Weekly Links 5-18
Prices for Hogs Wallow in the Mud Wall Street Journal In the Chicago futures pits, prices of lean hogs are going belly up. The 26% decline in prices over the past nine months has frustrated traders, farmers and meat processors, who have long anticipated a rebound. It also has shown little benefit to consumers, who still are paying record prices for pork chops or to snack on BLTs, as...
Read MoreGardner to Reform Legal Fees Law
Congressman Cory Gardner is co-sponsoring legislation to bring much needed reforms to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The law provides reimbursement of funds to non-profit organizations who incur legal costs when suing or defending the federal government. Increasingly, the EAJA has become a tool that environmental groups use to fund their operations. A press release from Congressman...
Read MoreAg’s Pizza Party
Don’t forget to thank Domino’s Pizza this weekend for rejecting a Humane Society of the U.S. proposal that would have banned the use of modern food production systems. When you order a pizza between today and Sunday, mention the “Ag Pizza Party” to show your appreciation. AFBF is thanking the pizza chain by having its own employee pizza party today in Washington, D.C. Continuing the...
Read MoreColombian TPA in Effect
On Tuesday this week, the U.S-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement went into effect. “Beginning today, U.S. agricultural exporters receive duty-free access on more than half of the products we currently export to Colombia and virtually all remaining tariffs will be eliminated within 15 years,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement. Estimates show that the tariff reductions will...
Read MoreMay 25: Don’t Fry Day
To encourage sun safety awareness and remind everyone to protect their skin while outdoors, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has declared May 25—the Friday before Memorial Day—as “Don’t Fry Day.” Skin cancer is on the rise in the United States due to overexposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun. The American Cancer Society estimates that one American dies every hour from...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
