Agribusiness Update for Wednesday 09/18/13

Agribusiness Update for Wednesday 09/18/13

This is the Agribusiness Update...I'm Greg Martin...

A Portland firm is recalling nearly 170-thousand pounds of raw and frozen meat and poultry "pelmeni" since it was were produced without the benefit of inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The firm, Siberoni, is recalling the Eastern European-style ravioli products sold in Oregon and Washington State.

The House is expected to consider the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 - this week. The measure would cut 40-billion dollars from nutrition programs over 10 years. But Collin Peterson says the measure will only make it harder to get a new farm bill passed this Congress. Instead of appointing farm bill conferees - Peterson says the Republican Leadership has chosen to move forward with an unnecessary and divisive nutrition bill. He believes the bill should be defeated.

It's National Farm Safety and Health Week. The theme this year is "working together for safety in agriculture." The theme underscores the importance of everyone involved in agriculture working together to build a safer and healthier agricultural work place.

That's today's Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network.

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