Ag in the News

02/02/2010

National and International

USDA budget boosts food programs, adds user fees
The Obama Administration's 2011 budget proposals include a $1 billion decrease in USDA's discretionary budget authority, to $25.8 billion, while boosting funds for programs that feed the poor and adding user fees for meat and poultry inspection. MORE!

JBS sells $1.2 billion in debentures
JBS S.A. announced late Friday it raised $1.2 billion (2.27 billion Brazilian reals) from the sale of 1.3 million convertible debentures. MORE!

HSUS back at it in Ohio: pushing animal handling ballot initiative
A group of animal activist groups led by the Humane Society of the United States are gathering signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot in Ohio that would require the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board to adopt certain farm animal treatment requirements. MORE!

Meat processing plant study among Neb. projects awarded state funds
Research about opening a new meat plant and a high-frequency RFID pilot were among projects that received grant funds from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and the Nebraska Rural Development Commission, the departments announced in a news release. MORE!

Banquet to give away $1 million in cold, hard cash
Consumers now could find a new kind of frozen asset: a check for up to $100,000 in a Banquet single-serve dinner. MORE!