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Labor Department investigation finds underage workers at plants

A temporary injunction was granted in the U.S. District Court of Nebraska on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) for illegally employing dozens of minor-aged workers. The complaint was prompted after an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division discovered PSSI had employed at […]

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APHIS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveil new strategic plan

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have released the 2022 – 2026 Joint Agency Strategic Plan for their shared Agricultural Quarantine Inspection program. The AQI program plays a critical role in protecting U.S. agriculture and the environment by preventing the introduction and spread of potentially devastating plant pests and animal […]

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White House hones in on U.S. food and ag security

President Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum to strengthen the security and resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector. The memorandum builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to ensure Americans have access to safe, affordable food, that U.S. producers are able to get their goods to market, and that the U.S. food […]

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Enriched Ag launches to give ranchers a grazing data platform

Enriched Ag, the grazing and carbon insights platform, announced a $9M seed round led by Radical Ventures and Future Ventures. Founded by a team that comes from the world’s most iconic companies (Apple, Google, Yahoo!, and Intel), Enriched Ag combines technical prowess with deep cattle industry roots to provide beef producers with operational tools to improve […]

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USDA updates National Bovine Brucellosis Surveillance Plan

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating the National Bovine Brucellosis Surveillance Plan to better meet current program needs while still maintaining disease-free status with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). Bovine brucellosis is a contagious disease of domesticated cattle primarily caused by the bacteria […]

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How do think of profit in your cattle operation?

I am sure my cow/calf followers have already seen the piece on the cost to keep a cow being higher in 2022. If not, you can read it here. Now most of you don’t need an article to tell you that your costs have gone up. What I thought was really great about the article […]

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Farm Progress America, November 11, 2022

Max Armstrong looks ahead at the busy winter meeting season from state farm bureau meetings in December, to major events after the first of the year. Max shares a look at one event he’s been attending in recent years – the Farm Futures Ag Finance Bootcamp and Farm Futures Summit. Max offers a sneak peek […]

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