The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that President Trump signed also provided a livestock waiver for the implementation of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. The bill was passed on…
NRCS, Partners Seek to Assist Bi-State Sage-Grouse Area Ranchers with Conservation through Partnership Project
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Livestock in Harmony with Bi-State Sage-Grouse project. This RCPP project contains two funding…
Omnibus Bill Includes Several Ag Provisions
…“some regulatory relief.” The omnibus bill prohibits funding to implement regulations requiring livestock haulers to install electronic logging devices on their trucks to monitor time behind the wheel. That comes…
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
Four organic groups have filed a lawsuit against The U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, regarding the organic livestock welfare rule. Led by the Center for Food…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…reprieve from the electronic logging device mandate through Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2018. Currently, haulers transporting livestock and insects have a 90-day waiver through June 18 from…
Omnibus Spending Bill Also Contains Livestock “Fixes”
…Fiscal Year 2018.” The spending bill includes a one-year delay of the Electronic Logging Devices mandate for livestock haulers. It also excludes livestock producers from the reporting requirements of the…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support to Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of funding to help assure rural communities have sufficient access to livestock veterinary services….
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…cattlemen and women, including language that would prevent 200,000 farms and ranches from being regulated like toxic waste sites, delay the implementation of electronic logging devices for livestock haulers for…
Agri View: Wild Hog Diseases
…rooting holes in the field. What would you think if I told you they were a threat to the pets and the livestock that you own. Anyhow, what you own…
House Committee Seeking Reauthorization of Animal Drug Legislation
…a major disruption for the livestock production industry. Senate and House bipartisan draft reauthorization legislation includes a requirement that all requests for new animal drugs be submitted electronically beginning October…
Farm Bureau Compares Crop Insurance to Ad Hoc Disaster
…crop insurance provides certainty that in the event of a loss a farmer will be indemnified based on a portion of the value of the crop or livestock. Under crop…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
…the “Superfund Law,” is used primarily to clean hazardous waste sites but also includes a mandatory federal reporting component. The appeals court ruling could force more than 100,000 livestock farmers…
Livestock Haulers Get Another ELD Waiver
On Tuesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted livestock haulers an additional 90-day waiver from a regulation that could have a negative effect on animal well-being. The National Pork…
Secretary Perdue Supports Agriculture Exemption Extension for ELD Mandate
…Administration to clarify how the rule should be applied to the transportation of agricultural goods and livestock. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…