…relates to the Organic Foods Production Act and the authority for regulating animal welfare. The Trump Administration had previously asserted that it did not have the requisite authority for regulating…
Agricultural Impacts of Inflation Reduction Act
With the Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says the act will change the world. “Our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of…
Week in Review: Ag’s Disadvantage in Politics & Inflation Reduction Act Investments
…Reduction Act of 2022 contains significant investments in energy and climate programs, and altogether includes approximately $40 billion that will support rural and agricultural communities. A petition has been submitted…
COVER Act Seeks to Further Incentivize Cover Crop Implementation
…Casten, the COVER Act will provide a $5 per acre insurance premium subsidy to farmers who plant cover crops. The COVER Act would create a Good Steward Cover Crop program,…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 08-04-22
…Voting Choice Act, and the olive industry uniting to petition the FDA for the first-ever U.S. standards. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Agriculture Coalition Letter to Senate on Farm Labor
…several associations from states where ag labor is especially important, such as California, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Alabama. In fact, there were ten pages of affiliated associations. The coalition says…
Ag Groups Support Conservation Investments in Inflation Reduction Act
…Program would be supported by $8.45 billion and $6.75 billion would be allotted for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. “If passed, the Inflation Reduction Act will have a meaningful impact…
House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Hemp
…the Marijuana Tax Act of 1938, and hemp was treated no differently than marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. In 2014, the farm bill removed long-standing federal restrictions on the…
Syngenta Opens $15 Million Global Vegetable Seeds Quality Control Lab
…where countries or regions may be trying to protect their own agricultural interests and they don’t want invasive species. They also don’t want invasive pathogens coming in that could be…
Week in Review: Pistachio Expectations Decline & Mitigating Red Scale in Citrus
…San Joaquin Valley. State and national agricultural leaders joined Republican lawmakers in urging the Senate to pass legislation to build on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Get all of the…
Beagle Brigade Act Seeks to Bolster Pest and Disease Protection
…through the passage of the Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act of 2019, which authorized the training of additional canine teams,” the letter states. “The Beagle Brigade Act would provide…
Lawmakers and Industry Groups Call for Farm Labor Solutions
A press conference in Washington, D.C. included several members of Congress and business groups calling for action on farm labor solutions. State and national agricultural leaders joined Republican lawmakers in…
MSOB: Considering Differences in Seaweed-Based Biostimulants
…used to produce biostimulants. “Different raw materials, so the seaweed species, or different extraction processes even within a type – so different types of alkaline extraction processes – all will…
California Producers Describe Needs During Farm Bill Listening Session
…session. He highlighted not only the impact of ongoing drought and the need for federal intervention but also the need to support American ag exports. Matoian, along with others, pointed…