…The SCMP is a new federal grant program offered by USDA AMS that will award approximately $3 million to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through collaborative,…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Comes to a Close
The 40-day hearing to promulgate a California Federal Milk Marketing Order came to a close on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Fresno, California. Nearly 100 individuals, including many dairy farmers,…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
…Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307 ORANGE COUNTY December 4, 2015 (Friday) from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Orange County Fair and Event Center, OC Room of the Administration Building, 88 Fair…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…are intensified during a drought. The grant will examine previous response to drought conditions at the federal, state and local level to determine the most effective and sustainable management system….
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…quota administration that are designed to enhance the transparency and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the new CSQ access for U.S. rice. Japan will immediately eliminate its 12.7-percent tariff…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…rules The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)…
WOTUS Guidance Would Result in Continued Confusion
If federal agencies are left the task of developing implementation guidance for the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), the result will be a continuation of the rule’s “liabilities, confusion…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…the intersection of food aid shipping and military sealift capacity, particularly that provided by the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Officials from the Department of Defense, the Maritime Administration, and industry…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today urged the administration to oppose a proposed rule that would allow beef imports from Namibia to the United States. Namibia just this…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule and Accreditation…
FDA issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation rules
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule…
CDFA Wants You!
…Request for Concept Proposals can be found on the SCBGP website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/grants. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Office of Grants Administration at (916) 657-3231 or grants@cdfa.ca.gov for additional information….
CCM Applauds Release of TPP Text
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) applauds the Obama administration for its timely release of text specific to the proposed Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement. “While we have been briefed extensively on the content,…
Senate Passes Resolution to Withdraw WOTUS Rule
…women are drowning in federal regulation that adds burdens, costs and uncertainty to our businesses,” said Ellis “The WOTUS regulation is the greatest overreach yet. If allowed to take effect,…