President Trump’s executive order to review and revise a disputed Clean Water Act rule will bring “regulatory certainty,” the administration says—and agricultural groups said they were encouraged by the action….
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
…and by eliminating stakeholder and local input into the planning process. The Obama Administration finalized the BLM Planning 2.0 Rule in December. Under the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. House…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…Act — a $7.5 billion water bond for investments in the state’s water management systems, includes $2.7 billion for public benefits related to new water storage projects. Those public benefits…
National Farmers Union Cautions Against Health Care Changes
The National Farmers Union is urging caution against potential impacts federal health care reforms may have in rural America. The Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare,…
Ag Economy Barometer Retracts from January High
…Expectations dropped 21 points from its record level of 169, set just a month earlier. The Index of Current Conditions suggests producers feel conditions this winter are only slightly better…
Legislation Would Address Agro-Terrorism
…the Department of Homeland Security as it relates to agro-terrorism. “As the DHS continues to build the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas,” says Roberts, “now is the…
Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
…unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump. He’s also the principal owner of CVR Energy and therein lies the conflict. Icahn was quick to dismiss any criticism and said the action…
Agri View: Does Size Matter
…were getting stronger. Some doubled their overall income even while farm value was growing. How could this happen? Because farmers are better educated they say. But mid-sized farms are still…
Cattlemen, PLC Applaud Zinke As New Interior Secretary
…forward to working with him to restore the role of local input in planning and review processes, fix laws like the Endangered Species Act, and protect grazing rights that are…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
The Sierra Nevada snowpack continues to build during one of the wettest winters in California’s recorded history. The most recent manual snow survey by the Department of Water Resources (DWR)…
Farm Sector Working Capital to Decrease in 2017
…capital, which is the difference between current assets like cash and inventory, and short term debt. Higher working capital means much better financial health for the farm sector. The USDA…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…time in completing this report, our Valley loses jobs and economic activity. Cropping decisions are taking place now! Farmers cannot make choices on what might be an allocation…they need real…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
…of the Clean Water Act. “However, we believe the 2015 WOTUS rule exceeded the federal government’s jurisdiction as defined by Congress in the Act, which only intended to give the…
Mexico Won’t Negotiate New Tariffs in NAFTA
…from the table.” Mexico’s Economy Minister said the country “refuses to even discuss the kind of tariffs President Donald Trump” has suggested, according to Bloomberg. Trump wants to build a…