…many challenges faced by rural America. I was pleased to hear the secretary express his dedication to effectively and efficiently optimizing USDA to better see America’s farmers and ranchers through…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…producers. While EPA attempted to address the farming community’s concerns related to the SPCC rule, the program presents many unnecessary challenges for agricultural producers. NCBA and PLC asked EPA to…
EPA Extends Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule
…resource, and capacity challenges. These challenges are amplified as they also implement other recent EPA requirements, such as the Worker Protection Standard. Extending the certification timeline will help alleviate some…
Perdue to Announce USDA Reorganization Thursday Afternoon
…the creation of an office of an undersecretary for trade, according to the Hagstrom Report. Perdue will make the announcement at Consolidated Grain and Barge, a grain shipping company. Perdue…
PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder
…between entrepreneurs and members from all aspects of the food chain. Labor challenges in agriculture are only getting worse with less available workers and increasing costs. PMA’s Chief Science and…
Robotic Apple Picker a labor Solution for Orchards
…that can pick one apple every one to two seconds, possibly giving the apple industry a solution to labor challenges. Company leaders tell Farm Journal’s AgWeb that the goal is…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…participate in the program. A safety net is not a safety net if no one participates.” Siemen pointed out that dairy farmers are also facing other policy challenges, including immigration…
NMPF Urges Dairy Imitators to Comply with Food Labeling Standards
…liability and a source of confusion in the marketplace.” Members of the Plant Based Foods Association are meeting this week in San Francisco to review the potential compliance challenges their…
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
…in the survey, but all farmer views and experiences are relevant to USDA in understanding the real-life benefits and challenges of cover crops.” An NCGA initiative, the Soil Health Partnership…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…state has roughly 7,000 farms. The release also challenges any federal statutes or entities that he says illegally threaten New Mexico’s farming and ranching families. Representatives of the four largest…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…Sentiments When asked about challenges facing their own institutions, lenders indicated that regulation, compliance and competition with non-banks are their top concerns. These topics edged out more market-based forces like…
Conaway Disappointed Cotton, Dairy Farmers Left in the Lurch
…to correcting this wrong and seeing them through their current economic challenges. Share this Post AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 04-09-24 April 9, 2024 Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Project Receives $15…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…service experts about the challenges they are facing in meeting the final regulations for school meals,” Perdue said. “If kids aren’t eating the food, and it’s ending up in the…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…but also through challenges and failures,” Nettles said. “These skills will help them to handle whatever life may throw their way.” The California 4-H youth development program is open to…