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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Making the case that the country’s food system has gone through “a time of great disruption” tied to the pandemic, climate change “and an unprovoked and brutal war,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the Biden administration are launching a campaign to focus on “transforming” the food system. The framework laid out Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Following empty meat cases early on in the pandemic and supply chain issues that continue yet today, it didn’t take long for the Biden administration to turn its attentions to the nation’s food supply, specifically meat. That led to President Biden issuing an executive order in June 2021 to address anticompetitive practices […]
BILLINGS, MT – A letter seeking signatures from a wide-range of organizations supporting the recently introduced American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 (S.2716) is now being circulated among organizations representing farm, ranch, rural, faith, environmental, farm/food worker, manufacturing, and cattle/farm industry support businesses. R-CALF USA is among the participating groups circulating the letter in an […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate lawmakers on Thursday announced legislation that would give top U.S. agriculture and food officials permanent representation on a panel of government officials that reviews proposed mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies by foreign entities. The growing number of foreign owners of former U.S. companies such as the Chinese-based WH Group buying […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Two US Senators have sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland drawing attention to a brewing crisis in the food supply system, as reported by Brownfield Ag News The letter was authored by Republican Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota. Mike Rounds of […]
