…bad farm bill.” The Hagstrom Report says the announcement means the lobbying coalition on the farm bill is officially split on the importance of passing a farm bill this year….
NCBA Calls for Flexibility on Hours of Service Rules
…encouraged FMCSA to provide livestock haulers with the flexibility of a split sleeper berth program that would allow for shorter rest periods of two or three hours during a trip,…
Corporate Leaders and National FFA Announce Transformational Initiative Addressing Emergent Agricultural Challenges
Plans unveiled in “The Blue Room” at 2018 National FFA Convention & Expo Top technology and agriculture companies have announced a partnership with the National FFA Organization to empower and…
The California Kitchen: Lime Infused Slow Poached Lobster
…Meat 2 Lbs Butter 1 Garlic Head Split in Half 1 Bay Leaf 2 T Italian Seasoning 4 Limes Lime Infused Slow Poached Lobster For this and many more of…
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
The National Biodiesel Board is grateful for the 46 members of Congress who voiced strong support for a multi-year extension of the biodiesel tax incentive. The members of Congress represent…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
The National Pork Producers Council is joining with more than 100 public- and private-sector U.S. organizations in a global initiative to create international standards and codes of practices to prevent…
USDA Adds Shelled Almonds and Fresh Sweet Cherry to Market Facilitation Program
…and have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than $900,000. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the “Highly Erodible…
2019 Farmland Rental Rates Expected Steady with 2018
…been squeezed in some states by increasing property tax rates that put pressure on maintaining rental rates. In the end, the return on investment for farmland owners hopefully has bottomed…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…initiative that takes some of the money collected as part of the Cap-and-Trade program to invest in clean technologies to work towards California’s climate goals. Recipients of AMMP grants will…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…Davis. Fellows will participate in 55 seminar days, including an eight-day national travel seminar and a 15-day international travel seminar. “These 24 outstanding individuals, evenly split between men and women,…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…also have an average adjusted gross income for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than $900,000. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…tax of 6 percent of their income. These cost increases will be borne by California citrus but not by growers in other regions. This means the playing field is no…
Companies Targeted by Senator Sanders Fire Back
…Amazon, Walmart, and others, to pay a 100 percent tax on government benefits to their employees, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a significant portion of the farm bill. Amazon…
Senator Sanders Wants Big Companies to Pay for SNAP
…the same day the farm bill conferees meet. The bill would impose a 100 percent tax on government benefits including food stamps received by workers at companies with 500 or…