…Schumer said the standards – though not everything Senate Democrats would agree with – leave a real possibility Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate can in some way…
Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities
…require imported eggs sold in the state to meet Proposition 2 hen-housing standards. “Although the debate about the King amendment focused on eggs, the amendment threatened other state-specific standards to…
International Olive Shortage: Potential Boon for California Grower and Processor
…The company’s commitment to natural, fresh, and in-season premium private-label table olives and private-label olive oils meets the highest standards of California state certification, which ensures top quality olive products….
AFBF on RFS Standards
The American Farm Bureau Federation responds to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard requirements. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Breaking News: Governor Makes Official Drought Declaration
…systems, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, have significantly reduced surface water flows; and groundwater levels throughout the state have dropped significantly; and WHEREAS dry conditions and lack of…
American Adults are Choosing Healthier Foods, Consuming Healthier Diets
…healthy weight, and track physical activity on a daily basis. America’s students now have healthier and more nutritious school meals due to improved nutrition standards implemented as a result of…
Commerce Calif., Company to Spend More than $68,000 for Improperly Discharging Wastewater into the L.A. County Sewer System
…equipment upgrades at its facility. “Toxic wastewater flowing into the Los Angeles sewer system can reach the Pacific Ocean,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “To…
CATA Comments on Governor Brown’s Budget Proposal Eliminating Agricultural Education Incentive Grant
In his 2014-15 State Budget released last week, Governor Brown proposed the complete elimination of funding for the Agricultural Education Incentive Grant, which supports high quality Agricultural Education standards in…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
…meal standards, including additional flexibility in meeting the daily and weekly ranges for grain and meat/meat alternates, which has been available to schools on a temporary basis since 2012. USDA…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…and heavy-duty diesel agricultural tractors with equipment that meets, or exceeds U.S. EPA’s Tier 4 exhaust emission standards for nonroad compression-ignition engines. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) received…
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies
…Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which regulates the distribution, sale and use of pesticides in the U.S. “Failing to meet standards for properly managing pesticides puts workers and the environment…
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…the availability of healthy food. America’s students now have healthier and more nutritious school meals due to improved nutrition standards implemented as a result of the historic Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids…
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
…American Society of Agronomy. Internationally, Zoldoske served as the project leader in establishing the Zimbabwe Irrigation Technology Centre and has represented the United States in the development of international standards….
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
…for Americans. Under Dr. Hagen’s leadership, USDA adopted a new zero-tolerance policy for additional strains of E. coli in beef and adopted new standards to protect Americans from Salmonella and…