…laws. The claim Walmart asserts is that the poultry companies engaged in price fixing and trade restraint from 2008 to 2016. The 98-page complaint filed in the US District Court…
Almond Beer Helps Industry Toast To FFA
…in two separate notebooks, unknowing of each other, lead to hundreds of almond industry members toasting to California FFA. That was the scene at Temblor Brewing Company in Bakersfield earlier…
Delay in E&J Gallo Acquisition of Constellation Brands
…acquisition of 34 wine and spirit brands from Constellation, priced at $11 and below. Some of the brands included as part of the deal consist of, Mark West, Ravenswood, Wild…
Drones to Light Up State Fair
…families and those who have sensitivities to loud explosions created by traditional fireworks. Pickering noted that in 2015 the California State Fair received national notoriety when it created the Inaugural United…
National FFA’s Washington Leadership Conference Instills Importance of Growth, Leadership, Community Service
…information, visit FFA.org/WLC. The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 669,989 student members who belong to one of 8,630 local FFA…
Court Strikes 2015 Water Rule
A federal court on Tuesday invalidated the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ 2015 expansion of federal jurisdiction over small and isolated waters. After years of litigation in…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…May 13 and consists of a total of 26 episodes which will be released on every Monday through November 4 on the UC ANR YouTube page. “The series itself is…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…terms and conditions will be posted May 20 to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Export Library and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Export Verification Program web page. Source: USDA/Agricultural Marketing Service…
Cattle Industry’s Beef Quality Assurance Program Develops, Distributes Extensive National Manual
…124-page manual addresses topics such as food safety, animal well-being, worker safety and environmental stewardship. It provides specific information to help producers approach management decisions in a way that acknowledges…
Online Tool Available for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…dairy farmers to reduce their net income risk due to volatility in milk or feed prices,” said Dr. Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin, Madison. “Higher…
Last Chance to Comment on OTA GRO Organic Initiative
…The concept of a federally mandated organic check-off program was initially proposed by OTA in 2015. USDA had officially proposed a nationwide organic check-off program back in 2017, but the…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…be announced later this year. For additional information about the ReConnect program, see page 5981 of the February 25, 2019, Federal Register (PDF, 230 KB) and page 64315 of the Dec. 14,…
US Wins Another Dispute Over Chinese Trade Practices
…Chinese market. “Making sure our trading partners play by the rules is vital to providing our farmers the opportunity to export high-quality, American-grown products to the world,” Secretary Perdue said…
E&J Gallo Acquires Several Constellation Wine Brands for $1.7 Billion
…will be selling include, Mark West, Ravenswood, Wild Horse and Black Box. As part of the agreement, Gallo will also be receiving six new winemaking facilities with four of them…
