…regulations, USDA may need to find two other regulations to eliminate before it finalizes the rule in 2018. The American Soybean Association says it is unclear how exactly the executive…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
President Donald Trump has suggested changing the acronym of the North American Free Trade Agreement when renegotiating the trade deal. Trump wants to include an extra ‘F’ in the term…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…consumers and raise their awareness,” he said. “Ultimately, our goal would be to actually increase consumption. It’s such a huge market when you think we represent canned tomatoes, ketchup, salsa,…
Congressman Gaetz; Why Abolish the EPA
…and more troublesome than necessary. “The lack of planning and predictability within the federal government has called into question their ability to execute on important environmental restoration projects,” the congressman…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
MacLennan As Cargill Chair and CEO David MacLennan looks at the North American Free Trade Agreement, pulling out of the deal would have a “chilling effect on the already depressed…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
As President Donald Trump gets set to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), U.S. state directors of agriculture are weighing in on which parts of the agreement they’d…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…of how microbial communities interact with one another and with their plant and animal hosts,” said James Olds, NSF assistant director for Biological Sciences. “The results have the potential to…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…The researchers plan to show they can conserve more water through co-robotics, with workers interacting with technology for precision irrigation, ideally at the individual plant level. This comes from looking…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…have a direct effect on people’s lives.” Plans include bringing speakers to the campus and community; supporting efforts such as the campus food bank, which serves students and others who…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
…law. “Under the Endangered Species Act, you can only list species or subspecies that are native to the state. There is no indication that the Northwestern gray wolf, which is…
Putting a Face on California Farmers
…really helps those who are lobbyists in Washington, D.C., if we can put the face of the farmer with the names California Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau,” Wenger said….
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
…American Free Trade Agreement and impose a 20 percent import tax to pay for a border wall. Producers of corn, soybean meal and dried distillers’ grains are attempting to accelerate…
AFBF Pres. Duvall: Confirm Judge Gorsuch
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated last night to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, he will assume…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…national security, and the impact that regulatory burdens, such as WOTUS, are having on our farmers and ranchers. We also set out to ensure that all authorizations of appropriations under…