…Instagram and Twitter, and Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. will continue to roll out additional creative elements such as video, programmatic and native advertising in the weeks ahead. The ads…
Ag Groups Applaud New WOTUS Rule Definition
…press release. “I thank President Trump and Administrator Wheeler for having the backs of our farmers, ranchers, and producers and for continuing to roll back Federal overreach. With reforms and…
Chlorpyrifos Alternatives Workgroup Roundtables a ‘Complete Travesty’
…Office, as well as members of Californians for Pesticide Reform. The crowd was split into smaller groups to discuss individual thoughts and reactions about the draft recommendations, which Isom said…
Eventful Year Ahead for U.S. Cotton
…industry and now even greater focus of the U.S. cotton industry as we look to launch the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol,” said Adams. “We’re going to be rolling that out…
USDA Encourages Input for EQIP Rule
…Initiative to $140,000 for contracts entered between fiscal 2019 through 2023. Comments on the proposed changes can be submitted through Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Listen to the report below. USDA Encourages Input…
Trump Administration Taking on New Trade Front
…increase would be implemented as a response to a recent French tax on digital services, which U.S. officials believe to be a barrier to trade. Similar tariff action has also…
Groups Respond to China Phase One Trade News
…development is welcome news. We appreciate the administration’s initiative and look forward to further progress toward resolving this trade battle. China went from the second-largest market for U.S. agricultural products…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
…for farmers and their families. We hope this training initiative will help our lenders recognize the signs of severe stress and get farm families the support they need,” said Farm…
2020 Will Be International Year of Plant Health
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is launching the United Nations’ International Year of Plant Health for 2020. The initiative is aimed at raising global awareness on how protecting plant…
USDA to Open Signup for Conservation Reserve Program December 9
…ongoing. Farmers and ranchers who enroll in CRP receive a yearly rental payment for voluntarily establishing long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees (known as “covers”) to…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
…(ARS)-led U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative includes data from more than 5,100 wheat and barley growers in 17 states. It details how grain producers perceive FHB, where they get their information,…
Legislation to Preserve Family Farms Introduced in Congress
…the death tax relief that was passed as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), but that many cattle producers are either still vulnerable to the…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…also have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) for tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017 of less than $900,000 unless at least 75 percent of the person’s or legal entity’s…
Western View: Will California Take Over PG&E?
…as it may sound, two Bay area politicians actually think the State of California should take over PG&E. One is Governor Newsom himself, who thinks he should use tax dollars…