A California legislative committee recently amended a proposed bill that will define the individual rights of immigrant workers while on the job. The Immigration Worker Protection Act (AB 450) would…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…its size and importance, will be the only agency to report to the Under Secretary for National Resources and Environment. For these three mission areas, Perdue has named Acting Deputy…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Education; Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; Director of the Office…
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
…calls for special attention to preserving and enhancing the protection of foods using common names and strengthening rules related to sanitary and phytosanitary commitments with Canada and Mexico. “Trade negotiations…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…“Food, water, climate, energy, and environmental issues are all linked together, which is why we invest in multi-level approaches to water management solutions,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “These solutions…
Syngenta, BASF, Seeking to Purchase Bayer’s LibertyLink Business
…spree so far, Syngenta is in the midst of being acquired by ChemChina, and DuPont agreed to sell its crop-protection assets to FMC in March to get a merger with…
Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Highlights Importance of Watershed Maintenance in Rural America
…– preventing damage and destruction in communities across the country,” said Subcommittee Chairman Lucas. “But as these investments rapidly age so too does the protection and certainty they provide to…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Still Accepting Nominations
…San Francisco, CA 94111. “Judges are looking for a ‘story’ that clearly showcases conservation, innovation and leadership on the farm or ranch,” said Karen Sweet of Sand County Foundation. “Project…
Withdraw ‘GIPSA’ Rule, Say NPPC, Pork Producers
…to the agency comments from 630 pork producers and others in the pork industry, opposing the regulation and asking that it be withdrawn. The comments were on an interim final…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…local foods, offering taste tests to children, buying equipment, planting school gardens and organizing field trips to agricultural operations, Long said. State and local agency interest and engagement in community…
A National Day for the Flower of Love and Romance
…marvelous flowers coming from the state of California. In June, Red roses are in bloom in flower gardens all across the United States, and their beauty and sweet scent fill…
Senate Committee to Consider E-15 Waiver Legislation
…Deb Fischer. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House in March by Nebraska Republican Representative Adrian Smith. Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency regulates RVP for gasoline and…
Agri View: Food Cost Drops in 2016
Everett Griner talks about food cost dropping in 2016 in today’s Agri View. More than one agency keeps a tab on what we in…
NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules
The Farmer Fair Practices Rules, a set of three rules that provide very basic protections for farmers and ranchers, were released in December 2016 to address the most anti-competitive and…
