…legal challenges to the WOTUS rule and whether federal appeals courts or district courts have jurisdiction. The coalition that has been representing the agriculture industry is led by the National…
NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers”
…and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule: “This is a victory for America’s cattle and beef producers – and it’s a victory for America’s consumers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue deserves…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 17 grants for research on the next generation of agricultural technologies and systems to meet the…
US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response
…National Forest System lands, the Forest Service provides additional firefighting personnel, incident management teams, and equipment resources to support the State of California and other federal agencies whose resources are…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
The Trump administration announced it will withdraw regulations related to the buying and selling of livestock, a move strongly commended by the National Pork Producers Council, which opposed the Obama-era…
Wildfire Impact to Linger for California Wine Country
…have been outright destroyed, and even their owners were talking about getting back on their feet soon, according to the newspaper. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Governors Write Trump Regarding RFS
…president they were concerned about “where the EPA’s proposed implementation of RFS policy is heading,” and its impact on farmers and the rural economy. The four Republicans urged the president…
U.S. Pork Production Expanding
…and more than 200,000 metric tons to Mexico, leaving the need to find additional markets for the remaining 100,000 metric tons. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Weed Scientist Has Doubts Over Dicamba Restrictions Effectiveness
…supervision, will be allowed to spray dicamba in 2018. However, that restriction may not do much to reduce crop damage related to sprayings because many farmers and commercial applicators are…
Capitol Hill Asking “When” will NAFTA Withdraw Notice Come
Canada and Mexico have both said they are not walking away from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) following hard-hitting proposals by the United States. However, online source Axios…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
The U.S. wants to reverse Canada’s dairy supply management system as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation. U.S. negotiators centered on the agriculture chapter of NAFTA…
Secretary Ross Reflects on Visit to Wine Country Fire Zones
…ashes. I look forward to visiting all the impacted North Coast counties in the next few weeks to meet with farmers and ranchers and agricultural commissioners. This slideshow requires JavaScript….
Celebrating National Liqueur Day
…on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Liqueur Day Every year on October 16th America celebrates National Liqueur Day. This particular beverage holiday recognizes the myriad classes and flavors of…
Tractor Sales Fall in September
…percent. Meanwhile, combine sales were up six percent for the month. Sales of combines for the year total roughly 2,900 a four percent decrease from 2016. From the National Association…