Trade Ambassador Visits Wisconsin

Weekly eNewsletter | July 26, 2021 | Volume 172

Trade Ambassador Visits Wisconsin

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s first trip to Wisconsin included a tour and roundtable discussion at a western Wisconsin dairy farm. The Servais family hosted Ambassador Tai at their farm, Hamburg Hills Farm, in Stoddard.

Tai and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, held a roundtable with farm industry leaders on how international trade relationships impact their work in America’s Dairyland. Some of those key issues included steel tariffs, dairy disagreements with Canada and opening up markets in the Pacific Rim.

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The U.S. is continuing to take steps to keep African swine fever out of the country. USDA recently announced that it has approved blood swabs and spots as official African swine fever (ASF) testing tissues.

“Experts say they are important additions to other samples that have been previously approved,” reports AgDay TV’s Clinton Griffiths.

USDA Launches Grading Dashboard For Beef And Other Proteins

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently launched a new, interactive grading dashboard to capture current and historical quality grade and volume information for beef and other proteins. The dashboard includes data published through the weekly USDA National Steer & Heifer Estimated Grading Percent Report and expands the information to include veal and lamb grades and volumes.

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Twelve organizations representing farmers and companies who make the vast majority of America’s meat, poultry, and dairy, as well as animal feed and ingredients, unveiled the Protein PACT for the People, Animals, and Climate of Tomorrow - the first joint initiative of its kind designed to accelerate momentum and verify progress toward global sustainable development goals across all animal protein sectors.

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