…the report “provides reliable data to help assure consumers that the food they feed their families and themselves is safe.” The Food and Drug Administration and the EPA would be…
Sales Closing Dates Near for Most Crops
…agriculture is an inherently risky business. Federal crop insurance indemnities for these disasters totaled more than $1 billion in 2017. “The prosperity of the rural economy depends on our farmers…
President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
…this administration has not forgotten the rural communities that form the backbone of our nation. “The proposed $50 billion in rural spending will help restore our deteriorating infrastructure and protect…
Secretary Perdue Applauds Trump Infrastructure Agenda, Benefits to Rural America
…percent of new federal funds to be dedicated to rural infrastructure needs, as prioritized by state and local leaders. Perdue issued the following statement: “President Trump has made it a…
Tyson: Higher Freight Costs Will Push Up Consumer Prices
…costs have escalated as trucking capacity has tightened nationwide. We expect these costs will continue to rise as companies compete for new truckers and new federal regulations come into play.”…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Delayed Again
A final decision regarding the California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FFMO) has encountered a further delay as announced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A decision was initially…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…partnership with private landowners and a variety of local, state and federal conservation partners to deliver conservation based on specific, local needs. Please visit www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov<http://www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/ for more information about NRCS….
Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation, the Texas Farm Bureau and other members of a broad industry and agricultural coalition have asked a federal district court in Texas to issue a…
DPR Takes Action Against Stores Supplying Cannabis Growers for Violation of Pesticide Laws
…to federal laws, no pesticides are currently registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency specifically for use on cannabis. Information about legal ways to control pests in California can be…
The Western View: Temperance Flattened?
…the drought issues in the future, and the money from the bonds, along with matching federal funds, were going to be used to build these dams. This water is important….
Perdue Applauds Trump’s USDA Rural Utility Services Administrator Selection
…of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and President for Co-Mo Connect in Tipton, Missouri. The cooperative is the first to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to all its members without federal or state…
AFIA Calls FDA to Streamline Animal Feed Regulations
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is calling upon the Food and Drug Administration to consider streamlining or removing several federal regulations and recordkeeping requirements that are unclear, duplicative, antiquated…
Plant Biostimulants Looking for Federal Definition
…Questions from state fertilizer control officials regarding what the federal government might say about biostimulants have caused the industry to readjust their efforts. “We’ve been working at the federal level…
State Ag Officials Want Bilateral Trade Talks to Commence
State agriculture officials are questioning the Trump Administration on the promise of creating new bilateral trade deals. During a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, the National Association of State…