The California Department of Food and Agriculture is partnering with the University of California and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide workshops to encourage dialogue and cooperation between…
USDA Opens Signup for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…assessment protocols to evaluate the impacts of practice and system implementation. Learn more about On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials. Who Is Eligible National and State CIG – all non-Federal entities and individuals…
Still No Disaster Relief from the U.S. House
Twice this week an attempt was made to pass the long-stalled federal disaster relief bill, but the latest attempt late Thursday afternoon failed again. In the brief pro forma session,…
Court Strikes 2015 Water Rule
A federal court on Tuesday invalidated the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ 2015 expansion of federal jurisdiction over small and isolated waters. After years of litigation in…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…Washington, D.C., when the administration announced the tariff-assistance package. Jamie Johansson President California Farm Bureau Federation “It’s clear that the administration wants to do what’s best for American farmers and…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a relief strategy to support American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals…
USDA Releases Baseline Data on Antimicrobial Use by Beef and Swine Operations
…a baseline for how livestock producers used antimicrobials prior to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule change in January 2017, which makes two important changes to how antimicrobial…
NRCS Accepting Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…entities primarily related to agriculture, non-governmental organizations with a history of working with the agriculture industry, and non-Federal government agencies. NRCS will collaborate with partners to encourage the application of…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…National Pork Producers Council The Trump administration announced plans to lift the 25% tariff on steel and the 10% duty on aluminum imports imposed last year on Canada and Mexico….
Farm Bureau Statement on Trump Immigration Reform Proposal
…are no easy solutions. We applaud the Administration and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle who are tackling the problem. We look forward to working with them…
NCBA Applauds Greater U.S. Beef Access to Japan
…“This is great news for American cattle producers, and Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Trump Administration deserve a lot of credit for helping knock down this non-tariff trade barrier in…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
…University teamed up with federal, academic and industry scientists to publish the blueprint titled, “Genome to Phenome: Improving Animal Health, Production and Well-Being.” A previous blueprint, which covered 2008-2017, met…
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
…to feral swine or garbage feeding. In addition, USDA will work with state and federal partners to identify and investigate incidents involving sick or dead feral swine to determine if…
Trade Tensions Escalate with Another Chinese Tariff Increase
…by the Trump administration, allowing time for negotiators to potentially reach an agreement before the increases take effect. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met with…