Tracing Origin of U.S. Beef for the Chinese Market
When a case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) was discovered in the U.S. cattle herd in December 2003, China along with about a hundred other countries ...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Trade Policies for Major Trading Partners
This week U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack were in Hangzhou, China to meet with Chinese V...
Dems say catfish inspections could spark trade war
The Modesto Bee / AP
By Ben Evans, Associated Press Writers
July 15, 2009www.modbee.com Washington -- Some prominent Senate Democrats are fighting a bid by...
Biotech portion of foreign aid bill draws criticism
Des Moines Register
By Philip Brasher
May 17, 2009
www.desmoinesregister.com Washington, D.C. - Congress has largely stayed out of the battles over geneti...
Top officials warn against flu trade barriers
Feedstuffs
By Sally Schuff
April 28, 2009
www.feedstuffs.com The global outbreak of H1N1 influenza has Cabinet-level officials in the U.S. warning trading...
G8 Agricultural Ministerial Hears Vilsack Discuss Agriculture’s Role in Global Food Security
Farm Futures
By Farm Futures Staff
April 20, 2009www.farmfutures.com Completing Doha will help nations move toward addressing problems. Agriculture Secr...