NSAC Archives for the 'Sustainable Livestock' Category
For Immediate Release: NSAC Endorses Protect Our Prairies Act
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
For Immediate Release February 14, 2013 Contact: Greg Fogel, 202-547-5754 NSAC Endorses Protect Our Prairies Act Washington, DC – On Thursday, February 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation’s remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect Our Prairies Act creates Read the Rest…
Fall 2012 National Organic Standards Board Meeting Announced
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will be holding its next meeting in Providence, RI, from October 15 to 18. The NOSB was established by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and is charged with making recommendations on allowed and prohibited substances in organic production and handling, assisting in the development of standards for Read the Rest…
One Year Farm Bill Extension Pulled, New Bill Being Prepared
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
We are delighted to report the proposed House bill to extend the current farm bill by a year that we have campaigned against since it was hastily introduced last week has been pulled and will not be considered. Elsewhere we have reported on all the huge negative ramifications that bill would have had. We now Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: House Agriculture Committee Debates and Passes Its Farm Bill
Thursday, July 12th, 2012
After a full-day marathon markup that started on Wednesday morning and went into the early hours of Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill by a vote of 35-11. Seven Democrats and four Republicans voted against the bill. The Republicans who voted against the bill did so based on Read the Rest…
Sportsmen, Conservation, and Agriculture Groups Support National Sodsaver Legislation
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
A diverse group of sportsmen, scientists, and conservation and agricultural organizations delivered two letters to Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) this week in support of the Protect Our Prairies Act (H.R. 5879). Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN) introduced the legislation in late May as a marker bill. Marker bills Read the Rest…
ERS Releases Report on Local Meat Processing
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
On June 19, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report titled “Slaughter and Processing Options and Issues for Locally Sourced Meat.” The report sought to evaluate “the availability of slaughter and processing facilities for local meat production and the extent to which these may constrain or support growth in demand for locally sourced meats.” Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: Senate Markup – Conservation Title
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Note to Readers — This is the fourth in a series of posts on the 2012 Farm Bill reported out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on April 26. With respect to conservation issues, previous posts have covered the Conservation Stewardship Program and sodsaver/highly erodible land and wetland conservation. This post covers other conservation title programs. Read the Rest…
Path to the 2012 Farm Bill: Senate Markup – Conservation Stewardship Program
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Note to Readers — This is the second in a series of posts on the 2012 Farm Bill reported out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on April 26. Step Forward, Two Steps Backward for Conservation Stewardship Program First the good news: the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) remains part of the revised conservation title for the 2012 Read the Rest…
Court Orders FDA to Resume Hearings Examining Antibiotic Use in Animal Feed
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
On Thursday, March 22, U.S. District Court of Southern New York Judge Theodore H. Katz ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reissue its proposal to examine the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), nearly 70 percent of all antibiotics used in this country are given Read the Rest…
Obama’s FY 2013 USDA Budget Request
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
On Monday, February 13, President Obama submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. For sustainable agriculture interests, the budget proposal is a mixed bag, with big cuts to working lands conservation programs, and both cuts and increases to discretionary spending accounts for sustainable agriculture programs. As far as the upcoming 2012 Read the Rest…
