…a joint petition filed in January 2016 to hear a challenge to the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standards for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Growth Energy along with Americans for Clean Energy,…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…those days of gold standards have melted away under the sexy hot fudge of motivated journalism. Today anyone with an axe to grind against agriculture and a couple of pints…
FDA Grants to Help States Comply with FSMA Produce Rule
…risk-based approach to the oversight of food safety. FDA says the produce safety rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
Sweltering temperatures have slowed the flow of milk from California dairy cows, but analysts say it remains uncertain whether lower production from the nation’s No. 1 dairy state will significantly…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
The nation’s fourth-largest poultry producer, Perdue Farms, announced it’s adopting new animal welfare standards that increase the well-being of its broilers. The announcement came from the Perdue Animal Welfare Summitt,…
Farm Bureau Responds to USTR’s NAFTA Objectives
…row crop and wheat farmers and ensure all our farmers are free to get their products to market under modern and science-based standards. A modernized NAFTA can work for all…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…aim to apply the highest standards covering the broadest possible range of goods and services to ensure truly free and fair trade that supports higher-paying jobs and economic growth in…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…U.S. pork industry, indeed the entire U.S. economy, would be severely affected by an FMD outbreak, which has become more likely in this country with the free flow around the…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…of a grower’s land to habitat. This can be a combination of permanent features such as hedgerows and temporary resources like flowering cover crops. Requirements also include providing nesting sites…
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…said, “we expect it to be a minor peak that operators at Pine Flat and other reservoirs should be able to manage without having to adjust their flows any higher…
Agri View: Tree Fruit Standards
Everett Griner talks about why the tree fruit crops are not up to standards in today’s Agri View. Tree Fruit Standards I think it is safe to say that most…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
…vowing to fight and end the ban, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the ban will not be lifted until food safety standards are met. From the National Association…
WOTUS Repeal Officially Underway
…standards that were adopted in 2008. The proposed rule is a temporary means to provide some type of stability while the agencies work to reevaluate the definition of “waters of…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…tree is infected with the bacteria that causes HLB, which have been deemed inconclusive by testing standards. Those results concern many researchers and lead to the assumption that there are…