…in time for Valentines Day, many businesses are getting into the act by creating bouquets of long-stemmed bacon roses. You can try to make the bouquet yourself, there are recipes…
Growth Energy Honors Ag Secretary Vilsack with Award
…Leadership Conference. The award is presented to an individual who “has gone above and beyond the call of duty to act as a champion for the renewable fuels industry.” Past…
Year of the Pansy
…gardeners because that makes them critter proof. Daffodil is actually just a nickname. The Brassica family of plants is one of the most prolific genera of vegetables in the world,…
Rural Hospitals Fear Cuts
…rural clinics, during the association’s policy conference, which is going on as Congress is getting set to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The administrators say there is no good way…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
With a key deadline approaching, people involved in groundwater management say cooperation will be needed to accomplish goals set forth in the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Local agencies must…
A “Huge Victory:” Cattlemen Hail U.S. House Passage of Resolution to Repeal BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule
…stakeholder and local input into the planning process. The Obama Administration finalized the BLM Planning 2.0 Rule in December. Under the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. House and Senate have…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…specific actions to reduce long-term subsidence risk and consider whether to incorporate further emphasis on reduction of subsidence risk into the ongoing implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)….
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…Brazil (Region 2); Eddie S. Schaap (Region 4); and Cheryl L. Chapin (Region 9). The Dairy Board was established under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to develop and…
GIPSA Rule Comment Period Extended
…interim final rule, comments on which now are due by March 24. NPPC is most concerned with the latter, which would broaden the scope of the Packers and Stockyards Act…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
…of the comprehensive review, APHIS has implemented actions to remove certain personal information from documents it posts on APHIS’ website involving the Horse Protection Act and the Animal Welfare Act….
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
The American Soybean Association and the Soyfoods Association of North America call the Dairy Pride Act unnecessary. The Act would prohibit the term “milk” from being used with soymilk and…
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
…Although the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act, which created the labeling law, is not out of the woods yet as Trump could choose to extend the executive order into 2018….
Farmer Fair Practices Rules Effective Date, Comment Periods Extended
…days, for three recent regulations, the Farmer Fair Practices Rules, published in the Federal Register Dec. 20, 2016. These actions are being taken in accordance with guidance issued Jan. 20,…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…loans to upgrade infrastructure to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act. Online publication Food Safety News reports the move is not premature, noting Congress plans work on the 2018…