…groups including Defenders of Wildlife have been supporting the legislation since its inception, challenging the Trump Administration’s work to roll back regulations that have shown to be ineffective and unnecessarily…
Improved Debt Relief Now Available to American Farmers
American farmers and ranchers will be able to obtain debt relief a bit easier now that President Donald Trump has signed the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019. The bipartisan…
EPA Considering More Hemp Pesticides
…expansion of hemp production while still prohibiting marijuana. Farmers have expressed frustration to the Trump administration and Congress over the challenges they face regarding the number of hemp pesticides that…
Multiple Trade Moves Made Over the Weekend
…from 25 percent to 30 percent beginning on October 1. President Trump described the move as “a GREAT opportunity for the United States.” By Sunday President Trump eluded to the…
Environmental Groups Sue Over Changes to Endangered Species Act
New rules governing how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to be applied were recently finalized, after having been noted as a priority by the Trump administration. The changes have…
Ag Groups Celebrate Trade Agreement with Japan
…Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. David Herring President, NPPC “We thank the Trump administration for negotiating a trade agreement with Japan, a market that represented…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…access to U.S. farmers and ranchers and President Trump is the first President to stand up to them and send a clear message that the United States will no longer…
Perdue on New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
…Protecting America’s tomato producers from the glut of Mexican imports is yet another example of President Trump’s commitment to ensuring our farmers have the ability to succeed in international markets,…
Overall Impact of USMCA and the Need for Ratification
…Mexico back in June and Canada has introduced an implementation bill to go before Parliament. American lawmakers are continuing to negotiate with the Trump administration before Congress begins the process…
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
…was officially terminated and, as a result, Commerce continued its AD investigation on imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Today’s action exemplifies the Trump Administration’s priority of enforcing our trade…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…that make sense for all Californians.” Despite the Trump administration’s reversal of a decision to ban the pesticide at the federal level, California continues to move forward to protect public…
FMCSA Publishes Hours of Service Proposal
By oksana.perkins/shutterstock WASHINGTON (FMCSA) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service…
CAL/OSHA Top Citation for 2017-18 in Ag Industry
Agriculture Workers Picking Lettuce in Salinas valley California Every year California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CAL/OSHA) releases a report with details of the top-cited violations across several industries for…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
…to align with recent actions taken by the Trump administration, which has been more willing to embrace the continued to development of biologically engineered foods. Back in June, President Trump…