…acres of farmland dependent on its water supply. The Roadmap details three specific actions to help allow voluntary agreements to progress forward. ACWA is asking state officials to assist water…
Industry Groups Encourage Mandatory Labeling for Cell-Based Meat
Industry groups are encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the mandatory labeling of cell-based meat. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry,…
EU Prepared to Impose Tariffs on American Goods After WTO Decision
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently granted permission for the European Union (EU) to impose tariffs on American goods. European officials are considering the implementation of the tariffs in response…
Prop 12 Challenge Meets Defeat in Appeal Court
…according to California standards, regardless of where the products originate from. The law was approved in 2018 and was more recently challenged by groups including North American Meat Institute (NAMI)…
Proposition 12 Still Scheduled for 2022 Implementation, For Now
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has lost its appeal against Proposition 12 after a Ninth Circuit panel recently upheld a district court’s initial ruling. Prop 12, or the Prevention…
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
…half by 2050. Earlier this year, Secretary Perdue announced the department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands. CRP participants…
More Industry Groups Issue Support in Fighting Prop 12 Provisions
Efforts to invalidate California’s Proposition 12 continue to move forward. The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation are challenging Prop 12 in the U.S. Court of…
US Officials Addressing Canadian Rules for Romaine Testing
…Canada is a major outlet for American leafy greens, importing $333 million worth of romaine lettuce in 2018. Salinas Valley growers are not the only ones concerned about the new…
Valent U.S.A. Opens New North American Innovation Center
Valent U.S.A. recently opened the new North American Innovation Center in San Ramon. The new state-of-the-art facility brings together two important departments within the company. Chief Operating Officer for Valent…
PRICE Act Looks to Improve Cattle Market Conditions
…needs to deliver for cattle country.” The legislation has a bipartisan group of cosponsors and is supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), American Farm Bureau Federation, and the…
Farm Groups Encourage Continued WTO Membership
…membership provides American agricultural producers with ‘most-favored nation’ treatment in 163 countries. The groups also emphasize changes that are necessary to ensure the efficacy of the WTO moving forward. “While…
NRCS Funds Innovation Through On-Farm Trials of Conservation Systems
…American Farmland Trust will stimulate the adoption of various soil health practices by involving farms in a coast-to-coast Soil Health Demonstration project demonstrating regionally appropriate soil health strategies across three…
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Encouraging Industry Members to Enroll
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has launched a nationwide effort to help encourage enrollment in the program. The Trust Protocol has now officially moved into phase two of the program…
Stopgap Funding Bill with Farming Support Moves Forward
…by America’s farmers and ranchers. For years, funding the CCC has been a bipartisan commitment,” American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said in a news release. “While we were disappointed…