WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the 2024 Winter Policy Conference, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture members passed an action item emphasizing the need to resume full federal cost-share for state meat …
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USDA Launches Pilot to Help More Processors Access High-Value Beef Grading
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 19, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department …
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Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Block Largest Meatpacking Corporation from Stock Exchange
by Colter BrownMontana Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to block JBS’s request to be a publicly traded company on …
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The Italian government has just done something many American farmers and ranchers probably wish their government would do. Italy banned cultivated meat, the kind grown in laboratory bioreactors from stem …
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FSIS, USDA Examining “Raised Without Antibiotics” Marketing Claim
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), in partnership with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is starting a new exploratory sampling program to assess whether antibiotics residues are detected in …
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The Top 5 Things to know about Chronic Wasting Disease this Hunting Season
Here’s a list of the top 5 things to know about chronic wasting disease this hunting season: 1. Priority Surveillance AreasThis year FWP will continue CWD surveillance in specific areas known as Priority …
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More than a marathon The crazy mountain 100 is not just any race, it’s the only official 100-mile ultramarathon in the state of Montana. The race begins near Wilsall and …
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Brazil’s Minerva Purchasing Marfrig Beef Processing Assets for $1.5 Bilion
by Brett McRaeWritten By Gerson Freitas Jr. Minerva SA, South America’s top beef exporter, agreed to buy some assets from rival Marfrig Global Foods SA for 7.5 billion reais ($1.5 billion). The …
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Montana Department of Agriculture Highlights Hi-Country Snack Foods in Value-Added Ag Tour
by Colter BrownLINCOLN, Mont. — Director Clark and representatives from the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) continued their focus on highlighting the diversity in Montana’s agricultural ecosystem yesterday where they headed to …
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SPONSORED – The Montana Beef Council (MBC) and the Big Sky Country Fair have teamed up in order to accomplish a shared goal: bringing agricultural education, activities, and fun to …