Ag in the News

07/01/2010

National and International

House subcommittee cuts NAIS funding to zero
The House Appropriations subcommittee that funds USDA and FDA programs announced a fiscal 2011 funding bill that would stop funding USDA's voluntary National Animal Identification System (NAIS). MORE!

‘Defriending’ plumping: One processor’s social media crusade
Foster Farms announced the launch of a tiered sweepstakes via social networking site Facebook that aims to raise awareness of "plumping," the practices of injecting chicken with saltwater that the Livingston, Calif.-based poultry processor has spoken out against for more than a year now. MORE!

South Korea resists Obama’s FTA push
South Korea officials have given the cold shoulder to the Obama administration's new push to win the U.S. Congress's passage of a free trade agreement between the two countries, according to a report by Yonhap News MORE!

Japan may lift FMD domestic shipment bans soon
Domestic shipments of live pigs and cattle from Japan's Miyazaki prefecture, which has struggled with an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, may start again as early as July 16, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. MORE!

New executive chef lands at sandwich chain
Così Inc. has named Kimberly Letizia as Director of Culinary Innovation and Menu Strategy. MORE!