The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to update its regulations to allow Hass avocados from Colombia to be imported into…
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…then make its decision regarding any change to the Agency’s import regulations for orchids of the genus Dendrobuim spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States. You may…
Vilsack Names Members and Alternates to the Hass Avocado Board
…paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal responsibility, program efficiency and fair treatment of participating stakeholders. More information about the Hass Avocado Board is available online at www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion/hass-avocado, or…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…field, and give confidence to the American public. On the other hand, Clovis said regulations impose themselves on smaller enterprises, and “when you write regulations to re-impose regulations, you take…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…enforcement of the hide and brand laws and regulations. procedures which are followed by the Bureau of Livestock Identification; curbing of livestock thefts; the annual budget for the Bureau of…
Former GOP EPA Administrators Fear Trump
…Investigation Division, suggests Trump should relax enforcement, rather than retracting regulations if elected. Parker says political appointees could decide to slow-walk cases and make other policy changes, although that would…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…up to 95 percent. USDA is providing a 90-day period for the public to review and comment on program improvements. To review program details, visit www.regulations.gov, reference RIN 0560-AI34 and…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
…of organic products traded between the U.S. and Mexico.” Starmer In October 2013, Mexico published implementing guidelines and regulations for organic production and marketing, which will be fully implemented in…
Voice of a Farmer Message Opens CAPCA
…have some daunting challenges in front of us relative to regulations, and that is largely built on the fact that even when I was growing up on the farm, there…
New Cuba Regulations Include Farm Equipment
New regulations regarding products from Cuba announced last week also ease restrictions on farm equipment and inputs. The Obama Administration Friday announced the new regulations that ease restrictions on products…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
…“Unfortunately, once again, this Administration has disregarded producer input and moved forward with regulations that would cause irreparable harm. USDA’s opportunity for future comment is a hollow offer when they…
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
The National Pork Producers Council expressed concern about U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations on the buying and selling of livestock and poultry. USDA sent to the White House Office of…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…more than 99 percent of schools nationwide currently report meeting those new nutrition standards. The recent regulations put in place by the Smart Snacks in Schools Final Rule and Local…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…the committee’s request. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) guidelines and regulations and how USDA’s GroupGAP (Good Agricultural Practices) audit program for the small…