The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released maps today of waters and wetlands the Environmental Protection Agency has to-date refrained from making public. After multiple requests, the Agency…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in accordance with CEQA guidelines, has released the draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The draft Program…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is circulating a Draft Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Statewide Plant Pest and Management Program for a 45-day public review and comment…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…trade before the start of the 2014 citrus shipping season is the result of a lot of effort by a number of USDA employees, who worked very closely with their…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
…agency is taking an in-depth look into the 2014 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats and barley. “The small grains industry is a major component of…
China Reopens Doors for CA Citrus
…as a major component of the decision to reopen the doors. The new agreement is for two years to start, and includes new, stricter measures for the citrus industry. Measures…
Froman ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About TTIP Talks
Michael B. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman talked with cattle producers about ongoing trade negotiations, and offered a positive outlook. Froman on TTIP Froman told the…
2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage for Frost, Freeze, or Weather Related Fruit Losses
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to retroactively provide assistance at additional coverage levels under the 2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance…
NFU on COOL: Consumers Have a Right To Know
…imports of food. Recently, a District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of COOL 9-2. However, the World Trade organization will have a say as well. Johnson questions the small…
AFIA Submits Comments on LEAP Draft Guidelines
The American Feed Industry Association recently submitted comments regarding the Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance draft guidelines. Specifically, the comments submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia today announced that farmers can enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) from Aug. 11, 2014 through…
Mexico Trade Mission and Ag Labor Issues – Looking Forward
(Photo courtesy of ca.gov Planting Seeds) While in Mexico City last week, Governor Brown met with Secretary Navarrete Prida of the Mexican Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and signed…
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…use is roughly 50% environmental, 40% agricultural, and 10% urban. However, the percentage of water use by sector varies dramatically across regions and between wet and dry years. Some of…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…16, FAS announced the 2014 funding for FMD, with 22 trade organizations receiving $24.6 million. TITLE IV – Nutrition Programs Multiagency Taskforce on Commodity Programs: On April 24, the Under…
