The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry, or eggs labeled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the country.
U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label
Canadian meat sector concerned labeling could have chilling effect on exports to U.S.
US is ’18 months or so’ away from finding bird flu vaccine, says agriculture secretary
USDA plans to discuss poultry vaccinations with trading partners amid trade restriction concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is "18 months or so" away from identifying a vaccine for the current strain of bird flu and is developing a process to distribute it, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday.
US agriculture secretary sees ‘chaos’ in meat market without congressional action on Prop 12
Canadian sector worried state-specific regulations will cause severe complications for producers selling into U.S.
There will be chaos in the U.S. meat marketplace without congressional action on California's Prop 12 law that tightened animal welfare requirements for pork products sold in the state, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows
Number of acres in production falls by 20 million
Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday.
Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits
Aviation is seen as one of the few routes to increase ethanol demand amid rising electric vehicle sales
Reuters - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby.
U.S. aviation fuel subsidy guidance expected by year’s end
U.S. Farm Belt stakeholders see it as one of few avenues to grow ethanol demand
Reuters – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Nov. 29 that he is confident the Treasury Department will release guidance by the end of the year that will make it easier for sustainable aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol to qualify for subsidies. The Biden administration has been divided over this issue for months, as it faces a strong
U.S. ethanol needs carbon capture: Vilsack
American ag secretary says carbon capture and storage critical to biofuel hopes
Reuters – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) at ethanol plants in the U.S. Midwest is necessary if the industry and its farmers hope to have a role in the burgeoning sustainable aviation fuel market, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Nov. 29. Three CCS pipelines that would transport and store captured carbon from ethanol plants
Lab-grown meat can be kosher and halal, experts say
Opinions seen as guidance for future products
Reuters — Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant with religious standards, according to two panels of experts commissioned by the nascent industry. The opinions are a win for cell-cultivated meat companies, executives said, because it means observant followers of Judaism and Islam could
U.S. pork firms divided over bill to overturn Prop 12
The California animal welfare law is set to come into effect in the New Year
Reuters – Some big U.S. pork producers that have spent money to comply with a California law requiring more living space for certain farm animals are lukewarm about legislation proposed in the U.S. Congress that would overturn the state law. Why it matters: Canadian pork groups say Prop 12 will introduce non-tariff trade barriers and
U.S. Lawmakers seek to limit corporate, foreign ownership of farmland
Farm groups, lawmakers are concerned that foreign, investor ownership is driving up prices and threatening national security
Washington | Reuters – U.S. lawmakers from both parties are pushing legislation that would limit who can own American farmland, with a latest effort from Democratic Senator Cory Booker aimed at curbing corporate ownership. Farm groups and lawmakers are concerned that land buys by investors and foreign countries are driving up farmland prices and threatening
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