…on investment for membership in CCM. CCM engages in matters ranging from trade, to air quality regulations, pest and disease issues, pesticide regulation, labor, water, and federal and state legislation…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…of this administration, participation in school breakfast programs has increased by almost 27 percent; over 14 million students are now eating school breakfast each day. To help support the ongoing…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…of Plant Sciences. About the Almond Board: At the request of the almond industry, a Federal Marketing Order for almonds was established in 1950. At that time, it dealt primarily…
NMPF Supports New Senate Food Labeling Bill Approved Today by Agriculture Committee
…create labeling mandates for foods with ingredients that have been genetically modified. Food labeling “is an area where we need a clear federal standard, not a piecemeal approach across the…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
South Africa now is accepting U.S. pork exports. The National Pork Producers Council, which worked with the Obama administration to convince Pretoria to lift a de facto ban on U.S….
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
In testimony today, the National Pork Producers Council urged congressional lawmakers to work with the Obama administration to improve the preparedness of the United States to deal with a foreign…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…conservation and forestry over the course of this Administration, visit http://medium.com/usda-results. Resources List of 2016 watersheds National Water Quality Initiative webpage National Water Quality Initiative success stories Resource Stewardship webpage…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…the west. Here’s what it looks like. The fisher’s population in California has been plummeting lately, and last year it was proposed to be federally listed as a Threatened Species,…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…now undergoing environmental review. For the last two years, federal and state fish and wildlife agencies have been working together closely as a Real-Time Drought Operations Management Team to capture…
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
…the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposalset forth by the administration earlier this month. The letters request Congressional approval of the $860.374 million funding level outlined in the President’s FY17…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government officials, agricultural representatives and citizens to discuss current issues of concern to California agriculture….
NFU Statement on Proposed Senate GMO Labeling Bill
In response to legislation introduced last week by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., to set up a federal GMO labeling system, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…resource helps federal, state and private partners better target our work to restore and protect this vast landscape – supporting wildlife, rural economies, and the Western way of life,” said…
Agri View: Drugs, Unsolvable Problem
Everett Griner talks about drugs and production solutions in today’s Agri View. Drugs, Unsolvable Problem From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Illegal Drug Trade The illegal drug trade is a global…