…as eBay, Bank of American and Ikea in becoming members of RE100. The collaborative, global initiative is led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, is designed to help…
Deciphering the Walnut Genome
…Walnut Board and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The study can be found here. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-19-19
…a tax loophole, what tequila, haircare and high-density farming systems have in common and get an update of California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson’s recent visit with the governor. This…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…premature development in rural areas; excessive costs to growers on redevelopment of land into other agriculture crops uncertainty with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act reductions in groundwater supplies; loss of tax…
USDA Announces Launch of the Start Simple with MyPlate Campaign
…to help simplify the nutrition information that surrounds us each day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7_i5tY-5BY USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue introduces the Start Simple with MyPlate campaign—the latest nutrition initiative from MyPlate.gov. The Start…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…address the issue, the agency is “looking and trying to determine what is the best expenditure of tax payer money regarding the technology of vaccines.” The cost of funding the…
Secretary Perdue on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
…work across the U.S. government this past year. The American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report reflects that work on behalf of taxpayers and displays the federal government’s commitment as a strong…
Western View: Why So Much For Gasoline?
…committee formed by the California Energy Commission. The professor says the higher price is not explained by the fact that we have higher taxes. Yes, gas taxes are high but…
Further Confusion Surrounding Sick Leave Time
…employee it will be lost. “If you tackle the upfront allotment of giving everybody their hours up front, there is an allocation to where you can roll unused hours one…
FSA Services Expanded During Ongoing Government Shutdown
…expanding despite the ongoing government shutdown. Some FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents and will now be offering a broader range of transactions…
USDA Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications
…a part of the trade mitigation initiative, will now have more time to submit their applications. “President Trump instructed me, as Secretary of Agriculture, to craft a program that would…
Developing Vineyard Management Technologies to Improve Efficiency
…specialty crop research initiative project and it looks at taking spatial data collected from sensors that we drive through the vineyard, processing that data and then being able to actually…
Farm Bill Strengthens Efforts of Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
The 2018 Farm Bill continues financial support of multiple programs and initiatives including the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The new farm bill includes $185 million in funding…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…closing a total of 23 data centers as part of the Data Center Optimization Initiative. Strengthened Cybersecurity: USDA decreased the number of critical vulnerabilities per endpoint by 62 percent and…