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USDA Approves Funding To Fight PEDv

Posted June 9, 2014   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic...

Comment Period Closes for Brazil Beef Import Proposed Rule, Industry Gives Mixed Reviews

Posted April 29, 2014   The comment period recently closed for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed rule...

Mexico Publishes Rule Allowing Import of U.S. Potatoes

Posted April 10, 2014   Mexico recently released a rule, lifting the restrictions on imports of U.S. fresh potatoes, according to...

China Restricts Imports of U.S. Hogs

Posted April 9, 2014   China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the U.S., citing concerns about...

USDA Publishes Final Rule on “Mad Cow Disease” and Imports

Posted February 20, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule amending import regulations...

“Mad Cow Disease” Identified in Germany

Posted January 23, 2014   German officials have identified one case of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), also known as “Mad Cow...

USDA Seeks Comments on Deregulation of New Herbicide Resistant Seeds

Posted January 8, 2014   Last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recommended the deregulation of genetically engineered...

USDA Reopens Comment Period for GE Apples

Posted January 7, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced that it will reopen the comment...

USDA Approval of Biotech Apples Likely

Posted December 19, 2013   An apple variety which has been bioengineered to resist browning is likely to be approved by...

APHIS Action on Biotech Varieties

Posted November 11, 2013   USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently published two biotechnology reglulatory actions for a Monsanto...

USDA Will Not Investigate GMO Alfalfa Contamination

Posted September 27, 2013   USDA will not investigate the detection of genetically modified material in a Washington state farmer’s non-GMO...