INDUSTRY NEWS

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced details of actions the USDA will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations.

The USDA is announcing an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in a 6-year-old mixed-breed beef cow in Florida. This animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply, or to human health in the U.S.

Since the early 20th century, the FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) and 4-H organizations have provided agriculture education, development opportunities and scholarship to America’s youth.

For American farmers and ranchers, international trade is a somewhat silent partner in the agriculture industry. Large amounts of American agriculture products leave U.S. borders for foreign ports and help to feed the world.

The much-debated electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate for livestock haulers has received another extension from Congress before it can be permanently repealed.

A federal court in South Carolina reinstated the 2015 Waters of the U.S. Act (WOTUS), making it effective in 26 states.