I’m completely flummoxed by the logic of a ruling made by a federal judge last week. He seemed to say that farming is now illegal without permission from the feds….
Agri View: GMO Legislation
…Bernie Sanders and Pat Leahy, denounce the proposed federal legislation as the “DARK Act”—Deny Americans the Right to Know. The bill, they correctly say, would block state’s efforts to mandate…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…voluntary conservation programs from costly and unnecessary reporting requirements. “Federal reporting requirements were never intended to burden farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “They were meant…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture Certified Biobased label, which assures consumers that the federal government stands behind the accuracy of the percent biobased claim stated on the label….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…Plant Genome Research Program, the Kansas Wheat Commission; the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture; INRA, University Blaise Pascal; Illumina, Inc.;…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…visited nine USDA Service Centers in three states where he met with FSA employees and farmer elected County Committee members to discuss issues of significance related to federal farm program…
Western View: Yet Another National Monument?
It looks like the Federal Government is going to reach out and touch yet another group of cattle ranchers, this time in the Arizona Strip. Their touch is likely to…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution Urging Congress to Pass Federal Biotech Labeling Standard With Vermont’s biotechnology food labeling law about to take effect in July, the National Milk Producers Federation urged…
2016 GEELA Awards
…voluntary achievements culminated in 2015. Competition is open to all California residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, professional and trade associations, communities, state and local government entities, tribes, and federal agencies operating…
Petition to Legalize Industrial Hemp
The Hemp Industries Association, along with the Kentucky Hemp Industry Council filed a petition Wednesday to legalize industrial hemp. The petition was filed with the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…and ranchers can have their day in court when the government tells them they cannot plow a field or improve a ditch without a federal permit.” Critics of the EPA…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…effects to ask questions and get answers.” WaterFix would create more flexibility to better balance water quality, fish protection and water supply: WaterFix would allow the state and federal water…
Food Waste Research
…McCarthy announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, said federal regulatory agencies “are approaching water management problems the same way today that they did decades ago.” “Federal…