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NAFTA superhighway ready to roll Jerome R. Corsi World Net Daily June 22, 2007 Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has vetoed a series of bills passed by the Texas Legislature, clearing the way for the Texas Department of Transportation to begin construction on the...

Editor's Plate: The Wal-Mart effect on food safety By Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief FoodProcessing.com ‘We’re rolling back prices … on food safety.’ Two serious food contamination incidents have bowed the food industry over the past couple of months. The ConAgra and Menu Foods...

Congress Blatantly Misled by Meat and Poultry Promotion Coalition Source: R-CALF USA May 24, 2007 Washington, D.C. – R-CALF USA is urging Congress to not be misled by a letter from the “Meat and Poultry Promotion Coalition” that purports to represent the interests of “a vast majority of...

In a recent vote on allowing companies to undermine the 7th amendment to the Constitution for big political donors, the Republicans voted down the party line to not allow contract growers in the U.S. to have access to the courts for restitution and instead have to go to a rigged arbitration...

OCM: USDA Report Confirms Price Manipulation in Livestock The Organization for Competitive Markets said a new USDA report confirms that packer owned livestock, in conjunction with long term contracts, push cattle and hog prices lower than competitive prices. At a cost of $4.5 million...

73-Member Coalition Urges House to Allow Interstate Shipment of State-Inspected Beef Source: R-CALF USA Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2007) – R-CALF USA has joined dozens of organizations to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to support legislation that would allow state-inspected meat and...

Articles in this document: U.S. Cattle Groups Respond to Upgraded BSE Classification OIE Ruling On US,Canada Cattle,Beef Draws Mixed Indus Reaction U.S. Cattle Groups Respond to Upgraded BSE Classification Compiled By Staff Western Farmer-Stockman May 23, 2007 At its...

Articles in this document: AP: Japan: No Plans to Relax U.S. Beef Rules Kyodo News: Japan rules out immediate relaxation of U.S. beef import terms Japan: No Plans to Relax U.S. Beef Rules By KANA INAGAKI Associated Press Writer Houston Chronicle May 23, 2007, 5:23AM TOKYO —...

China ministers call on WTO for progress on farm subsidies in Doha talks AFX News Limited-Xinhua via Forbes 05.22.07 BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai and Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai sent a joint letter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) calling for...

Financial Sense Home l Broadcast l WrapUp l Storm Watch l About Us l Contact Us WHAT IS THE REAL COST OF CORN ETHANOL? by Ronald R. Cooke The Cultural Economist Author, "Oil, Jihad & Destiny" February 2, 2007 Introduction Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the...

UPDATE 1-Brazil's JBS-Friboi confirms bid for Swift & Co. Reuters Thu May 10, 2007 SAO PAULO, May 10 (Reuters) - JBS-Friboi (JBSS3.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, the largest producer and exporter of beef in Latin America, said on Thursday it is bidding for North American meat packer...

China and the Food Supply: The Ugly Story of China's Culture of Corruption by John Carey* OpEdNews May 8, 2007 SARS. Bird flu. Contaminated dog food. Contaminated pharmaceuticals. Chickens held off the market. Pigs dying. “Food fear” is real. There is and should be real fear about...

(MEATPOULTRY.com, May 08, 2007) by MEAT&POULTRY Staff Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) introduced legislation (H.R. 2135) that would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to make it easier for livestock producers to prove unfair practices of processors/packers. The bill would eliminate the...

US: Wal-Mart warned over mislabelling of organics Regulators Slap Wal-Mart for Misleading Organic Consumers US: Wal-Mart warned over mislabelling of organics 8 May 2007 | Source: just-food.com Wal-Mart has received a formal warning over its habitual mislabelling of conventional items...

OK To Eat Meat From Pigs And Chickens That Ate Contaminated Pet Food Scraps Say US Agencies USDA clears suspect meat OK To Eat Meat From Pigs And Chickens That Ate Contaminated Pet Food Scraps Say US Agencies Main Category: Nutrition / Diet News Medical News Today Article Date: 08 May...

OCM: Smithfield Merger Approval Shows Need for Competition Title Bill on Livestock Competition Backed Mean what you say OCM: Smithfield Merger Approval Shows Need for Competition Title Source: OCM May 6, 2007 The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) is extremely disappointed...

Conaway, A&M officials plan million-acre Chinese ranches Bob Campbell, Staff Writer Midland Reporter-Telegram 05/06/2007 Congressman Mike Conaway of Midland met recently in Beijing, China, with officials of Texas A&M University and the People's Republic of China to lay plans for...

What vertical integration does is that it allows the management to exert more market power. In the case of chickens, for instance, the integrators have complete control over the feed. There is no independent check on their actions. If you don’t like their actions, too bad, there is no other...

FAQs About Melamine Contamination Compiled by the U.S. News library staff Posted 5/3/07 What is melamine? Melamine is an organic compound that, when combined with formaldehyde, produces a fire- and heat-resistant resin. Melamine is used to make plastics including floor tiles...