…had been running off into the Sacramento River after winter rainfalls, and cuts in their use helped bring the river back into compliance with the Clean Water Act. The Agricultural…
Ag Exports Groups Urge Passage of the CREAATE Act
…the Agribusiness Coalition for Foreign Market Development say the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports, or CREAATE Act, would boost trade’s impact on U.S. farmer profitability and…
Agri View: WOTUS What?
Everett Griner talks about why the clean water act (WOTUS) is being repealed in today’s Agri View. WOTUS What?…
FSMA Agricultural Water Compliance Extension?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule to extend the agricultural water compliance dates that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). If the rule…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…it unfit for consumption. The majority of fruit flies and other invasive species are found in urban and suburban communities. These invasive species most often enter California through travelers illegally…
Urban Agriculture Bill Introduced in U.S. House
House Democrat Marcy Kaptur of Ohio has introduced an urban agriculture bill. Kaptur’s Urban Agriculture Production Act is described as a bipartisan bill that would bolster nutritional programs and farmers’…
OTA Files Lawsuit Against USDA Over Organic Livestock Standards
…Act, and unlawfully delayed the effective date of the final livestock standards. The trade association further contends that the Trump Administration’s regulatory freeze order issued to federal agencies in January…
Stocking Your Aquaponics System with Fish
Cathy Isom has some suggestions about the best fish species to source for your aquaculture or aquaponics system. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Stocking Your Aquaponics System…
Getting Started With Aquaponics
…system can be a beautiful addition to any backyard or farm. But you’ll need to know the best place or places to source fish species to stock it. Forget about…
Farm to School Bill Introduced
Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, reintroduced the Farm to School Act to expand the Farm to School Grant Program….
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will merge into the domestic Commodity Food Procurement program in the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This action will consolidate commodity procurement activities across the…
National Acorn Squash Day
…a pepper squash. Even though it is considered a winter squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all summer squashes including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash. The acorn…
California Animal Welfare Regulations Increasing?
…Farm Animals Act” would mandate all pork and veal sold in California be produced without restrictive crates. It would also require all eggs produced and sold in the state to…
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
California has met one of the deadlines put forth by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), in the creation of local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). The formation of so many…