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U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 12, 2024

While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.

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Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Ethanol producers hoping aviation fuel would provide market growth after amid stagnant demand

By Reuters December 4, 2024

Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president's climate agenda.

FILE PHOTO: A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

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Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption

By David Shepardson, Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters September 25, 2024

Dozens of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, Renewable Fuels Association and American Chemistry Council said "the time has come for the U.S. government to intervene and ensure port operations do not stop" in order to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.

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US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy

By Reuters, Valerie Volcovici July 23, 2024

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb U.S. emissions of powerful industrial greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide as it enters a new phase in the national strategy to fight climate change under the Paris agreement.

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US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

By Leah Douglas, Reuters June 25, 2024

Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during an interview with Reuters reporters in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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U.S. committee passes farm bill draft with little support from Democrats

By Reuters May 24, 2024

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of a $1.5 trillion farm spending bill late Thursday night with few Democratic votes, prolonging a standoff between the parties over key nutrition, agriculture, and climate policies.

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U.S. shuns free trade agreements

Senators rake the U.S. Trade Representative over the coals for the Biden administration’s trade policy agenda

May 1, 2024

Virginia Houston, director of government affairs with the American Soybean Association, says president Joe Biden’s administration feels FTAs pit U.S. domestic industries against one another. 

File photo of the facade of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C. (Camrocker/iStock/Getty Images)

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USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels

Cancelation a 'major blow' to livestock sector, ag economist says

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News April 9, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling its July cattle inventory report as well as county-level estimates for crops and livestock, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, citing budget constraints.

File photo of a view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label

Canadian meat sector concerned labeling could have chilling effect on exports to U.S.

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 11, 2024

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry, or eggs labeled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the country.

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

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Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

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U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

U.S. committee passes farm bill draft with little support from Democrats

U.S. shuns free trade agreements

USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels

U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label

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