…fact, these insects and animals are responsible for pollinating somewhere between 75 and 95 percent of all the flowering plants on Earth, according to the Pollinator Partnership. However, they say…
Proposition 12 Challenge Receives Support from Biden Administration
…legitimate interest in protecting’ the welfare of animals located outside the state.” Prelogar ultimately concludes that the ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissing the challenge to…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…and slaughter capacity. Small and midsize farmers often struggled to compete for processing access and were left without an avenue for getting their animals to market. Addressing these challenges is…
Beef Sustainability Campaign Reaches 96 Million Consumers
…how beef producers care for the land, their animals and their local communities. The Beef Checkoff conducted extensive market research in the spring of 2021 to fully understand consumer perceptions…
Growing Matters: Following Label Directions is the First Part of Protecting Pollinators
…and other animals that you don’t want negatively affected by these crop protection applications,” said Wong. “So again, big kudos, big call out, and credit to applicators because there’s a…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
…be permitted to own or operate meatpacking plants slaughtering less than 2,000 animals a day or 700,000 annually. “California’s small family ranches often struggle to bring their products to market…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
Nearly a dozen agricultural organizations are continuing to encourage the revising of gene editing regulations. Oversight of genetically engineered food animals is currently handled by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Birds Lost to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Tops 27 Million
…Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall said in a news release. “Every effort must be made to protect the health of the animals in our care in order to…
Ag Youth Leadership Programs Help Guide Student Career Choices
…students gain the opportunity to practice a variety of skills that are centered around agriculture and rural life, such as caring for animals, creating crafts, and participating in sports like…
Origin of Livestock Rule for Organic Dairy Finalized by USDA
…or raise organic animals, or transition nonorganic animals into production one time. Once certification is complete an operation can add animals that have been organically managed from the last third…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…grazing lands or 50% of the monthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited from grazing the managed rangeland because of a qualifying wildfire. FSA received…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Proposition 12 Challenge
…“We share California’s goal of ensuring animals are well cared for, but Prop 12 fails to advance that goal. We look forward to presenting the facts to the Court, including…
Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15
…Some of the CSP activities include cover crops, grazing management, and ecologically based pest management. CSP also promotes the implementation of technologies like advanced irrigation water management techniques and precision…
Gene-Edited Beef Cattle Receive Low-Risk Determination from FDA
…bred animals,” Van Eenennaam explained. “[FDA] also likes to see multigenerational studies. So, the offspring of the founder animals. It can get quite expensive.” The regulatory structure for gene-edited beef…