Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not a food safety issue. Except when it is. The law requires that much of our food be labeled with its source country, but the requirement that meat be labeled with
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Farm Bill: No Repeal of Country-of-Origin Labeling
Livestock groups are expressing disappointment that “a fix” to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) was not included in the final farm bill and warning that they plan to actively oppose its passage through Congress. “COOL is a
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Beef Research Money Tied to Record Low Cattle Population
Beef lovers, you might want to make sure you’re sitting down. In 2013, the population of cattle in the U.S. hit its lowest point since the 1950s. It might not look like it from the
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Reagan Reflects on Food-Safety Record at Cattlemen's Beef Association
Looking back on his time at the the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, James “Bo” Reagan tends to focus on his work within the beef industry to help beat back the threat of E. coli. In
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Vilsack: With Sequester, USDA Would Have "No Choice" But to Furlough Food Safety Inspectors
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the White House have caused quite a stir in food and agriculture circles by warning that budget sequestration could lead to a two-week furlough of federal meat inspectors, which would
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Jack in the Box and the Decline of E. coli
In 1993, 623 people in the western U.S. fell ill with a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Ultimately, four children would die from their infections; many others suffered long-term medical complications. The bug was
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R-CALF Says Checkoff Diverted to Influence Policy
An independent cattlemen’s group is charging its larger competitor with using federal “Beef Checkoff” marketing dollars to illegally influence government actions and policies.
The Billings, MT-based R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America made the charge earlier
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Is the R-CALF Gang Eating Grilled Avocado?
The “Meatless Monday” campaign that urges Americans to cut their beef consumption by 15 percent suggests grilled avocado with salsa as the meat substitute of the week.
Pays Café in Billings, MT, where the
Monopoly Practices Divide Rural America
FORT COLLINS, CO–The joint Department of Justice/USDA workshop that was held here was a day-long demonstration of how rural America’s views are widely differing when it comes to whether there is too much private contracting
Obama Pushes Trade Deal With S. Korea
President Obama has directed the U.S. Trade Representative to launch new talks with the South Korean government to resolve issues holding up a bilateral free trade agreement.
Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, said in a
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