BrazilThe U.S. may lift a ban on fresh beef imports from some Brazilian states this year, according to a Brazilian official. “There are well-founded reasons to believe the situation may be solved by the end of this year,” Emilio Garofalo, secretary of the government’s Foreign Trade Chamber, said in an interview from Brasilia.

Five years after the passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which banned the processing of horses in the U.S., the debate over domestic horse slaughter remains a subject of controversy. This past February, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) submitted a proposed strategy for the future management of America’s wild horses and burros, based on comments received from the public in 2010.

As the spring track and field season comes to a close, the equipment is gathered and locked away while students depart on a much-needed break. Unfortunately for dairy producers, their hurdles remain in place. At the National Dairy Producers Conference this May in Omaha, Nebraska, speakers from across the country reported on the conditions that lie ahead for the dairy industry. From Capitol Hill and foreign trade to high input costs and animal care, the gamut of issues was run. Capitol Hill U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District welcomed everyone to his home state and briefed the audience as to what has been happening on the Hill.