A Farm Look at GOP Candidates
As we get closer to the Iowa caucuses and other state primaries, various news outlets are taking a closer look at Republican presidential candidates and agricultural issues. Phil Brasher, a writer with the Gannett News Service, in a recent article, said, “Seldom have things been this good in agriculture, and Iowa farmers say they don’t want the next president to mess it up.” GOP candidates...
Read MoreLatham Introduces Bill Countering Child Farm Labor Proposal
Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced a measure that expresses the sense of the Congress that “the Secretary of Labor should recognize the unique circumstances of family farm youth and multi-generational family partnerships in agricultural operations when drafting regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Latham’s legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), is a...
Read MoreTyson Recalls Over 40,000 Pounds of Beef Products
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. of Dakota City, Neb., is recalling nearly 41,000 pounds of ground beef products because of the possibility of E. coli contamination. The recalled product is 10-pound chubs (tubular packages) of “chuck fine ground beef 80/20” packed in cases of eight chubs. The products subject to the recall have a “best before or freeze by” date of “11/13/11” and “EST. 245C”...
Read MoreCFB Applauds Boulder Commissioners
Members of Colorado Farm Bureau are applauding the Boulder County Commissioners for their unanimous decision to support the diversity of farming methods on open space land. The Commissioners yesterday approved a plan to allow the planting and cultivation of biotech seeds on county-owned Open Space land after a lengthy review. “The Commissioners should be proud of their commonsense approach to...
Read MoreChina Adds Tariff on U.S. Autos
China said it will implement anti-dumping duties of up to 22 percent on U.S. car imports, a week after the United States asked the World Trade Organization to create a panel to address China’s anti-dumping duties on imports of U.S. chicken products. The duties target large cars and SUVs from the United States for the next two years, and are in addition to an existing 25 percent duty on imported...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
