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Archive for the 'Pork' Category
Washington DC -July 1- With summer in full swing, thousands of tourists are visiting Washington DC to be part of this year’s Fourth of July holiday celebration.
Part of the yearly experience is the Smithsonians Folklife Festival that features cultural exhibits from around the world, and this year, the State of Texas.
A big attraction is a huge Texas tent where visitors can enjoy authentic Texas BBQ, served up just right by Nick Fontana and his crew from Capital Q, a Washington DC “Texas-style” BBQ restaurant.
Click here to hear the tasty details.
For more info on Capital Q, check out their website at: www.capitalqbbq.com
Washington DC -June 26- In response to the latest undercover video released June 25th by the Humane Society of the United States, the National Milk Producers Federation again condemns – as we did when HSUS released it first two videos in January and May – the treatment of the animals featured in the video clips.
Washington DC -May 8- Members of the U.S. House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee today moved one step closer to approving a farm bill. Principle negotiators announced they have reached an agreement on the new farm bill.
Washington DC -May 1- The National Pork Producers Council today commended the Bush administration for its decision to lend assistance to U.S. pork producers to help them weather the current economic crisis in the hog business.
Washington DC -April 30- Recommendations issued yesterday from a commission composed primarily of members opposed to modern livestock production if implemented likely would raise the cost of producing food animals and increase meat prices in the face of a global food crisis, according to the National Pork Producers Council. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 23- In the face of rising feed costs and tightening credit markets and in an effort to stem mounting financial losses, the U.S. pork industry has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for assistance. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.
Listen to NFU Tom Buis interview NOW at: www.blogtalkradio.com/washingtonview
Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC- September 28- The National Pork Producers Council today called on Congress to approve a free trade agreement between the United States and Peru that will benefit U.S. pork producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -July 17- USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced the selection of Kansas State University to lead a multi-institutional benefit-cost analysis of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 8- U.S. cattle producers are backing legislation introduced by Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, to strengthen the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) enforcement over agricultural markets, as well as enhance open and fair competition in livestock markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 8- Congressman Leonard Boswell, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to discuss the welfare of animals in agriculture. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 8- In a letter of support to the House Agricultural Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, National Farmers Union President Tom Buis commended the recently introduced 2007 Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 1- The House has passed a bill to prohibit the shipping, possessing, purchasing, selling or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption and for other purposes. Read the rest of this entry »