Risk to USDA’s Market Access Program

Phil Seng, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, discusses the importance of the USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) in expanding beef exports, and the need to include MAP in the debate over the next farm bill.

1. Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday
2. Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
3. Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
4. Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
5. Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples
6. Commentary: Severely ticked off

1. Commentary: Ag must resist HSUS 'divide and conquer' strategy
2. Outbreak of PEDV spreads to 13 U.S. states
3. Getting HSUS to shush
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
5. Smithfield Foods bid reflects China’s quality issues
6. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody

1. COOL isn’t working
2. NIAA releases white paper on FMD preparedness
3. American students immerse themselves in Scotland
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
5. Commentary: Ag must resist HSUS 'divide and conquer' strategy
6. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody