Articles Tagged with ''legislative affairs''

NCBA urges Congressional support of landmark habitat conservation bill

This bill aims to address challenges caused by the Endangered Species Act.

March 11, 2024

The legislation would invest in state-led conservation projects, push the US Fish and Wildlife Service to delist species that are recovered, and provide regulatory certainty for landowners who participate in voluntary species conservation agreements.

Flexible Packaging Association forms political action committee

This political action committee is funded by voluntary personal contributions of FPA members.

Industry News

February 26, 2024

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FPA creates FlexPAC to reach the flexible-packaging industry’s legislative and regulatory goals.

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Eight acts before Congress that every meat processor should be aware of

Both the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry are reviewing introductory legislation that could potentially impact the meat and poultry industry.

Lacy Bates

August 29, 2023

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On Jan. 7, 2023, member-elects of the 118th Congress were sworn into the Senate and House of Representatives. Following the 2022 midterm elections, the Democratic Party retains control of the Senate, and Republicans reclaimed control of the House.

Guest Column | Legislation

Battle over GIPSA fair-practices rules still brewing

Clayton Bailey

October 25, 2018

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Although new tariffs and multimillion-dollar jury verdicts in North Carolina hog nuisance trials have garnered most of the agribusiness community’s attention over the past several months, there is another matter brewing in a St. Louis courtroom that may have substantial adverse consequences for the meat industry.

Fight for Food Safety

R-CALF seeks to reinstate country-of-origin labeling requirements in beef products

'Beef' continues over COOL

Shawn K. Stevens

October 15, 2018

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The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF) hopes to convince President Donald Trump to sign an executive order reinstating mandatory COOL labeling for beef products.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Building

Regulations & Legislation

FSIS moves on label claim sampling program, partially hydrogenated oils

John Dillard

July 9, 2018

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued two announcements that may be of interest to the meat and poultry industry.

Guest Column | Legislation

'Landmark' hog nuisance verdict may leave no mark at all

Clayton Bailey

June 22, 2018

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Major media outlets and a handful of industry pundits quickly attached the "landmark" label to a recent multimillion-dollar jury verdict against Murphy-Brown, the hog production division of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods.

Capitol Hill vet Thomson to Lead Legislative Affairs at North American Meat Institute

Industry News

December 15, 2014

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Pete Thomson has been named senior vice president of legislative affairs at the Institute.

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Articles Tagged with ''legislative affairs''

NCBA urges Congressional support of landmark habitat conservation bill

Flexible Packaging Association forms political action committee

Eight acts before Congress that every meat processor should be aware of

Battle over GIPSA fair-practices rules still brewing

R-CALF seeks to reinstate country-of-origin labeling requirements in beef products

FSIS moves on label claim sampling program, partially hydrogenated oils

'Landmark' hog nuisance verdict may leave no mark at all

Capitol Hill vet Thomson to Lead Legislative Affairs at North American Meat Institute

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