USFEC partners with trade organizations in Japan to collect random samples for testing to ensure safe hay and straw. Information is available here.
Consul General of India in Seattle
On May 9, USFEC members met with Consul General Prakash Gupta to discuss Indian market access. From left to right: Tyler Haberman, Blaine Calaway, Brent Mallon, Mike Hajny, Consul General Gupta and John Szczepanski.
Chemical Testing
USFEC’s commitment to providing safe hay and straw includes a testing program which is described here.
Revised Trade Rules
Destination Testing
U.S. Senators Support Forage Exports
the U.S. Forage Export Council (USFEC) praised the release of a letter from Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to act without delay to ensure that American alfalfa exporters retain critical market access for their products and that standards for exports are transparent and consistent.