…and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue presented the Task Force’s findings to President Trump. These findings included 31 recommendations to align the federal government with state,…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…the adjusted production will be used in calculating assistance under this program. Eligible crops include those for which federal crop insurance or NAP coverage is available, excluding crops intended for…
NCBA Comments on “Fake Meat” Oversight”
…Food and Drug Administration. Fake Meat Courtesy NCBA The goal of the meeting was to give interested parties and the public a chance to comment on the technology and regulations…
Arizona FB President Wants Congress to Save Ranches and Federal Lands
…and within the federal and state rangeland. Smallhouse says the partnership maintains open space on private, state, and federal lands through the management of watersheds. Access to government lands also…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…the Central Valley after the cohort. The three-year accelerator program is coordinated by the International Center for Water Technology at Fresno State. Funding was made possible by a $500,000 federal…
Trump to Nominate Kip Tom as UN Food Ambassador
…previously unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and was in consideration by President Trump to be Agriculture Secretary during the transition period of the Trump administration. In the announcement, the…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…Secretary Perdue said. “The United States has a reputation for high quality agricultural products and this Administration is committed to helping U.S. producers prosper and share these products with the…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
As the use of laboratory-based cell culture technologies to replicate naturally made foods continues to develop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must first enforce its own existing regulations…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…pass the voters, that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. The final decision to split the state would be made by the state legislature and the Federal Congress in Washington….
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…and Drug Administration. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assert its proper oversight of two emerging issues critical to the future of…
U.S. to Further Implement Trade Tariffs
…“without any international legal basis or justification.” An administration official told reporters this week the administration would “listen to farmers complaints” at a hearing next month on the tariffs, but…
Cooperative Wants Price Floors on Dairy Products
…the pain of Chinese and Canadian tariffs. Despite a promise from Secretary Perdue that the administration will protect farmers from tariff pain but there have been no details from USDA…
EPA Seeking “New Tone”
…policy platform, fighting the courts to roll back a slate of Obama-era regulations on climate change, air pollution, stream protection and more. A former Clinton administration climate advisor told the…
The Answer to Reforming Immigration Remains Elusive
…housing required by the federal H-2A temporary farmworker program. While the AG Act contained certain provisions that were opposed, the required use of the E-Verify system actually received varying degrees…