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Weekly Features MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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U.S. Pork Producers NPPC officers and top staff recently met with Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to urge him to take immediate action to address a crisis that over the past seven months has cost the pork industry more than $2.1 billion. Due mostly to a doubling of feed cost, producers have lost $30-$50 on each hog marketed over the last 30 days. MORE |
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Pew Commission Report Overlooks Pork Producers Progress On Challenges Recommendations issued from a commission composed primarily of members opposed to modern livestock production, if implemented, likely would raise the cost of producing food animals and increase meat prices in the face of a global food crisis, according to the National Pork Producers Council. MORE |
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Drug User Fee Law Critical To Pork Producers Enacted in 2003, the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), authorizes FDA to collect fees from the animal health industry to be used for the review and approval of animal health products. The fees supplement the agency’s annual congressionally-approved appropriations and have enabled FDA to dramatically reduce its review time of new animal drugs, bringing medications to the market more quickly while maintaining high standards for safety and effectiveness. MORE |
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