…signed an executive order that will streamline the approval process for biologically engineered crops and other agricultural technologies. Ibach noted that expanding on organic regulations to include gene editing would…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations. Many producers were affected by natural disasters this spring, such as flooding, that kept them out of…
New Smoke Exposure Regulation Arriving at Height of Fire Season
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has unanimously approved new regulations pertaining to wildfires and smoke exposure. The decision comes after an emergency rulemaking proposal was…
Perdue on the Department of Labor’s Proposed H2A Modernized Rule
…increase enforcement against fraud and abuse, all while maintaining protections for America’s workers. When this rule goes into effect, our farmers will be released from unnecessary and burdensome regulations allowing…
Labor Bathroom Compliance Can be Tricky
…with multiple regulations dictating placement in a field. “We have FSMA to worry about but also CalOSHA, so there are labor laws you have to deal with like making sure…
Optimism for Adopting Voluntary Approach to California’s Water Goals
…Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019. Wade explained that SB-1 would codify in California some of the federal regulations such as the 2008 and 2009 biological opinions. “It…
Industry Concerned with FDA Oversight of Animal Genomics
…– have already adopted risk-based GE regulations that are far less onerous,” said NPPC Lead Counsel for Science and Technology Andrew Bailey. “More broadly, many other countries and regions are…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…to enroll in new CSP contracts. Technical Changes to NRCS Conservation Programs: On May 6, 2019, NRCS published an interim final rule to make existing regulations consistent with the 2018…
Stringent, Discretionary Enforcement of CalOSHA Safety Standards
…and in turn issuing as many, if not more, citations for failure to be in compliance with worker safety and health regulations that were unrelated to the incident that they…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-13-19
…the latest Department of Pesticide Regulations report that says Californians are using less pesticide year-over-year. Also, there is a big push to get the USMCA going, the glassy-winged sharpshooter program…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…animal, plant and environmental health. For products derived from plant biotechnology, USDA’s regulations focus on protecting plant health; FDA oversees food and feed safety; and EPA regulates the sale, distribution,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-07-19
…about updates to USDA biotechnology regulations. In this week’s Almond Update, Hillman talks to Tim Birmingham from the Almond Board of California about the 21st Annual Food Quality & Safety Symposium…
Addressing the Financial Challenges of Small Farms
…the regulatory burden on small farms or we need to provide money to help them comply with the permits and regulations,” said Houston. “Neither of those things are without controversy,…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-06-19
…regulations for animal diagnostic labs. We also have more information on the USMCA and disaster assistance details, as well as the latest episode of Voices of the Valleys. About the…