…to their members can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Rink at Colorado State (kcalvin@rams.colostate.edu). Individual producers can take the online version or contact the FARM Program to be mailed a copy….
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…outside Last Chance, Colorado. During the visit, part of the Administrator’s nationwide “State Action Tour,” Pruitt met with and solicited input from several dozens local ranchers about how to proceed…
Roberts, McCaskill To Host Agriculture Security Roundtable
…Security and Government Affairs, recently passed the “Securing our Food and Agriculture Act,” which President Trump signed into law in July. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Not All Ag Groups Happy with Direction of NAFTA Talks
…a coalition of farm groups argues that increasing exports won’t replace the need for fair prices in disputes such as the one over Canada’s dairy supply management system, along with…
U.S., Canadian and Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
…CNA President Bosco de la Vega, reflecting on the economic benefits of trade, said it is very clear, “The NAFTA agreement has had a positive impact on the agricultural sector,…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, August 14
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…Clean Water Act case against him Tuesday, just before the penalty phase of his trial was to begin. Duarte had been accused of significant Clean Water Act violations on land…
DuPont to Purchase Granular Inc.
DuPont last week announced that it would buy Granular Inc. for $300 million. The software company provides software management that helps the business side of farm operations, and both parties…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…Canada’s surplus milk at the expense of the United States and other exporters. Ironically, Canada’s so-called ‘supply management’ system is failing to manage supply. Despite having no domestic market for…
Almond Board: Stockpile Management
Stockpile management is an important part of managing aflatoxins. In this week’s Almond Update, Almond Board Director of Quality Assurance and Industry Services Tim Birmingham tells us some best practices….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, August 7
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Zinke Proposes New Sage Grouse Management Plan
Sage Grouse Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced a new plan to manage sage grouse in 11 Western states. Zinke said the new protocol would go into effect immediately, and…
Ag Secretary Perdue Speaks from “Back to Our Roots” Tour
…One question involved a California case in which a nursery owner named John Duarte stands accuses of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally filling in a wetland when he…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
The sponsor of an immigration bill suspected to reduce the agriculture labor force in the U.S. says his legislation will not impact temporary workers, which are often used in agriculture…