…the 50 state governors requesting their comments on what a new rule should do recognizes the checks and balances that were written into the Clean Water Act in the first…
EPA and U.S. Army Solicit State Input on Redefining “Waters of the U.S.”
…to protect their waters, and what actions they are already taking to do so. We want to return to a regulatory partnership, rather than regulate by executive fiat.” “The Army,…
Community Helps School Garden
…compliant beds, wider walkways for handicap accessibility and implementing a new irrigation system. Next, they hope to build a fence around the garden to help deter vandalism. I’m Cathy Isom……
Ag Export Groups Support CREAATE Act
…American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act. The Act was introduced by Washington-State Republican Representative Dan Newhouse and Maine Democratic Representative Chellie (Shell-lee) Pingree. The coalitions say the CREAATE Act captures…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…at more than $1 billion, which in turn generated $1.3 billion in economic activity and supported 8,400 U.S. jobs. South Korea purchases of U.S. DDGS have grown in recent years…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…the federal estate tax—actions that could have a positive impact on U.S. agriculture and mirror policies of the California Farm Bureau Federation. “Having the president aware of farmers and farming…
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to School Nutrition Standard
…districts, have been able to meet and continue to support the nutrition standards set by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. We also realize that smaller school food programs with…
NMPF Urges Dairy Imitators to Comply with Food Labeling Standards
…time for Congress intervene,” he said. NMPF continues to build support for legislation called the DAIRY PRIDE Act (DPA), which would ensure food labels are policed by regulators. The measure,…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…sure it will produce a viable crop, but with his planting window closing, he said if the experiment works, he will be better off than planting nothing on that ground….
NFU Disappointed by House Vote for AHCA
Calls on Senate to Reject the Bill The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would cause millions of Americans to…
Farm Banks Report Ag Lending Gains in 2016
…basis points to 0.54 percent, well below the industry-wide ratio of 1.41 percent. They also continued to build high quality capital, with equity capital rising 3.7 percent to $48.4 billion….
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
…said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “A strong Clean Fuel Standard should build on the success of Canada’s Renewable Fuel Regulations, which have helped clean the air, boost local economies,…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…Perdue, Acting U.S. Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and White House agriculture advisor Ray Starling. “Canada’s new Class 7 milk pricing scheme unfairly undercuts U.S. dairy exports to Canada and around…
Agri View: Changing Farm Technology
…report to farm technology. Anything new that helps a man produce a bigger and better crop quickly finds a place in agriculture. It is an industry that consistently under change…