…the Biden administration for issuing an official rejection of a recent proposed compromise from Mexico on biotech corn imports into the country. The development came during a meeting between Mexican…
NCBA Suing Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing
Lesser Prairie Chicken Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Biden Administration is facing a lawsuit from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) over the listing of the…
Lawmakers Calling for Better California Water Management
…Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom seeking action in response to the recent storms. “We ask you to maximize pumping of stormwater and unregulated flows in the Delta to the…
Baby Formula Imports Face Tariffs Again in 2023
…infections. Responding to the crisis, American health regulators relaxed import policies, and President Biden invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to rebuild lagging supplies. Congress made the tariff waivers…
Important Ag Provisions in the Omnibus Bill
President Biden signed the omnibus spending package into law that diverts a government shutdown and keeps it running until September 30, 2023. The bill with more than 4,000 pages contains…
UFW Assigns Blame for Lack of Immigration Action
…to President Biden’s desk for his signature. “It’s a bitter disappointment for farm workers across the country who have earned the right to legal status through the sweat of their…
Week in Review: New Incentive Program to Navigate Drought & $200M to Expand Ag Trade
…its way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. More than 60 agricultural groups are receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help expand export markets….
WRDA 2022 Now Awaits Presidential Signature
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 is now making its way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. WRDA 2022 was included as part of the…
USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence
…and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health). The virtual center is part of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot effort to end cancer as we know it. Agriculture Secretary Tom…
Week in Review: Better Balanced Winegrape Market & Addressing Rail Strike Fears
…Joe Biden is encouraging Congress to act in order to avoid a “potentially crippling” rail strike. Federal officials along with a delegation of U.S. agricultural interests are working to develop…
House Acts to Prevent Rail Strike
…now go to the Senate for consideration. It will need 60 votes to pass the Senate before arriving at President Biden’s desk for his signature. Pelosi pledged two actions by…
Biden Echoes Industry Groups in Desire to Avoid Rail Strike
…International Dairy Foods Association, and The Fertilizer Institute expressed appreciation for Biden’s call on Congress. “We appreciate President Biden for recognizing the damaging impact a strike would have, and we…
Farmer Input Sought on Funding Priorities for the Inflation Reduction Act
…be submitted to NRCS.IRA.Input@usda.gov until Dec. 21, 2022. More details are available in this Federal Register notice. More Information On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. It…
Producer Perspective Sought in USDA Survey
…The survey is an Office of Management and Budget requirement supported by the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda (PMA), which identified FSA and NRCS as High-Impact Service Providers. These agencies provide…