Articles Tagged with ''national pork board''

The National Pork Board has unveiled an online platform that will make it easier for producers to track foreign animal disease outbreaks in the country and allow for more efficient contact tracing of infected animals.

Multinational giants in retail, agribusiness, meat processing and food manufacturing, along with the largest restaurant chains and leading apparel brands, want U.S. farmers and ranchers to produce food and fiber more sustainably. This is the first of a five-part Agri-Pulse series that looks in-depth at how reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could have far-reaching effects on American farmers and ranchers.

A new brand strategy announced by the National Pork Board aims to capitalize on sales increases of pork during the coronavirus pandemic and leverage interest in a broad array of cuisine options that can put their product at the center of the plate.

Some small-farm backers and animal welfare advocates are pushing for tighter policing of checkoffs, but the self-help commodity promotion programs are popular with most farmers, so don't hold your breath expecting new mandates from Congress.

President Donald Trump announces his intent to nominate Finch Fulton to assistant secretary of Transportation and Tas Smith has joined the National Cotton Council.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved the nominations of Dan Brouillette, James Danly, and Katherine MacGregor and lots of job changes on Capitol Hill.