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NCGA: Our View: It’s Not About Ethanol
On Friday, the American Meat Institute posted an aggressive statement
on “corn ethanol” on their Web site, apparently in response to our
request that they disassociate themselves from radical groups who
oppose not only corn and soybean production in the United States but
also oppose the meat industry.
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AMI: Federal Court Dismisses Frivolous Hot Dog Lawsuit
A frivolous, nuisance lawsuit filed through the vegan, animal rights group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and its “Cancer Project” has been dismissed.
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NCGA: Our View: The American Meat Institute’s Curious ‘Scorched Earth’ Strategy
An old saying states that you can tell the measure of someone by the
company they keep. In that regard, the American Meat Institute is
keeping some rather curious company these days as it wages war on an
imagined enemy, the corn ethanol industry.
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AMI: Study - Ethanol Mandate Creates 10 Percent Chance Of Corn Price Spike
If the U.S. corn industry experiences a weather-induced shortfall that typically has a 10 percent chance of happening in any given year, the price of a bushel of corn could rise to more than $7, and the impact of this price spike would be felt throughout the agriculture sector, according to a new study by the University of Illinois.
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Russia Lifts Import Ban On U.S. Pork; FSIS Issues Revised List Of Plants Eligible For Export
In light of Russia’s announcement that it is lifting a months-long ban of U.S. pork products, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published a revised list of plants eligible to export pork and pork products to Russia.
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AMI: Wall Street Journal Editorial - When You Can't Beat 'Em Scream Monopoly
"When you can't beat 'em, scream monopoly. That’s the vintage gambit now playing out in the farm business, with the encouragement of the Department of Justice," 'states a recent Wall Street Journal editorial.
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- Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
- Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
- Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
- Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years
- Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
