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AMI: Climate Bill Introduced In Senate
Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have introduced the "American Power Act," which is a comprehensive energy and climate change bill that they have been drafting since last fall.
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AMI Defends Current E. coli Tracing Procedures In Comments To FSIS
AMI is unaware of any data that would support the need to change current policy regarding follow-up sampling and inspection methods except in the case of high event periods, says AMI Vice President of Food Safety and Inspection Services Scott Goltry in comments submitted to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on the issue of tracing procedures for E. coli O157:H7
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USCIS To Issue Redesigned Green Card
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card—commonly known as the “Green Card”—to incorporate several major new security features.
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AMI Releases Video Explaining Different Beef Cuts
The American Meat Institute (AMI) today released a new educational video outlining for consumers the many different cuts of beef available in today’s marketplace. The video features meat scientist Betsy Booren, Ph.D., director of scientific affairs of the American Meat Institute Foundation.
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AMI: Livestock & Poultry Coalition Calls For End Of Ethanol Subsidies, Protective Tariff
Major livestock and poultry trade associations asked the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday to allow a 30-year-old tax credit and a protective tariff for ethanol to expire at the end of this year. The request was made in a letter signed by industry trade associations, including the American Meat Institute, the National Turkey Federation, the National Chicken Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
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AMI: Carbon Releases From Soil After Planting Corn For Ethanol May Offset Carbon Gains, Study Finds
Carbon releases from soil after planting corn for ethanol may in some cases completely offset carbon gains attributed to biofuels for at least 50 years, a new study by Duke University finds.
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AMI: Senators Introduce Bill To Extend Ethanol Incentives
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) have introduced the Grow Renewable Energy from Ethanol Naturally Jobs Act of 2010. The bill extends the ethanol blenders’ tax credit; the small ethanol producers tax credit; the cellulosic producer tax credit; and the ethanol import tariff.
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AMI Guest Editorial: Government Shouldn't Pick Sides In Ethanol Debate
“When the federal government decided it was going to require a market for corn-based ethanol, nurture it with taxpayer dollars and protect it with import tariffs, that quickly created a competitive rift in parts of the otherwise harmonious U.S. agriculture community.,” says AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle in a guest editorial in today’s edition of Feedstuffs, the weekly newspaper for agribusiness.
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The Supreme Court Of California Affirms Federal Preemption In Lawsuit Brought By AMI
The Supreme Court of California has denied a petition to review a lower appellate court decision, which held that California’s Proposition 65 is expressly preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA).
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AMI: U.S. Meets National Health Objective For E. coli O157:H7 Infections
The U.S. meat and poultry industry today said that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcement that the U.S. has achieved its public health goal for E. coli H157: H7 is a testament to the power of industry and government efforts to improve food safety.
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AMI: National Sodium Reduction Initiative to Release Targets & Commitments April 26
The New York City-based National Sodium Reduction Initiative (NSRI) will publicly release its sodium reduction targets and industry commitments on Monday, April 26, 2010, in New York City.
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- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
