<br> http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ The Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted comments this week on an FDA proposal to limit the use of certain antibiotics in livestock, warning that a ban could increase the threat of foodborne illness. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:15 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Certified Angus Beef president John Stika testified at last week's GIPSA hearing in Fort Collins, Colo., urging USDA to be wary of unintended consequences. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:31:20 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ In updated figures released last week, USDA officials forecast that the consumer-price index for food will increase only 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent this year. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:28:49 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ China has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:52 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:24:23 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week launched a new feature on the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" Web site to highlight local and regional food systems and the multitude of connections being made between farmers and consumers. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:19:13 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Consumers are always in the driver’s seat when it comes to selling products, beef included. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:10 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ A partnership between dairy producers, through the checkoff-funded National Dairy Council and Newsweek, has led to the distribution of more than 1 million copies of the "How to Build a Healthy Kid" back-to-school guidebook. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:11:27 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Fiscal 2011 U.S. agricultural exports are forecast at $113 billion, up $5.5 billion from the revised ERS 2010 forecast. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:09:23 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Industry experts and top decision makers gather in Salzburg, Austria Oct. 13-16 to discuss the future of animal nutrition, Biomin's NutriEconomics program, developments in science, business, the environment and leadership. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:07:10 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Web poll Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:35:38 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Mexico added hams and other pork products to a list of U.S. products subject to import tariffs as an escalating trade dispute threatens the second-largest foreign market for American hog producers. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:33:14 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ "These people are rednecks," Bryan Monell, an animal-rights activist who specializes in undercover efforts, said in describing folks who work with animals. "We are superior." Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:30:54 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ A total of 1,097 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported in 2007 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a CDC analysis.&nbsp; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:20:37 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Organization produces YouTube video encouraging consumers to protect their right to choose the types of food they purchase. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:17:29 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ A very solid June performance allowed U.S. beef and pork exports to finish the first half of 2010 with strong momentum. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:13:31 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported its fifth consecutive quarterly U.S. sales decline, saying recent price discounts failed to produce the boost the retailer expected amid a struggling economy. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:10:21 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Sysco Corp. reported a 7.1 percent jump in quarterly profit and said food costs increased for the first time in a year amid rising dairy, meat, fruit and vegetable prices, though executives with the largest U.S. foodservice company expressed trepidation over the economy. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:08:36 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ A bipartisan group of Senators has reached agreement on legislation designed to enhance the safety of the nation's food supply, setting the stage for the full Senate to take up the measure later this year. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:06:19 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Regulators want to know what veterinarians are doing to avoid drug residues in the meat of dairy cows sent to slaughter. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:04:00 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ A new video from Dairy Cares highlights sustainable dairy farming practices. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:02:00 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Russia has reinstated Smithfield Foods’ Tar Heel, N.C., and Clinton, N.C., pork plants as eligible exporters, according to Meatingplace.com. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:59:13 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Web poll Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:56:46 GMT http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ http://www.foodsystemsinsider.com/ Readers' comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:55:13 GMT