http://www.usagnet.com Your Daily Source for National & World Ag News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1185 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1185 The United States tightened country-of-origin labeling provisions to specify locations for each step, where animals are born, raised and slaughtered. Fri, 24 May 2013 6:53:26 CST http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1186 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1186 The Senate began its floor work on a 2013 Farm Bill this week, with three days of floor debate and votes on amendments interspersed with debate on topics including the federal budget and immigration. Fri, 24 May 2013 6:53:26 CST http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1187 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1187 The House Agriculture Committee met Tuesday for the first in a series of hearings related to the coming reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Fri, 24 May 2013 6:53:26 CST http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1188 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1188 According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, "Seed Treatment (Insecticides, Fungicides, Other Chemical and Nonchemical Treatment) Market For Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Canola, Cotton and Others - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global seed treatment market was valued at USD 2. Fri, 24 May 2013 6:53:26 CST http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1189 http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1189 As farmers across the Corn Belt continue to battle above- and below-ground insect pests year after year, a comprehensive integrated pest management approach is key to maximizing yield potential, especially in corn-on-corn environments. Fri, 24 May 2013 6:53:26 CST