Otter A report on the Magic Valley Dot Com website says Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is being looked at by the Trump Administration as a possible Secretary of Agriculture….
Republicans Set for Battle Over Immigration
…foreign workers are a driver for economic growth as business groups say, or if they consider foreign workers as competition for American workers, a position held by the populist wing…
Ag Groups React to Proposed GIPSA Rules
…that industry groups have consistently voiced concern over. He also pointed out that Congress has repeatedly defunded the rules due to the staggering harm they would cause industry. “The GIPSA…
USDA Awards $3.4 Million for Research to Increase Wheat Yields
…to enhance agricultural research that supports the G20 Nations’ Wheat Initiative, benefiting U.S. farmers and consumers as well as the global community. This international partnership includes USDA’s NIFA and the…
The California Kitchen: Tortillas
…these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn: Albert J. Hernandez the…
Wheat Growers Welcome Actions on China Trade
…are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit our website at www.uswheat.org. NAWG…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…Program in 2016 to complement its work in the StrikeForce and Promise Zones initiatives. The agency is partnering with community-based financial organizations, private-sector banks and philanthropic organizations to make more…
EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
…and the new measures to reduce risk: https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/paraquat-dichloride Learn about EPA’s Certification and Training Rule: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/revised-certification-standards-pesticide-applicators Learn about EPA’s Worker Protection Standard: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/revisions-worker-protection-standard To View the docket on www.regulations.gov: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0855-0112…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…to the farms were so backed up that patrons waited nearly an hour for parking. Because he serves much of the Silicon Valley community, Criswell said the farms’ presence on…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Comments on Nomination of Ryan Zinke to Interior
…while national monuments policies have unfairly limited public access to critical natural resources. “We know Congressman Zinke understands these issues and are encouraged that he is committed to just and…
Living Fence
Cathy Isom has some excellent reasons why you should grow a living fence. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Living Fence There are many advantages to having and…
USDA Rushing to Finish Organic Livestock Welfare Rule
…rule forward before January 20th. The comments follow lawmakers representing Oregon and Maine urging USDA to finalize the rule quickly. Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon, says the rule…
Updating the National Poultry Improvement Program
…to participate in a compartmentalization program for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Compartmentalization allows a country to define and manage animal groups with a distinct health status and common biosecurity…
AFBF Duvall on USDA’s GIPSA Rule Proposals
…stop harmful business practices and protect chicken farmers. A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work here, and that’s why we have also worked to preserve the contract arrangements and marketing practices that…