Feed Strategy StaffFrom the AuthorRegulatory UpdatesBipartisan bill would allow states to regulate processing, sale of local meatThe Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act would give individual states the freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, goat or lamb to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses and grocery stores.Animal Health & VeterinaryLegislation would establish standards for ‘downed’ pigsA bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require a joint report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that tracks pathogens associated with nonambulatory, or “downed,” pigs.Regulatory UpdatesBill would exempt livestock haulers from hours-of-service rulesLegislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would permanently exempt livestock, insect and aquatic animal haulers from federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations.Legal NewsDairy cooperatives settle milk price-fixing lawsuitCooperatives Dairy Farmers of America and Select Milk Producers will pay a combined US$34.4 million to resolve a class action price-fixing lawsuit.International TradeAustralia lifts import restrictions on US beefAustralia has agreed to lift import restrictions on beef from the U.S. that have been in effect since a 2003 outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).Company NewsBühler, Agroprodservice begin feed mill construction in UkraineBühler Ukraine has signed a contract with Agroprodservice for the construction of a feed mill to supply pig farmers in the country.Animal Feed ManufacturersABN begins first stage of building new animal nutrition complexBritish manufacturer of pig and poultry feed ABN has announced that the first stage of its new animal nutrition complex is in progress.Feed AdditivesNor-Feed accelerates development as Adisseo subsidiaryTwo and a half years after being acquired by Adisseo, Nor-Feed confirms its focus on breakthrough botanical solutions, in line with Adisseo Group’s global strategy.Pig Health & DiseaseNational Pork Board, partners to develop National Swine Health StrategyThe National Pork Board is working together with key industry partners including the National Pork Producers Council, in actively developing a comprehensive National Swine Health Strategy.Animal Health & VeterinaryTexas to create New World screwworm response teamTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to combat the recent northward spread of the New World screwworm.Business & MarketsBipartisan bill aims to protect agriculture against cyber threatsThe bipartisan Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act, introduced by Reps. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Don Davis (D-North Carolina), aims safeguard the agricultural economy from cyber threats by harnessing the expertise of land-grant universities.Company NewsVirginia Poultry Growers Co-op to expand grain facilityThe Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative (VPGC) has received approval for a special use permit to expand its grain facility from the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors.Page 1 of 94Next Page
