…Board to require 40% unimpaired flows on the Tuolumne, Merced, and Stanislaus rivers amounts to an economic death sentence. Since the update to the Bay-Delta Plan began, the State Water…
Farm Bureau: River-Flow Plan Will Cause Needless Suffering
…to environmental flows. Those flows must be reasonable, useful and most of all, effective.” Wenger said Farm Bureau will urge the water board to revise the proposal and work with…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…are approved for use in organic farming, Adaskaveg reports the registrant of Kasugamycin is willing to petition the National Organic Standards Board for obtaining organic status. He is hopeful it…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…change, nearly all small facilities that store anhydrous ammonia will be subject to rigorous safety standards designed for large operations, like petroleum refineries, rather than realistically achievable standards NASDA is…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…behalf of American farmers and hold the Chinese government accountable to the standards of fair global trade.” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack “Through tariff cuts and the removal of other trade…
NFU and Farm Aid Looking for Help
…artists and crew enjoy HOMEGROWN Catering with the same family farm standards. The HOMEGROWN Village: ==================================== Concertgoers experience the culture of agriculture with hands-on activities about soil, water, food and…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…nutrition standards with appealing and diverse offerings. According to the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census, schools with robust farm to school programs report reductions in food waste, higher school…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…NRCS Conservation Practice Standards that specifically address natural resource and water-quality concerns relating to the nursery industry (Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia). Resource Conservation District of…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…to see smelt-restoration efforts focus on something other than river flows alone. Scheuring said food supply and other variables might have application in protecting not just the smelt, but other…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…capable of taking water from any source and cleaning it to potable water standards. See more examples of SBIR-funded projects in the SBIR brochure. The SBIR program is also currently…
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
…The USDA forecast of another record harvest led to worries of increasing carryover stocks in both crops and the lowest corn prices in a decade. Tighter cash flow margins are…
More Opposition for Canada, EU Trade Deal
…the trade deals could compromise food safety standards. Political leaders in Austria also object to allowing companies to challenge government policies if a company feels regulations put create a disadvantage….
Agri View: Drone Rules
…jobs, gather information, and deploy disaster relief,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “We look forward to working with the aviation community to support innovation, while maintaining our standards as…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…future acquisitions and that we will be able to implement our standards, controls, procedures and policies at any acquired businesses to realize the expected synergies; that future business, regulatory and…