Progress is made at the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), with representatives on hand from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, State and Treasury. (Susan Carter and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
It's not yet clear when it will actually happen, but at meetings in China, Chinese officials have told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that they intend to reopen their market to U.S. pork. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam)
Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that disease outbreaks in Chinese pig population and the Olympics caused a spike in purchases of U.S. pork, but even without those factors, China represents a growing market for pork.
Expert says the more China follows international rules for trade and food safety, the more that market will expand for U.S. products, including pork. (Gary Crawford and Bill Westman)
A recent House Agriculture Sub-Committee hearing allowed opportunity for a USDA official to explain the Department's efforts in advancing the next phase of biofuel development. (Rod Bain and UnderSecretary Dallas Tonsager)
An USDA Under Secretary believes research and development of biofuels that could directly replace gasoline and jet fuels must be accelerated. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary Raj Shah)
Katherine Kaplan, with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, talks about the amount of power wasted by dozens of devices that continuously draw power.
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