…opportunities with potential importers, processors, distributors and local officials.” The Biden-Harris Administration has prioritized investment and trade development in Africa. Earlier in the year, the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment…
Additional $30 Million in Federal Funds to Support Sites Reservoir
The Sites Reservoir Project is receiving additional federal support through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In a recent announcement, the Department of the Interior committed $30 million towards the…
USDA Seeks Comment on Program
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says, “These actions further build on USDA’s commitment to use all the tools it has available to help farmers.” The request for information in the Federal…
Week in Review: Possible Resistance in Chickweed & Carbon Monitoring Investments
…of specialty crops enrolled in federal risk management programs has nearly doubled in the last ten years. All of the top agricultural news can be found weekly in your inbox…
Rail Strike Concerns Renewed After Union Rejects Contract
…temporary agreement had been brokered by the Biden Administration to avoid a potential strike last month. BMWED, the third-largest freight rail workers union in the country, rejected the agreement earlier…
$80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals
Photo by Alexander Kovacs on Unsplash The Biden Administration this week provided $50 million in grants for schools to invest in new food service equipment that will allow them to…
Oral Arguments in Prop 12 Case Underway in Supreme Court
…basis. NPPC presented a strong case and is confident in its arguments presented to the Supreme Court Justices. We appreciate the support of the Biden Administration and look forward to…
Report on Specialty Crops in USDA Programs
Image by Lisa Marie from Pixabay A report from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that the amount of specialty crops enrolled in federal risk management programs has nearly doubled in the last…
California’s 30×30 Conservation Plan Moving Forward
…federal, tribal, and local government partners to formally move forward with the conservation effort. Earlier in the year, the state issued its official strategy for implementing the initiative. As noted…
WATER for California Act Seeks to Establish Better Regulatory Stability
…ongoing conflict, and provides the space for the state, federal government, and interested parties to develop flow and non-flow measures that will further benefit and protect the viability of native…
Alexis Taylor Advances Through Senate Agriculture Committee
…Agriculture (USDA). In a hearing earlier in the week, the Committee held a vote on several nominees for agricultural positions in the Biden administration. Having received significant support when she…
Week in Review: Responding to New Citrus Disease & Federal Order Helps CA Dairy Producers
State and federal officials are collaborating in the development of a regulatory response to the new citrus disease in California. Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs for the California Milk…
ECP Program for Natural Disaster Assistance
When natural events like hurricanes come in and cause significant damage to farms, there are a few federal programs that may be able to help. One of which is the…
FDA “Healthy” Label Requirements Proposal
It may soon be easier to determine which foods at the grocery story are healthy. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this…