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USMCA Meeting This Week
Published July 3, 2023
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will meet with her counterparts from Canada and Mexico Thursday and Friday in Cancun. This is a regularly scheduled meeting to review the USMCA trade agreement. Tai will also have individual meetings with the Canadian…Canadian Dock Workers on Strike
Published July 3, 2023
Over 7,000 port workers on the Canadian Pacific Coast went on strike over the weekend. In addition to wages, the union wants limits on outsourcing and automation. In recent weeks, U.S. port workers tentatively approved a six-year contract with a…Basse to Chair Farm Foundation Board
Published July 3, 2023
AgResource Company President Dan Basse is the new chair of the Farm Foundation board. Natural Prairie Dairy owner Chris DeJong was elected vice chair and American Seed Trade Association President and CEO Andrew LaVigne is the treasurer. Six new board…Playing Defense
Published July 3, 2023
Minnesota Turkey Growers Association lobbyist Bruce Kleven addressed the MTGA Summer Summit saying the focus for turkey growers in the next legislative session will be disease preparedness and response. “We’ll be paying attention to avian influenza. If there ever gets…Mitigating High Feed Prices
Published July 3, 2023
Commodity and Ingredient Hedging account executive Josh Pankratz is advising livestock and poultry farmers to protect themselves from huge market swings. “We have this push and pull between a weather forecast that could tighten up the crop while USDA is…Next Nest Brings New Tech to Turkeys
Published July 3, 2023
Construction on a new turkey hatchery near Wilmar, Minnesota has begun. Next Nest Sales Director Peter Gruhl says technology is available to replicate the nest for poults and provide immediate access to food, water, light and ventilation. This technology has…HPAI Preparation
Published July 2, 2023
At the Minnesota Turkey Gowers Association Summer Summit, a roundtable discussion focused on wild bird management and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Health Supervisor Erik Hildebrand said the agency is working with national groups regarding…New WOTUS Rule On The Way
Published July 2, 2023
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are now working to amend the final Revised Definition of Waters of the United States rule to stay consistent with the Supreme Court Ruling. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Director of Public Policy Pierce…More Prop 12 Questions
Published July 2, 2023
The implementation date for California's Proposition 12 has been pushed back, but questions still remain. U.S. Meat Export Federation Vice President of Economic Analysis Erin Borror says there are still questions about product moving through California for export. Not all…