…first found in the country last month. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization called a three-day emergency meeting of experts to propose responses to halt the spread of the…
Kansas Cattle Traceability Project Moving Forward
…industry. The Cattle Trace pilot project will help kickstart discussions and development on an enhanced traceability program in Kansas and around the country. Last month, CattleTrace, Inc., was established as…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…through the program include the construction of compost bedded pack barns. This pasture-based management program will lead to a decrease in the amount of manure flushed into anaerobic lagoons and…
Farm Bill Merging Process Underway
President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass a farm bill with work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, there appears to be no clear path forward…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic…
Farm Bill Conference Committee Meets
…members: “Nobody in this room is going to get everything he or she wants; this process is about compromise.” The biggest compromise is needed in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…
Conaway Offers SNAP Compromise
…but says last week he sent a proposal to his counterparts in the Senate offering a compromise on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). He says the offer demonstrates he’s…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
…on opioid issues affecting rural communities. The grants HHS is offering through the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) program must be used to develop and implement robust collaborations with the…
GMO Labeling Rule Sent to OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the GMO labeling rule, or the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Government records show that the Department of Agriculture sent…
Dairy Trade a Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations with Canada
…supply management system utilizes quotas for production and prices to stabilize the country’s dairy market. American trade representatives are pushing for concessions in Canada’s dairy program and better access to…
Almond Update: Gearing Up for Almond Conference
Almond harvest is in full swing but so is planning for this year’s Almond Conference. Almond Board of California Program Coordinator Rebecca Bailey said registration for the conference has been…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loan Program, the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program and the Rural Energy for America Program. The Rural Development Innovation…
Bison Association Launches Petition to Stop Buffalo Labeling
…The association launched an online petition last week seeking the measures from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration. The petition effort was launched…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…the program on Oct. 11 at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District. Through dynamic seminars during an intensive 17-month program, fellows will study leadership theory, effective communication, motivation, critical and strategic…