…starting in 2019. Other changes not involving overtime pay will go into effect next Jan. 1. Changes contained in the bill include: The current 10-hour workday for agriculture, which has…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 22
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Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…a time when the farm economy is struggling, exports represent a rare bright spot for American agriculture. America’s farmers and ranchers stand ready to share our bounty and meet the…
FWS Proposes Endangered Species Act Protections for Bumble Bee Species
…lists stressors to bumble bees as pathogens, pesticides, habitat loss and climate change. The Service points specifically to neonicotinoids use in agriculture that correlates with the decline in populations. The…
FSIS Updates Procedure Allowing Organic Meats Non-GMO Label
The Department of Agriculture has released a new procedure allowing certified organic meat and poultry producers to obtain approval of non-GMO label claims, based on the products organic certification. Announced…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…Joaquin—the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers—during periods it considers key for “at-risk native fish species.” The proposal from board staff recommends that between 30 percent and 50 percent of the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 21
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Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…but add the mergers could allow for more agriculture biotech research. Agriculture industry companies at the hearing, including Monsanto and DuPont, say the mergers will allow for the expansion of…
NCGA CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing
Regulatory barriers facing agriculture are a major driver of agriculture industry consolidation, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Chief Executive Officer Chris Novak testified today at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing…
NFU Joins in Promoting Safe Practices
…practices to avoid related accidents,” he added. Earlier this year, NFU launched a series of 10 videos designed to educate farm and ranch families, agriculture workers and consumers who visit…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 1
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Food Products Database
…languages that establishes common terminology for data users across the agriculture and nutrition fields worldwide. GACS is a collaboration between USDA, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
Initiatives by the U.S. Department of Agriculture seek to combat the rural opioid epidemic. Announced Monday, two programs by USDA were formed to strengthen outreach and education resources at the…
China Investing in Agriculture Modernization
…agriculture industry’s efficiency and foster rural income growth. The Agricultural Development Bank of China said over the weekend that the bank had signed an agreement with China’s Ministry of Agriculture…