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U. S. Official Asks Industry For Eat-Your-Veggies Ads

The U. S. produce industry could help Americans trim their waistlines while boosting sales if it would fund public service advertisements encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Sept. 10. “What if we took five per cent of your marketing budget and set it aside for that purpose?” Vilsack
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In Brief… – for Aug. 20, 2009

Be slap happy: August 20 is World Mosquito Day – a day set aside to raise awareness of the importance of mosquito control. “Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism, and afflict not only humans, but animals as well,” the American Mosquito Control Association says in a release. The annual event was originated
Hogs, News

U. S. Processors Defiant On COOL

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“It depends on how the political winds blow in terms of how strong he’ll try to push it.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC U. S. food companies are refusing to follow a federal government request to increase country-of-origin labelling (COOL) measures on meat, in a possible showdown with the Obama administration. A recent Canadian delegation to
Livestock

Canada Revives COOL Complaint

Canada has revived a complaint at the World Trade Organization about a U. S. meat-labelling law that Canadian producers have complained has hurt their hog and cattle sales, Canada’s Trade Minister Stockwell Day said April 27. Canada has complained a new mandatory rule that meat packers include the country of origin of their products on
Hogs, Livestock, News

Keep Heat On COOL, Livestock Groups Say

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Livestock groups and the processing sector must record any example of Canadian shipments to the United States being hampered by the latest iteration of America’s COOL program, say farm leaders and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “The industry has to document any case that violates our trade agreements with the Uni ted States ,” John Masswohl,
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U. S. Farm-Cut Fight Far From Over

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The fight to cut U. S. farm subsidies is just beginning in Congress despite a committee vote against a $250,000-a-year cap on payments, a limit supported by the White House, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says. “Let’s see where things end up,” Vilsack said during an interview with Reuters March 27. He said deficit hawks in
Livestock

U. S. Dairy Subsidies

The U. S. Agriculture Department is in discussions with other U. S. agencies whether it is appropriate to revive dairy export subsidies as a response to U. S. surpluses, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack said consultations included the U. S. trade representative and the State Department and that the ramifications on U. S. trade
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Ritz Rattles Sabres Over WTO Challenge To COOL

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“The WTO challenge is idling at the curb, waiting to go.” – GERRY RITZ U. S. country-of-origin food labelling will finally come into effect next week amid sabre-rattling from Ottawa about possibly reviving a World Trade Organization challenge to the controversial rule. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz last week made it sound as if a WTO
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Subsidy Debate Weighs Farmers Versus Children

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U. S. lawmakers will need to choose between supporting rich farmers or feeding more hungry children amid a slumping economy and surging deficit, U. S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said March 2. Vilsack said he already has heard some questions and concerns about the Obama administration’s plan to redirect subsidy payments for large farmers into
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Vilsack Sees Carbon Cuts As New Cash Crop

U. S. farmers could make money from carbon credits and other steps to control greenhouse gases with more security than farm subsides, often eyed for budget cuts, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 16. “I strongly believe this is a tremendous opportunity for rural America,” Vilsack said at the National Cotton Council annual meeting. “We

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