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2018 farm bill advances out of House ag committee

Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 advances out of committee six days after it is introduced

April 19, 2018

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on April 18 advanced the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, where it will next be considered by the full House.

Fire, ammonia leak lead to temporary Tyson plant closure

Cause of fire at plant in Dawson, Georgia, is being investigated; no injuries reported

April 19, 2018

Roy Graber

A Tyson Foods poultry plant in Dawson, Georgia, will not be in operation for the remainder of the week after a fire and subsequent ammonia leak occurred there around 9 p.m. on April 18.

Senators: Marfrig’s planned National Beef buy needs review

Four ag committee members say recent acquisitions of U.S. agribusiness companies by foreign interests and Marfrig’s implication in Operation Weak flesh are causes for concern

April 19, 2018

Roy Graber

Four members of the U.S. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry are pushing for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods’ planned purchase of the majority of the shares of National Beef Packing Co.

Newcastle disease confirmed in Czech Republic

Disease is found in backyard Gallus gallus flock

April 18, 2018

Roy Graber

The presence of Newcastle disease has been detected in a backyard flock in the Zlin Region of the Czech Republic, near the Slovakian border.

Exports lift MHP poultry sales in first quarter of 2018

Ukrainian company’s domestic sales volumes declined 4 percent but export sales volumes increased 28 percent

April 18, 2018

Roy Graber

Mironivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) reported a nine percent increase in its poultry sales volume for the first three months of 2018, largely boosted by an increase in exports.

National Poultry Improvement Plan changes proposed

APHIS will be accepting public comments on the proposed amendments until May 9

April 17, 2018

Roy Graber

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has proposed amendments to the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), and will accept public comments on those amendments until May 9.

Infographic: What matters most to turkey breeders

If you want to improve it, you must first measure it, says Hybrid Turkeys’ Tom Knapp

April 16, 2018

Roy Graber

If you really want to know what matters most to turkey breeders, the best approach is simply to ask them.

10 highlights of proposed 2018 Farm Bill

House Agriculture Committee points out what it believes are benefits of bill

April 16, 2018

Roy Graber

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on April 12 proposed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, a bill that Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway says provides certainty and helps producers manage the enormous risks that are inherent in agriculture.

House ag committee introduces 2018 farm bill

Chairman Conaway calls bill a ‘proposal that offers people real hope and promise’

April 13, 2018

Roy Graber

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on April 12 introduced the 2018 Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.

BRF board nominees not interested in roles

Four people named on alternative slate decline their nominations

April 12, 2018

Roy Graber

Four people who were named on the slate of potential new board members for Brazilian meat and poultry company BRF have informed the company they are not interested in being on the board.

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2018 farm bill advances out of House ag committee

Fire, ammonia leak lead to temporary Tyson plant closure

Senators: Marfrig’s planned National Beef buy needs review

Newcastle disease confirmed in Czech Republic

Exports lift MHP poultry sales in first quarter of 2018

National Poultry Improvement Plan changes proposed

Infographic: What matters most to turkey breeders

10 highlights of proposed 2018 Farm Bill

House ag committee introduces 2018 farm bill

BRF board nominees not interested in roles

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