…local nut companies. A sophisticated crime ring is hitting tree nut handlers by using shipping information obtained by hacking a Department of Transportation database, stealing trucking company identification, etc. Three…
Chairman Conaway Statement on Agreement Reached at 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
…export subsidies for transportation and marketing for another 8 years even though the United States has held the position that the authority of countries to offer these sorts of subsidies…
Drone Registration Rules Announced
…Registration will open December 21 at www.faa.gov/uas/registration. From the FAA website: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly, web-based aircraft registration process…
Drone Registration Rules Announced
…all commercial UAS use. Registration will open December 21 at www.faa.gov/uas/registration. From the FAA website: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly,…
DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals
…provide customers in high-growth, high-value industry segments in packaging, transportation, and infrastructure solutions, among others with a broad and deep portfolio of cost-effective offerings. Combined pro forma 2014 revenue for…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…security in a changing climate.” Food systems in the United States benefit from a large area of arable land, high agricultural yields, vast integrated transportation systems, and a high level…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a joint hearing to explore…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…agricultural tax provisions. The law is very clear on one point, however: Any vehicle with an existing design primarily for the transportation of persons or property on the highway does…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…growers, processors of human and animal food, importers, auditors, transportation and more. After all is said and done, FDA will have released almost 50 new regulations and hundreds of supporting…
2014 Kern County Crop Report Up 12 Percent
…more than 78 percent of the total value. The figures in this report represent only gross values and do not take into account the costs of production, marketing, transportation or…
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
…are the American Petroleum Institute, American Road and Transportation Builders, Leading Builders of America, National Alliance of Forest Owners, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Manufacturers, National Cattlemen’s…
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…community’s emerging economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, transportation, public health, environmental, and regional economic experts will work directly with local communities to spur local economic…
YSFB and CHP Partner for Ag Vehicle Inspections
…and Federal regulations. Volunteer CHP officers will inspect only agricultural trucks, confirming vehicle weight and driver licenses for proper driver class. US Department of Transportation decals will be supplied for…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…plan will: -Identify vulnerabilities to climate change by sector and regions, including, at a minimum, the following sectors: water, energy, transportation, public health, agriculture, emergency services, forestry, biodiversity and habitat,…