…may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov/ to find an FSA office near you. USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry…
TPP Headed for Ratification in Japan
…have doubts about the pact when it comes to things like food safety, intellectual property, and other points. The lower house is expected to pass TPP on Friday due to…
CCGGA Opposes Air Resources Board Freight Facility Survey for 2017
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public workshop to discuss “Data Collection and Freight Hub Survey” as part of CARB’s Sustainable Freight Strategy. This issue from early on…
CCGGA Hosts Congressional Staff
…visit was to discuss implementation issues with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), in particular, the current applicability of the Preventive Controls Rule for Animal Food to a cotton gin….
Project to Expand Green Business in California
…EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, announced the grant at Mandela Foods Cooperative, in West Oakland, one of several local businesses to “go green” with CARB’s assistance. “Pollution…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…tools—such as software and mobile apps—that increase producer knowledge of conservation benefits and alternatives; Precision conservation tools that uncover opportunities for better input management (for example, nutrient management addressing source,…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…formulate trade strategy and keep American exports growing,” Vilsack said. “Committee members serve an invaluable role to help enact trade agreements and trade policies that benefit America’s farmers, ranchers and…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
…make understanding problems and opportunities more intellectually viable and quantifiable. One such analysis has determined where the more permeable soils exist within our agricultural footprint to understand where groundwater recharge…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
…this trip will be used for future collections. While these fact-finding trips do not yield immediate tangible collections, they’re invaluable for subsequent efforts, because they resolve most of the logistical…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…Terra, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass, will develop a cost-competitive, low-toxicity, ammonium-free long-term fire retardant for use in wildfire management that is less toxic to fish and mammals. eWind Solutions, LLC,…
NPPC Joins Groups Urging Court To Nix WOTUS
…in the size of government and allows activists to extort and micromanage all kinds of farming and business activities.” While it could be more than several months before the court…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
…but added, “It’s not working.” He spoke at the joint annual meeting of the NMPF, Dairy Management, Inc., and the United Dairy Industry Association. A Milk Business dot com report…
Ag Economy Barometer Dips
…However, 27 percent of respondents expect corn prices below $3 per bushel and 25 percent expect soybean prices below $8 per bushel. Producers also plan to make management changes next…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…sustainable agriculture production is broader than dairy, Mulhern added. The farming community must continue to project a unified voice as it dispels false marketing claims about biotechnology and other claims…