…NMPF-led initiatives won approval from the NCIMS delegates during their biennial meeting here. The NCIMS is a national cooperative regulatory program that includes state milk regulatory agencies, dairy companies and…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…the biosciences, technology and agricultural technology industries. The fund is the second USDA has certified under the Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP). RBIP funds support USDA’s strategy for rural economic…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…for USDA’s organic research efforts from its current $20 million to $50 million a year from 2018 to 2023. Established in 2002, the program is USDA’s flagship organic research program,…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…to integrate phenomics and genomics into applied plant breeding programs. The project is improving automated phenotyping and involving more students in plant breeding programs to ensure they are trained for…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
…Groundwater Sustainability Plans and Projects. The grant program is funded by Prop 1, the $7.5 billion water bond overwhelmingly approved by California voters in 2014. Proposition 1 authorized the Legislature…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…and nutrition. The pushback by state officials against FDA’s history of inaction on labeling enforcement came Wednesday at the biennial meeting of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS)…
Conaway Welcomes Sec. Perdue to the Agriculture Committee
…ranchers, including our friends in the cotton industry who are in need of immediate assistance. “These are challenging times in agriculture, but we can rest assured Sec. Perdue will be…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…producers. While EPA attempted to address the farming community’s concerns related to the SPCC rule, the program presents many unnecessary challenges for agricultural producers. NCBA and PLC asked EPA to…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…program, margin protection insurance for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans will be available in more states and have updates designed to better clarify the real input costs covered beginning in…
Almond Matters: Keeping Weeds from New Plantings
…weeds. “The whole concept is you want to start your new plantings in a clean environment so that the nutrition that you are putting in there gets utilized by the…
NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
…communities to be competitive in the national and global marketplace. “RD has a $216 billion portfolio with over forty different programs,” noted the coalition’s letter. “Programs under the Rural Development…
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
…to reform existing regulations and remove unnecessary burdens, RFA’s comments recommend: –Streamlining survey programs intended to monitor and verify fuel quality and regulatory compliance, and consider eliminating costly surveys that…
EPA Extends Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule
…of those challenges by allowing states to work with our EPA partners to ensure adequate training resources and compliance assistance activities,” said Dr. Barbara P. Glenn, CEO of the National…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…manage nitrogen applications for efficient fertilizer use, but also generates a Nitrogen Management Plan, as required by Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP). The N Calculator: Calculates fertilization rates based on…