Items Tagged with 'foot-and-mouth disease'

A foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe is putting the U.S. pork and beef sectors on edge, and trade barriers in international markets have blunted any short-term export opportunities the outbreak may have held for U.S. producers.

The Biden administration is putting the finishing touches on its regulatory agenda ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. USDA is finalizing a rule barring poultry integrators from paying producers reduced rates in tournament ranking systems. The rule, being announced today, still allows for competitive bonuses.