On Nov. 2, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced over $223 million in grants and loans to support small to midsized meat processing facilities.

A recently published trade report analyzing the effects of American beef imports and exports highlights the strong economic value of the U.S. beef industry’s participation in a global marketplace.

The U.S. beef export market has shown that it will continue to expand, even if export access is lost to key countries.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is updating members on the organization’s activities regarding potential Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reforms. NMPF hosted three webinars and a large-scale summit in July.