The FSIS budget has become one of the more delicate political issues in the past few years because of the 2011 Budget Control Act that reestablished the sequestration process.
The subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing yesterday on the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). At the hearing, Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety Al Almanza noted that the president's FY 2016 budget request for FSIS was set at $1.012 billion including $60.9 million for state inspection programs, $3.7 million for Codex and an additional $2.5 million for catfish inspection. Indeed, the 2008 and 2014 Farm Bills contained provisions requiring USDA to e...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
