…for a permit. The EA and FONSI may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2016-0069 Copies are also available for public inspection at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th…
Proposal to Establish a New Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order
…Federal Register. A 60-day public comment period, ending on March 20, 2017, will follow the publication of the proposed rule. Comments should be posted on www.regulations.gov or mailed to: Promotion…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule
…comments received before making a decision regarding the importation and interstate movement of plant pests, biocontrol agents, and soil. To review the proposed rule or submit comments, go to: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2008-0076…
Senate Resolution Would Roll Back WOTUS
…Dot Com says Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer have introduced a resolution that expresses a need for the Senate to vacate the rule. WOTUS expanded the…
The California Kitchen: Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Honey Dates
…many more of 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…
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
…an internship program training St. Louis, Mo., teens in urban agriculture and community leadership. Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, expanded its Mobile Precision Ag Lab, a traveling high…
Evaluating Chemicals that May Pose Risk
…grandfathered in thousands of unevaluated chemicals that were in commerce at the time. The old law failed to provide EPA with the tools to evaluate chemicals and to require companies…
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…It brought all of those into BIT, requiring them to have a commercial license and all the things commercial vehicles have to have. This bill was a fix for that.”…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
…greater diversity geographically and in all types of livestock operations. Visit http://go.usa.gov/x9PFS to view the complete list of acres accepted by state. Participants in CRP Grasslands establish or maintain long-term,…
Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go
…when it comes to raising a child these days. That’s coming up On This Land of Ours. Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go The USDA’s annual Cost of Raising a…
The California Kitchen: Brandy Braised Beef Heart
…and many more of 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:…
Proposed Rule Issued to Amend COOL Provisions; Invites Public Comments
…Federal Register. Comments must be submitted by March 14, 2017, and may be posted at www.regulations.gov, or sent to: COOL Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA;…
USDA Proposes Adjusted Membership on Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
…appear in the Jan. 13, 2017, Federal Register. Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov, or sent to Mike Dinkel, Marketing Specialist; Research and Promotion Division, Room 2608-S; Livestock, Poultry,…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…billion bushels, up 11 percent from 2015. Corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at 174.6 bushels per acre, 6.2 bushels above last year’s average yield. Area harvested, at 86.7…