Canada announced funding support for ranchers that are currently under a federal quarantine stemming from a bovine tuberculosis investigation in Southeast Alberta. Online publication AgCanada reports the ranchers who are…
FTC Says Ethanol Industry Still Competitive
The U.S. ethanol industry continues to have a “low level of concentration and a large number of market participants,” according to the annual Ethanol Market Concentration Report by the Federal…
Ending Subsidies for Renewable Energy
…the EPA, including the Waters of the U.S. rule, vastly opposed by agriculture groups. White also wants to cut federal subsidies for renewable energy, which total an estimated $7.3 billion….
Feed Inspection Advisory Board Vacancies
…entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the California Department of Personnel Administration. Individuals interested in serving on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board must…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…200 companies in the almond industry exhibiting their newest materials and services. About the Almond Board of California: At the request of the almond industry, a Federal Marketing Order for…
Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposal
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week the federal agency would consider re-listing the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. The announcement comes despite the fact a…
Businesses Join Agriculture in Fretting Over Trump Anti-Trade Talks
…Any trade war that would develop during the Trump administration would significantly hurt U.S. agriculture exports, and the National Pork Producers Council says the pork industry would be forced to…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
…State University collaborators. Acrylamide is a potentially toxic compound that forms in potatoes and other foods when they are fried, roasted or baked at high temperatures. The Food and Drug…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…To learn more about FSA’s conservation programs, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/conservation. Throughout the Obama Administration, USDA has generated thousands of critical partnerships to conserve and protect our natural resources on working landscapes,…
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…invasive pests, only buy or order plants from reputable vendors that comply with federal quarantine restrictions. To be safe, ask the grower if they are aware of and abide by…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
…acre-foot capacity and 70 percent of its historical average for the date. Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 2,896,484…
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
Before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, the Obama Administration is working to issue as many as 98 final regulations. Politico reports 17 of those actions under review are…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…and California State University systems. SWEEP is administered by CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation and the Office of Grants Administration. Authority for such incentive programs comes through the…
National Organic Standards Board Meeting
…March 30, 2017. Additional information can be found on the meeting webpage. Registration is not required to attend the meeting, only to provide oral comments. The NOSB is a Federal…