…appointed member representing importers is Dana Ehrlich, Newton, Mass. The 100-member board is authorized by the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985. The Secretary of Agriculture selects the appointees…
Final Environmental Documents for WaterFix Released
…the Delta’s ecosystem and a vital water supply for California.” The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) describe environmental impacts that could arise from modernizing California’s…
American Farm Bureau Federation re: USTR Victory in WTO Dispute
“The American Farm Bureau Federation applauds U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and the Obama administration on their victory at the World Trade Organization in defending farmers and ranchers from unfair…
Obama Admin Takes Action to Address EU’s Unfair Trade Practices against Beef Industry
…imports is not based on science, discriminates against American beef producers U.S. beef industry exports average $6 billion per year, producing an estimated $7.6 billion in economic activity and supporting…
Farm Bureau, NASDA Seek Delay of Unlawful EPA Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to delay the January 2017 start date of its worker…
Rabobank Issues Report on Reshaping Food Sector
The Rabobank Food and Agriculture Advisory Group issued a report on how the future is shaping up for North American agriculture, especially focusing in on agribusinesses over the next five…
Proposed Organic Livestock Farm Rules Not Guaranteed
…Obama. Livestock industry officials and producers want these new rules to be among those that go away. The USDA says consumers aren’t certain about what the organic livestock label actually…
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Dairy Farms
…that gathers in-depth information on production practices, costs, and financial well-being of American farm families. ARMS targets select commodities on a rotational basis. This year, the survey places additional focus…
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
…money at $3.4 billion. Roughly 115,000 American farms sell their products direct to consumers, through on-farm stores or farmers’ markets. That segment of producers took in $3 billion in sales….
CCM Response to Argentinian Lemon Rule
USDA Delivers Lump of Coal to California Lemon Growers for Christmas Blatantly ignoring comments from scientists and technical advisors at the National Plant Board, California Department of Food & Agriculture…
Lemons from Argentina Allowed for Import
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final rule to allow the importation of fresh lemon fruit from northwest Argentina into…
Christmas Dogs
…Dull says: It all started when the south central Newfoundland Club approached Tom about a scheme to raise funds for their Newfoundland Dog Rescue Program. And Newfoundland Dogs are great…
Former U.S. Trade Official Says TPP Likely to Resurface
A former U.S. trade official says the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not really dead and could resurface during President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Wendy Cutler, a former acting deputy U.S. Trade Representative,…
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Members Named
…B. Swilley, of Plant City, Fla.; John V. Bennett, of Alma, Ga.; Robert Carini, of West Olive, Mich.; Dennis G. Doyle, of New Lisbon, N.J.; H. Neil Moore, of Ivanhoe,…