…asphalt, water main improvements and sewer upgrades. Tennessee: The city of Sweetwater received $477,700 to help construct an administration building and a warehouse for storage of materials. The administration building…
Available Positions on 2018 Almond Board of Directors
…agency established to administer the Federal Marketing Order for almonds. The Almond Board assures industry compliance with marketing order regulations and is responsible for administering all aspects of the marketing…
Conaway Ready For Farm Bill Work
…to be eligible for these programs.” He also says plans for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should line up with Republican goals of tightening up federal spending. From the National…
NRCS Invests 84.6 Million Through EQIP for 2017
Conservation benefits for California through the federal Farm Bill’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), totaled more than $84 million in fiscal year 2017. The largest investments were in air quality,…
Chairman Roberts: “Trade Is More Than a Product Crossing a Border”
…Kansas counterpart in the Senate, Senator Jerry Moran, have been pressing the agriculture community to stress the importance of trade to the Trump administration. Roberts said over the weekend that…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…and foreign agricultural affairs, told Agriculture.com that he “would advise anybody to be prepared with contingencies,” despite the administration knowing “very well where the farm and ag industries stand.” The…
National Produce Consumption Still Significantly Low
…information collected also showed that only 12 percent of adults are consuming at least 1 ½ cups of fruit each day as recommended by federal guidelines. The report divided populations…
Cargill Launches Fedbytrade Campaign
…speaking up against the Trump Administration’s public criticisms of trade and the trade deficits. The campaign is designed to provide facts about trade and trade deals. Cargill is also encouraging…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…says NAFTA must be “mended, not ended.” The Hagstrom Report says that headline on a recent op-ed by Mulhern is significant. Milk producers are backing the Trump Administration’s proposal that…
Antibiotic Use in Livestock Drops
The Food and Drug Administration began keeping records on antibiotic use in livestock animals in 2009. For the first time since then, the agency says antibiotic usage dropped. Sales of…
Coalition Wants Injunction Against CA Glyphosate-Label Requirement
…regulated by the federal government to ensure consumer safety. The Prop 65 mandate was based on flawed research by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which declared glyphosate as…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…in wildlife damage management very seriously. The final environmental assessment, FONSI and EUP are the result of years of collaborative research by WS and multiple private, state, federal and international…
Thomas Fire Scorches Avocado Acreage
…on the ground and can actually look at the situation.” President Trump has declared an emergency and ordered federal assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency…
Senators Calling for House-Passed ELD Mandate Delay
…bill. The delay of the ELD mandate is set for one year, which should give haulers time to work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the strict hours-of-service…