…about 40 programs that could be in trouble because they’ll lack mandatory baseline funding without a new farm bill. Advocates and industry groups are concerned that some of the programs…
Walmart to Require Blockchain to Limit Impact of Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks
…two phases, with the first portion requiring direct suppliers to create one-step back traceability by January 31, 2019. The second phase of the program requires end-to-end traceability all the way…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…such as plant health and pest management, specialty crop access and nutrition education, equipping current and next generation specialty crop farmers, environmental stewardship and conservation, and food safety. Fixed amount…
AFBF: Environmental Litigation Reform Needed
Restoring balance to environmental litigation is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers. America’s farmers and ranchers embrace an ethic of resource conservation while producing food and fiber. But they are…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…from upland habitat conservation as well as taking money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Other criticisms of the proposition include the funding structure, which could reduce the amount of…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
…have funding, including the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development program, seen as key units of USDA given the current trade climate. Leaders of the farm bill conference…
Farm Bureau Calls for Evaluation of Endangered Species Protection
…species from extinction.” Johansson explained to the Committee that farmers and conservation groups understand that for species protection programs to work better, they must be improved for both species and…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Fuel up and Play POC Jim Bair President, CEO US Apple Association Tammi Kircher Board of Directors, IA Ducks Unlimited Nick Wiley Chief Conservation Officer Ducks Unlimited Kellie Moss Director…
Roberts: Farm Bill Not Expected by Deadline
…the nutrition title of the farm bill, according to Roberts. The House version includes work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that is not welcome in the Senate and…
Perdue Comments on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling
…on the use of chlorpyrifos. EPA should be allowed to continue its ongoing science-based and expert-led evaluation of chlorpyrifos, which is part of EPA’s registration review program that covers all…
On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim
…available for conservation programs, but without a farm bill, the Department of Agriculture’s authority to operate the programs expires. The bill’s Foreign Market Development program, deemed critical to developing new…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
Greg Ibach, Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs, announced USDA’s four overarching goals for advancing animal disease traceability to protect the long-term health, marketability…
CDFA Accepting 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…this environment, the support provided by the farm bill’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program is increasingly important. Unfortunately, if the farm bill is not finished…