups. What’s in it...
by Travis Martin | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Iowa senators are out to save producers’ bacon… literally. Republicans Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley are co-sponsoring the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act to oppose Prop 12, the California Farm Animal Confinement Proposition. Refresher: Prop 12...
by Travis Martin | Aug 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
The English language is a beautiful thing. You can use a word like grill and mean two different things. Take the sentence, “A U.S. Senate panel grilled big meat last week.” You might picture your senator at one of those fancy D.C. cookouts. But what actually happened...
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