…with the Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996 and the Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order. USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of the individuals…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
…growing water demands and drought-based uncertainty. Title III, Subtitle J, also includes short term provisions governing operations of the federal and state water projects under the Endangered Species Act for…
Survey Shows Potential Cost of Ag Labor Pay Laws
…the new laws, Western Growers conducted a survey of its California members to capture the business decisions they are now planning and the impact on farmworkers and farm businesses. Western…
NFU Board Calls on Congress to Assist Struggling Dairy Producers
…to act quickly to allow USDA to directly support our nation’s dairy farmers who are struggling to stay in business.” NFU Board of Director’s resolution follows repeated requests from both…
Fair Practices Rules Protect Contract Farmers
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition praises USDA for moving forward on rules to protect contract farmers Nearly 100 years after the passage of the Packers and Stockyards Act, a law intended…
Republicans Set for Battle Over Immigration
…Critics of the plan say expanded access to foreign workers will displace American workers. Milk Business Dot Com says some Republicans argue that immigrants fill jobs that most Americans don’t…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
…Items not on the list to overturn include the FDA’s near-ban of trans fat, policies intended to limit antibiotic use in agriculture, the Food Safety Modernization Act rules, and new…
Ag Groups React to Proposed GIPSA Rules
The National Turkey Federation is expressing concern over USDA’s final interim rule and two proposed regulations possibly upending contract relationships in place between turkey growers and processors. The USDA wants…
USDA Awards $3.4 Million for Research to Increase Wheat Yields
…Yield Partnership (IWYP) program, part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “Wheat delivers a significant amount of daily nutrients for American families and people around the world, “said…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…of seedlings, but he noted he plans to plant 2,000 new trees this spring. At Black Road Christmas Tree Farms in Santa Clara County, owner Robert Criswell said he was…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Comments on Nomination of Ryan Zinke to Interior
…that can be ranched in direct conflict with the multiple-use mandate required by law. The Fish and Wildlife Service has continued to enforce an outmoded and failing Endangered Species Act,…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…confidence among Americans—including among our farmers and ranchers—in the framework of our agreements, at least as they have been enforced, is sharply waning. Put simply, Americans are tired of being…
Agri View: Trade with Cuba
…year and generate up to 5,000 new American jobs. There is already a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives but it has opposition. Those who are against the proposal…
Updating the National Poultry Improvement Program
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its National Poultry Improvement Plan program standards to include the processes and procedures for the poultry primary breeding industry…