…percent of the projected income amount will be the result of federal farming assistance as well as crop insurance benefits. Payments made as part of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP)…
ASI Applauds EPA Label Approval for Sodium Cyanide
…has been registered as a predicide since the 1940s and is only used with the oversight of federal or state wildlife officials. In the field, a capsule containing a precisely…
Federal Officials Begin to Crack Down on CBD Products
…CBD products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a series of letters to companies marketing products that contain CBD, warning them of violating the Federal Food, Drug,…
Cattlemen Celebrate Finalization of Trade Deal With Japan
…of the process from Day One right on through to the official signing ceremony with President Trump in the White House. Because of the Administration’s commitment to this issue, America’s…
Dairy Quota Program Will Not ‘Cease and Desist’
…they want, goes against my commitment to them that they will decide their fate.” The impact of the QIP became overtly apparent once the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FFMO) went…
NCBA Seeks Clarity and Consistency in Beef Origin Labeling Practices
…beef product labels. During the NCBA Summer Business Meeting in July, NCBA leaders formed a producer-led working group to examine the extent of these concerns and the federal regulations governing…
USDA/NASS Prepares for 2019 Organic Survey
…and more. Producers who receive the survey are required to respond by federal law, as the survey is part of the Census of Agriculture Program. The same federal law which…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 11-27-19
…the Salinas area, state officials trying to find a way around the federal plans for California water and find out who will be the keynote speakers at the Almond Board…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…the list of grocery outlets responding to the warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The notice came last week when…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…to those producers before families feast for Thanksgiving. The packaged products in the recall have likely allowed for more efficient traceability. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified the…
State Officials Move to Circumvent Federal Plans for California Water
…same time that California officials indicated they would be suing the Trump Administration over its plans for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The underlying issue both state and federal agencies are…
Farm Bureau Calls for Improvements to Ag Labor Bill
…key amendments needed would ensure a fair and competitive wage rate and limitations on the use of federal courts to solve workplace grievances. AFBF appreciates the continued dialogue with Members…
Murky CBD Oil Regulation Complicating Hemp Production
…area as far as regulation goes,” said Placer County Ag Commissioner Josh Huntsinger. “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been pretty clear in communicating that those types of uses…
U.S. and South Korea Reach Agreement on Guaranteed Market Access for American Rice
(USDA) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue are pleased to announce that the Trump Administration has reached an agreement with the government of…