…Union, and the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund. The new administration has until March 21 to act on the new GIPSA rules. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Bill Would Move H2A Program to USDA
A bill introduced earlier this month into the House of Representatives (H.R. 281) is titled the Family Farm Relief Act, dealing specifically with immigration. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the…
Fish and Wildlife Proceeds with Action Despite Directive
President Donald Trump recently released a directive freezing all regulatory activity by federal agencies. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will not extend a 90-day comment period…
Trump Freezes EPA Grants and Communications
…a reduction of regulatory grasp by the EPA, specifically targeting Clean Air Act regulations and the Waters of the U.S. rule. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
AFBF Endorses Bills to Repeal Death Tax
…farm and ranch families continue to face challenges to passing their family businesses to the next generation. The AFBF-endorsed Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 was introduced in the House…
Three Named as USDA Deputy Secretary Candidates
…Department of Agriculture for now is Michael Young, USDA’s Office of Budget and Program Analysis director. He will serve as acting secretary until the Senate confirms former Georgia Governor Sonny…
Trump EPA Plan Calls for Eliminating WOTUS
…and unnecessary.” A leaked agency action plan for the administration lists WOTUS, along with Clean Air Act greenhouse gas regulations, the Clean Power Plan and the Total Maximum Daily Load…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…option of not submitting nominees. The National Pork Board and the Delegate Body were established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985. By law, USDA’s Agricultural…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…the federal farm bill will result in positive investments to our communities, our health and agricultural economy.” The current farm bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014 will expire next year…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…universities and institutions sustain their programs in agriculture, food and human sciences.” The 1890 land-grant institutions were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890 to foster higher education opportunities…
USDA Strengthens Integrity of the Organic Label
…production practices that support their well-being and natural behavior. In addition, the final rule supports the core goal of the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), which instructs USDA to develop…
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
…board member and citrus grower, Jim Gorden. “This is confirmation of the level of talent the CRB has been able to attract to work on solutions to problems facing the…
Another ‘Midnight’ Regulation Dumped On Farmers
…Pork Producers Council will work with the Trump administration and Congress to repeal yet another “midnight” regulation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s amendment to the Organic Food Production Act of…
Senate Resolution Would Roll Back WOTUS
…authority of both the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers authority to regulate water, which is already written into the Clean Water Act. Almost 100 percent of the American…