…to find the workers they need,” said IFPA CEO Cathy Burns. “This is why Congress must act to pass agricultural immigration reform now. America’s agricultural producers simply cannot wait any…
Six GSPs Approved and Another Six Deemed ‘Inadequate’ by DWR
…94 groundwater basins required to submit plans under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Additional plans from 59 high- and medium-priority basins are currently under review. In the latest action,…
Rice Growers Prepare to Receive $250 Million from USDA
…leveraging Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency data for the Emergency Relief Program, USDA saved farmers and staff significant time, and we think this approach will help us provide…
Strengthening Dog Import Standards
Veterinarians are helping to reignite the push to strengthen dog import standards. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The American Veterinary Association-supported Healthy Dog Importation Act would help…
First 2023 House Agriculture Committee Hearing Focuses on Challenges
…“The Biden Administration continues to ignore these crises, neglecting America’s producers and consumers,” said Thompson. “In fact, this Administration continues to promote nonsensical regulations and policies that create needless uncertainty…
Western Water Supply Issues to be Addressed in New USDA Strategy
…the Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action. The new framework is comprised of guidelines to identify vulnerable ag landscapes across 17 Western States, with 13 strategies to…
Agronomic Minute: Taking an Integrated Crop Health Approach
…program is a comprehensive methodology for addressing a variety of issues. “ProNutiva combines powerful conventional products with our sustainable biosolutions from our natural plant-protection portfolio in order to create an…
Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining More Land
…million or more operate nearly 26 percent of U.S. farmlands. The agency also says there were 2.003 million farms in the nation during 2022, a drop of 0.5 percentage points…
LandFlex Grants of $25 Million Awarded to Three GSAs
…California Department of Food and Agriculture. The program has been designed to help bring GSAs into early compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The Madera County GSA was…
Sorghum: A Useful Pollinator Food Source
An alternative food source for pollinators. That’s coming up in This Land of Ours. Sorghum bicolor, a pollen-rich grass species cultivated for grain and forage, which looks similar to corn,…
Week in Review: Allocations Increase & Newsom Order Allows More Delta Pumping
…to requirements centered on endangered fish. Ranch manager for Marthedal Enterprises, Austin Hubbell said they are looking towards the future with some of their trial blocks. Several lawmakers point to…
Disappointment in FDA’s Proposal for Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
…using dairy terminology violates FDA’s own standards of identity, which clearly define dairy terms as animal-based products,” said Mulhern. “We reject the agency’s circular logic that FDA’s past labeling enforcement…
FACA Farm Bill Priorities Heralded by Industry Members
…30-page document. Several member organizations have celebrated the release of the policy recommendations and are eager to engage with lawmakers. “Despite a pandemic, severe weather, volatile markets and rising costs,…
FMI Encourages FDA to Refine Healthy Definition
The Food Industry Association (FMI) recently submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agency’s proposed rule to update the definition of the term “healthy.” The FDA…
