BSE

Removing Japanese Beef Trade Barrier is Welcomed

Hope PjeskyMay 31, 2019

Japan is America’s biggest export market for beef—and now we have the opportunity to grow that market a little more, thanks to Tokyo’s decision this month to li...

Barriers, Market Access, Other IssuesNAFTA, Other AgreementsTrans Pacific Partnership0 Comments 1

Enjoying US Beef with Confidence

Carol KeiserMay 3, 2012

Reports last week that a California dairy cow tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)--popularly known as “mad cow disease”—has raised concer...

Food SafetyLivestock, Animal Ag, Protein3 Comments 0

U.S.-Mexican Pork Trade

Ross KorvesFebruary 1, 2008

"Under NAFTA U.S. pork trade with Mexico became tariff free on January 1, 2003, but that has not stopped repeated efforts to inhibit movement of U.S. hogs and p...

NAFTA, Other AgreementsUncategorized0 Comments 0

The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement is a Unique Opportunity

Ross KorvesAugust 9, 2007

The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has become an easy target for trade policy critics in general and those with specific industry concerns like automobil...

NAFTA, Other Agreements0 Comments 0

Technology Moves Food Safety Forward

Dean KlecknerJanuary 4, 2007

Two cows meet at a fence. “This mad-cow disease sure is scary,” says the first. “I know what you mean,” replies the second. “Good thing it doesn’t hurt us chick...

Agricultural TechnologyFood Safety0 Comments 0

Partial Disintegration of the North American Beef Industry

Ross KorvesMay 19, 2005

With the two year anniversary of the discovery of BSE in Canada upon us and no resumption of live cattle flows to the U.S. in the foreseeable future, it is time...

Barriers, Market Access, Other IssuesLivestock, Animal Ag, Protein0 Comments 0

Trade

Farmer’s Caught Between Unenforced Trade Agreements and Political Gamemanship

A New Day Dawning for the U.S. and “Land of the Rising Sun”

Broadband Access Vital for Rural America and the Economy

Technology

Let the Farmer Have a Voice

Live Video: The Future of Farming – October 14; 11:00 AM CST

Be Neat, Eat Meat without Guilt