The American Farm Bureau Federation and a broad coalition of business organizations have notified the federal district court in South Carolina they will appeal that court’s ruling that revived the…
USDA Announces Section 32 Beef, Chicken Purchases
…authority or administration of possible purchases under Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation related to trade mitigation. National Chicken Council president Mike Brown says the announcement is “a real…
Perdue Talks Tariffs, Water in San Joaquin Valley
…other ag producing regions the Secretary may be familiar with. Perdue continued to listen and assured he is working with the administration to develop policy. Also discussed — water. As…
Farm Bureau: Now, More Than Ever, We Must Ditch the Rule
…common-sense and lawful solution, we urge the administration to immediately take action in the courts to limit the scope of this injunction to South Carolina. We also urge the administration…
USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions
…the stewardship of public and private lands. This report outlines our strategy and intent to help one another prevent wildfire from reaching this level.” Both federal and private managers of…
China Files WTO Complaint over U.S. Solar Tariffs
…subsidize renewable energy firms” has distorted the global market. The Trump administration in January announced it was imposing “Safeguard tariffs” over four years, with a 30 percent tariff in the…
FDA Extends FSMA Compliance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week it would extend its deadlines and inspection time frames for when certain-sized facilities should come into compliance with some Food Safety…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…its back on leakage, but those commodities may be vulnerable if China decides to crack down.” After the Trump administration imposed tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of Chinese…
Chlorpyrifos Registrations Dead in 60 Days
…days to cancel all chlorpyrifos registrations. The EPA had already been in the process of banning chlorpyrifos at the end of the Obama administration. However, former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt…
APHIS Finalizes Conditions for Paying Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity
…USDA is now requiring audits to ensure optimal biosecurity is practiced by large poultry facilities. The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), a cooperative state, federal and industry program for controlling…
Brazilian Judge Suspends Glyphosate Use
A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing glyphosate. The federal judge halted new registrations of products containing glyphosate and will suspend existing registrations while the Brazilian government…
Court Tells EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos
…a Trump administration reversal of an Obama administration plan to impose a ban. Chlorpyrifos is used on cotton, corn, almonds and fruit trees including oranges, bananas and apples, to kill…
FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims
The Food and Drug Administration will apparently investigate labeling claims of organic products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter this week, responding to a critical Wall Street Journal editorial,…
Agri View: Wild Hog Eradication Methods
…state and federal lands. That is to be expected because it makes no difference to the hog. The worst time of the year, if there is such a thing, is…