USDA Announces Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board Appointments

January 10, 2019 USDA AMS

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of 35 members to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.

J. H. Routh Packing Co. Recalls Pork Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

January 10, 2019 USDA FSIS

J. H. Routh Packing Co., a Sandusky, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 1,719 pounds of raw pork sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

New Study Shows US Pork’s Long-term Sustainability Progress

January 10, 2019 National Pork Board

“The study confirms what we as producers have been doing to make good on our ongoing commitment of doing what’s best for people, pigs and the planet, which is at the heart of the industry’s We CareSM ethical principles,” said Steve Rommereim, National Pork Board president and a pig farmer from Alcester, South Dakota.

Cal Poly Rose Float receives 2019 Extraordinaire Award

January 10, 2019 Santa Maria Times

At the 2019 Rose Parade held New Year’s Day, the group received the Extraordinaire Award — which recognizes the most extraordinary float entered in the annual contest — for their entry “Far Out Frequencies.” Tuesday’s win is the first time the program has received the Extraordinaire Award in its 71 years of participation.

Meet Certified American Grown Lobbyist Jumana Madanat Misleh

January 10, 2019 American Grown Flowers

When Jumana Madanat Misleh was hired in May to be the voice for Certified American Grown in Washington, D.C., it didn’t take her long to get up to speed on the issues facing America’s flower farmers.