…will be introduced earlier next year. House Agriculture Committee staff members started writing the next farm bill about a month ago. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Talks Again Underway
…resolution is not reached by the end of March, “the political calendar will make it very difficult to complete a deal.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…essential for the rest of their careers.” Fresno State is the only California State University campus that offers a mechanized agriculture emphasis for agriculture education majors. Its curriculum includes six…
New Pesticide Regulations Begin January 1
…California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) disallows many applications within a quarter-mile radius from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Western Agricultural Processors Association was one of many groups opposing…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…southeastern U.S. A University of California, Davis project is developing alternative, economically and technically feasible pest management systems and outreach strategies to replace methyl bromide in strawberry production that also…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
…workers,” he said. Martin Housing remains the biggest hindrance to the adoption of H2A workers. Building new housing under California requirements can be cumbersome, and many areas that need the…
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…Illinois Corn Growers Association says this is what farmers pencil out on paper to demonstrate why market access is so important to corn farmer profitability. “It looks like our ‘what…
Ethanol Industry Wants Brazil Status Suspended
…against Brazil because of its “protectionist and market-distorting actions in implementing a Tariff Rate Quota on American ethanol imports.” The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, and the U.S. Grains Council…
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…to Indonesia over the first nine months of 2017 are 96 percent higher in volume than the same period last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Livestock Rule Delayed Until January
…already undergone over 10 years of public process and debate.” The Organic Trade Association filed a lawsuit against USDA, seeking a judicial review of the Trump Administration’s delay of final…
New Senate Hold on Ag Trade Nominee
…lead to unnecessary restrictions on trade with our North American partners will have devastating economic consequences both in Arizona and nationwide.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…They don’t want to be looking over their shoulder. They don’t want their employees looking over their shoulder,” he said. On a recent trip to California, Secretary Perdue met with…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…be discussing the principles of drip irrigation with alfalfa. The Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium is hosted by the California Alfalfa & Forage Association. Registration is still available on their…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
With a Nov. 15 deadline looming, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion…