…its history the emphasis has been to build for a new nation and the organization is concerned that the impacts to nature must be mitigated before it is too late….
Agri View: GMO Law
…The Grocery Manufacturers Association immediately filed an appeal that is currently pending. Read more. From: Congress.gov H.R.1599 – Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 114th Congress (2015-2016) Safe…
Climate Smart Israel
…Negev region and its capital, Beersheba. Netafim hosted us for a great discussion about how we all work together to achieve increased agricultural productivity and better quality while saving water….
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…ocean as a dumping ground for wastes generated on land. This practice changed, however, as the harmful impacts of unregulated disposal became better understood. Today, the deliberate disposal of waste…
Farming from the Heart- Erin Gorter from Cal Poly SLO
…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…
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…
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
…Challenge The Farm Bureau® Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge, now in its third year, is a business competition for entrepreneurs with agriculture and food business ideas that positively impact rural communities in…
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….
Agri View: GMO Legislation
…to take action to unify the potpourri of local statutes. Sensing that the populist tide for labeling is sweeping through many states, the House passed in 2015 the Republican-led Safe…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…nine projects across seven states. “This unique public-private partnership brings together businesses, tribes, local governments, universities, and not-for-profit organizations to collaborate on watershed protection,” said Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional…
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,…
Removing HLB Infected Trees Only Option
…better position if they would have done the same. Florida citrus grower Pete Spyke says the practices Florida growers are using to stay afloat with huanglongbing (HLB) disease won’t matter…