…Linden told Perdue he doesn’t want to go to jail for doing his job. He’s worried about the havoc the Food Safety Modernization Act could cause for him and his…
USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
…these lands preserves America’s heritage, natural resources and open space,” NRCS Acting Chief Leonard Jordan said. “Easements are also important tools for people who are trying to improve the management…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…been assigned to importers. Each member has an alternate who can vote and make decisions only when they are acting for an absent member. Members can serve up to two…
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…as the U.S. government to give them a program where they can hire people who are legal,” said Perdue. The Agricultural Guestworker Act, known as the AG Act, would replace…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
…EPA, rejected an exemption for farms from reporting “hazardous” emissions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)….
Farm Bureau Welcomes Progress on Tax Reform Bill
…goal. “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will preserve many critical tax provisions that farmers and ranchers need to manage tight margins and unpredictable income. Farm Bureau looks forward to…
Working on Sugar Support Programs Before 2018 Farm Bill
…more than 30 members of Congress have introduced the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. She says the policies within the legislation will keep processors from having to forfeit their crops and…
GAO to Investigate Pruitt NCBA Videos
…asked to check if Pruitt violated laws “on the use of appropriated funds for lobbying and publicity or propaganda purposes and the Antideficiency Act,” according to Politico. In August, critics…
Perdue Statement on House Passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…and her colleagues study the genetics of chickens’ resistance to foodborne disease-causing pathogens, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter. Some species of these two bacteria together cause 2 to 3 million…
EPA Releases Guidance on Air Emissions
…same 24-hour period, must report those releases. The EPA guidance information, available on its website, includes resources to help farmers calculate emissions from each species of livestock. From the National…
Conaway Supports House Guest Worker Bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway offered his approval to a bill that would bring reforms to agriculture labor. Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approves the Ag Act, which supporters…
Dairy Industry Applauds Introduction of School Milk Nutrition Act
…the International Dairy Foods Association say the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017 would make permanent the administrative changes in the school lunch program proposed earlier this year by the…
Secretary Perdue on Confirmation of Greg Ibach Key USDA Post
…customers: the farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers of America. I look forward to working with Greg and urge the Senate to continue to act on other nominees who are awaiting…