…and lower carbon emissions from transportation fuels. Congress entrusted EPA with the ability to reset the RFS, not to gut the RFS,” he told EPA.” Dinneen also told EPA about…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
Trucks carry more freight between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement than railcars. The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics last week reported…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Also in attendance were representatives from the…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…which will, in turn, help determine the management activities for the next year. Pickup machines sweep the windrows into carts or trailers for transportation to a huller/sheller facility. With the…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…bill would delay the requirements mandating the use of electronic logging devices in livestock hauling trucks for one year. USCA’s Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Hilker says the bill allows time…
Agri View: Transporting Crops
…railroad transportation rates were costly. Farmers were among the first volume producers to turn to trucks. Another factor which was important. Trains carried from station to station. Trucks could deliver…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…rules may apply to you, such as Preventive Controls for Animal Food, Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Education; Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; Director of the Office…
Agri View: Food Cost Drops in 2016
…2016 than we did in 2015. They even told us why. The Strong dollar was one factor. Declining energy prices which allowed for cheaper transportation. And downward pressure on the…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…a number of factors, ranging from a syndrome known as “colony collapse disorder” to stress caused by factors such as parasites and pests, transportation of bees, sub-lethal exposure to pesticides,…
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Heads to Washington
…in D.C. “This year, we have a strong contingent of livestock haulers who will meet with staff at the Department of Transportation regarding the pending implementation of electronic log devices…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…farmers and for the U.S. processing and transportation industries. U.S. pork producers would be particularly hard hit. Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes calculated that if Mexico placed a 20…
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
…transparency around milk safety program equivalence in other countries; and updating the requirements for bulk milk transportation and the requirements for voluntary testing of milk for drug residues. Conference delegates…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…1.9 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2014,” the comments, signed by NCBA President Craig Uden and PLC President Dave Eliason, read. “By comparison, GHG emissions from transportation and…