…up steam this past week as President-elect Donald Trump said again that he’ll withdraw the country from TPP on his first day in office. Negotiators are meeting in Indonesia and…
Agri View: Money Saving Guidelines
Everett Griner talks about guidelines to save food and money in today’s Agri View. Money Saving Guidelines The Food and Drug Administration has made public another set of guidelines to…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
…up to five years, regardless of drought condition. Building on the work of previous Administrations, my Administration has worked closely with the State of California and other affected parties to…
Funding for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…National Science Foundation leads this initiative with support from NIFA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, National Institutes of Health, Department of Transportation, and National Center…
Dairy Organizations Applaud Congressional Letter to FDA
…cosigned by a bipartisan coalition of 32 other members of the House, lawmakers urge U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf to more aggressively police the improper use of…
Fair Practices Rules Protect Contract Farmers
…the Obama Administration and Secretary Vilsack for their commitment to moving these rules forward and for leveling the playing field for contract farmers. The Farmer Fair Practices Rules are basic…
Idaho Governor May Be Next Ag Secretary
Otter A report on the Magic Valley Dot Com website says Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is being looked at by the Trump Administration as a possible Secretary of Agriculture….
Republicans Set for Battle Over Immigration
…of the GOP. The business side of the debate is waiting to see if the Trump administration will use executive power to change the legal immigration system and what kind…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
The House Freedom Caucus (Twitter) (Facebook) is a group of conservative House Republicans that issued a 23-page list of regulations it wants overturned in a Trump administration, and nutrition is…
Ag Groups React to Proposed GIPSA Rules
…to make changes in the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rules that would govern those contracts. The Turkey Federation says the changes would increase costs, reduce overall productivity,…
Wheat Growers Welcome Actions on China Trade
…administration unfairly impedes wheat export opportunities. The USTR announced the TRQ action simultaneously with a request that the WTO form a dispute panel in the case it filed in September…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
FY 2016 Rural Development Progress Report Released Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the final year-end report of the Obama administration’s results creating jobs and investing in rural communities nationwide. “USDA…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…will pursue enforcement action against China for its illegal Tariff Rate Quota administration which has harmed U.S. farm and ranch families: “Over the course of the past two years, the…
Western Governors Vow Climate Change Fight
Three governors representing western U.S. states have vowed to move forward with efforts to fight climate change regardless of how the incoming Donald Trump administration treats the issue. The governors…