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Court Rejects Prop 12 Challenge from Meat Institute
USAgNet - 12/29/2020 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected the North American Meat Institute s challenge on the constitutionality of California s Proposition 12 in October, and again unanimously rejected the Meat Institute s request for a rehearing by a full panel. The Meat Institute is disappointed in the decision and is considering filing a petition for certiorari, says Meat Institute spokeswoman Sarah Little.
According to National Hog Farmer, NAMI had petitioned the Ninth Circuit to try to get its case reheard en banc (by a full panel of the Court). Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in support of the Meat Institute s petition for
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Bird Flu Prompts China to Suspend Poultry Imports from Ireland
USAgNet - 12/28/2020 China has banned poultry imports from Ireland due to highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu, General administration of customs said in a statement on Friday.
According to Reuters, the trade move, which is effective Dec. 25, was made to protect the countryâs animal husbandry sector, the statement said.
China has reported an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in swans in the northern province of Shanxi.
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USDA Issues Report Showing Food at Home Trends
USAgNet - 12/28/2020 The share of U.S. food expenditures occurring at grocery stores, supercenters, and other food-at-home retailers typically displays a consistent seasonal pattern.
U.S. consumers devote relatively more money to food-at-home spending in the winter months-a time of Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings.
The summer months see the highest share of spending at food-away-from-home places such as restaurants, cafeterias, and other eating-out places.
While seasonal patterns have stayed constant until 2020, the share of total food spending dedicated to food at home has not.
In 1998, food at home s share was above 55 percent of total food spending throughout the year.
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NCGA Recognizes Long-Serving Ag Committee Leaders
USAgNet - 12/28/2020 As the 117th Congress comes to a close, the National Corn Growers Association is recognizing the tenure of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and House
Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway, R-Texas. The three leaders will not be returning to elected office next Congress, taking a combined 86 years of experience and institutional knowledge of the legislative process with them.
Roberts was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980, representing Kansasâ âBig Firstâ District for 16 years. He served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee from 1995-1997 where he oversaw passage of the 1996 Farm Bill. In