…of not being picked rather quickly. Jumping on board the Clinton campaign as a cheerleader, Vilsack called the Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump, “not temperamentally fit to be president.”…
Seafood Monitoring Rule Heads to White House for Review
…Administration, the rule seeks to put new traceability requirements on imported seafood. Politico says the regulation is a key component of the Obama administration’s 2015 action plan to combat illegal…
Anti-Trade Talks Threaten TPP
…candidate for President later this week. Republican Candidate Donald Trump also opposed the deal in its current state. During his speech, Senator Sanders, the runner-up to Clinton for the Democratic…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
…to learn more. Administration of FARM Environmental Stewardship will be managed by Ryan Bennett, NMPF’s Senior Director for Industry and Environmental Affairs, with overall FARM Program oversight by Emily Meredith,…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…for local and regional foods, which was valued at $12 billion in 2014 according to industry estimates. Under this Administration, USDA has invested more than $1 billion in more than…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…buying and selling of livestock and poultry – the so-called GIPSA Rule – from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. The platform calls the U.S….
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
…Obama Administration is announcing four final rules that implement important provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) building on the progress schools across the country have already made in…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…one of the key factors affecting prospects for crop production and commodity prices. In 1978 the World Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formed the Joint Agricultural Weather…
Ag Groups Fear Anti-trade Talk at RNC
…the regulatory agenda in D.C. Donald Trump has come out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and threatened to impose high tariffs on China. Agri-Pulse said…
Ag Secretary Vilsack a Potential VP Candidate
…for Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket. During an interview on NBC, Vilsack said, “Trump is to politics what Bernie Madoff was to investment. He’s selling something the public doesn’t…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…for farmworkers nationwide. USDA, under the Obama Administration, is proud of its efforts to help ensure farmworkers and their families have safe, adequate housing. Every year, agricultural workers who are…
Humane Handling of Veal Calves
…improvements made to the U.S. food safety system during the Obama Administration, which are some of the most significant updates made since the 1950s. USDA’s modernization efforts are bringing down…
Forecasting Temperatures Easier Than Rain
…record warming going on in terms of statewide average temperatures. That’s what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate prediction center calls for in it’s forecast going into our next…
Foodkeeper App Improved
…grilling season, USDA is recognizing improvements made to the U.S. food safety system during the Obama Administration, which are some of the most significant updates made since the 1950s. USDA’s…