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KLA: Mark Concerned With Implications Of Female Liquidation
While cattle inventories at historically small levels are mostly responsible for today’s bullish cattle market, at least one economist is worried about the long term implications this trend will have on industry structure.
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AMI: Russia Announces 2011 TRQ Quantities; Increases Beef Allocation
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has announced the initial distribution of 2011 tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) quantities to importers, which includes an increase U.S. frozen beef quota allocation from 21,700 to 41,700 MT while making the equivalent reduction to “other countries.”
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USMEF 2011 Executive Committee Announced
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Chairman Keith Miller, a farmer-stockman from Great Bend, Kan., has announced the organization's 2011 executive committee.
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NCBA Accepting Applications For Public Policy Internship
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for a public policy internship.
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Renewable Fuels Association Proposes Alternative E15 Label To EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed label for E15 (15% ethanol/85% gasoline) "will do little, if anything, to promote the successful introduction of a new fuel to the marketplace" the Renewable Fuels Association wrote in comments submitted to EPA Monday.
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2011 Annual Meat Conference Workshops To Focus On Nutrition, Food Safety & More
The Annual Meat Conference, to be held February 20-22, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas, will feature seven concurrent workshops on some of the most pertinent issues facing the meat industry today.
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Annual Ethanol Production Forecast To Be 13 Billion Gallons
The curtain rises on a new year that promises to hold some familiar challenges for the industry. Continued growth in production will bump into market constraints. Debates around the merits of current ethanol tax policy and what potential new policy should look like will carry over from 2010. And, efforts to encourage investment to commercialize cellulosic and advanced biofuels must expand.
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NFU Applauds Enactment Of Food Safety & Modernization Act
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after President Obama signed the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act into law:
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Farm Bureau: Reflections On The New Congress
Millions of people from around the world visit our nation's capital each year.
In January, about a hundred new lawmakers will arrive in Washington. They would be wise to do some sightseeing and pay attention to a few details for inspiration and guidance.
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RFD-TV Program To Feature KLA Member
Debbie Lyons-Blythe of White City will be one of the ranchers featured on tonight’s RFD-TV program “I Am Angus.” The program, produced by the American Angus Association, will air at 7:00 p.m. Central time.
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Feed Industry Supports FDA Compliance Policy Guides On Salmonella In Animal Feed
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) filed comments Dec. 31, 2010, supporting the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) updated Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 on Salmonella in Animal Feed.
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