…the biggest issues educators see right now, but one teacher educator says there is a solution; we just need to act on it. I spoke about this issue with Erin…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…discussed the ongoing negotiations in the U.S. Senate and the needed action by Congress to pass the bill. The coalition says failure to find and pass legislation by July 1…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…produce industries are ignoring a striking market trend: American consumers are voting with their pocketbooks for produce with less pesticide. Yet EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ recognizes that…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
To accelerate progress and strengthen the impacts of many nutrition investments across the federal government, the U.S. government released its 2016-2021 Global Nutrition Coordination Plan on June 14. The actions…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…technologies, such as manure digesters, that improve the environment, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in support of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act. The new bipartisan legislation, introduced in…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a memorandum of understanding to develop joint projects and conduct mutually beneficial research. Israel innovates with technology, efficient irrigation, recycled water, and plant breeding for drought…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…funds to expand Market Match by funding the California Nutrition Incentives Act. The proposed $5 million in state funds would attract federal matching dollars through the USDA’s Food Insecurity Nutrition…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…populated cities with overall populations of more than 50,000. This competition focuses on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s mission to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans to build…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…Act clearly exempts normal farming practices. Moreover, the implementing regulations state that plowing is never subject to the Act, so long as it does not convert wetlands to dry land….
Cage Free Egg
…major North American food companies to purchase only cage-free eggs, some within four short years. However, whether American egg producers will be able to meet the timelines of the food…
Agri View: GMO Legislation
…Bernie Sanders and Pat Leahy, denounce the proposed federal legislation as the “DARK Act”—Deny Americans the Right to Know. The bill, they correctly say, would block state’s efforts to mandate…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…increasing 435% since 2000. In addition to helping boost milk prices, these exports have “supported more than 120,000 American jobs solely at the dairy production and manufacturing levels,” he said….
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…Access to Farm Conservation Act’ would ensure that the producers of America’s food, fuel, and fiber aren’t obligated to jump through hoops to receive the NRCS cost-share assistance they need…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
…buffer zones on the land. Although later studies found that no environmental damage was done, the Army Corps of Engineers used the Clean Water Act to take action. Duarte countersued,…