The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution authored by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would overturn the Biden Administration’s decision…
Beef Imports
-
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Republicans and Democrats Come Together to Overturn Biden Administration Beef Import Decision
by Andy SchwabAs part of their continued efforts to support American ranchers and ensure the safety of consumers, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced today that they will…
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Rounds, Tester Lead Legislation to Block Paraguayan Beef Imports in Response to Animal Health Concerns
by Colter BrownU.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to suspend beef imports from Paraguay. The senators’ bill would also require the establishment of a working group…
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
USDA to Allow Importation of Fresh Beef from Paraguay
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final rule that will allow the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay. APHIS conducted…
-
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to continue blocking Paraguay from importing beef to the U.S. in response…
-
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) called on Secretary Vilsack to immediately suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil to the United States. In the letter to USDA,…
-
Beef imports were up 1.5 percent year over year in April but are down 7.0 percent for the January to April period compared to last year. Year to date beef…
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
NCBA Petitions to Change “Product of the USA” Label
by Colter BrownThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to eliminate the use of “Product of the…
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Cattle Groups Call for Vigilance and More Vaccine to Combat FMD Threat
The U.S. livestock industry has been foot-and-mouth diseases (FMD) free since 1929, but the threat of the disease reentering the country remains present. Trade relationships with countries that are not…
-
Cattle producers are expressing concern over a Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) outbreak in Namibia, shortly after the African nation was approved to export beef to the U.S. According to a report from…