…Tom Nassif, president of the Western Growers Association. “Implementation of the Endangered Species Act can be better for both species and people, and the president’s action moves us in that…
Export Exchange Next Week
…U.S. feed grains that will host approximately 200 participants. The biennial conference is scheduled for October 22 to 24. USGC CEO Tom Sleight says connections made at the event propel…
Livestock Groups Petition Department of Transportation for Hours of Service Flexibility
…motorists alike. We feel this petition is yet another step toward necessary flexibilities for our haulers while taking proactive measures to preserve safety.” – Tom Frey, Livestock Marketing Association President…
USDA Appoints Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
…Calif. Tom Lipetzky, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Broomfield, Colo. Paul Palmby, Seneca Foods Corporation, Janesville, Wis. Luis A. Pérez-Codina, Liaison CAN/US Logistics dba Can/US Fresh, Miami, Fla. Kelly Powell-McIver, North…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of USDEC. “We also need to pursue new free trade agreements with other nations and resolve our trade conflicts with China. It is imperative that…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Director National Pork Producers Council Tom Sleight President U.S. Grains Council Nathan Bowen Executive Director of Public Policy NASDA Barbara Hiden Vice President, Federal Affairs American Beverage Association Geoff Cooper…
Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Address HLB
…after a recent National Academy of Sciences report suggested research could be better served by funding agencies taking more of a systems approach to address HLB. Schulz noted that Tom…
NAFTA Partners Say Trilateral Agreement a Must
…over the weekend warned Congress to “not interfere” with the negotiations, threatening again to withdraw from NAFTA entirely. However, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue told Politico “Anything other…
Farm Groups Respond to NAFTA Announcement
…that is putting U.S. agriculture “in the crosshairs.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Grains Council noted the importance of Mexico to U.S. farmers in a statement by CEO Tom Sleight. Mexico is…
USDA Invests in Healthy Food Options for Low-Income Families
…families to choose affordable and healthy food options to feed their families. NIFA has on ongoing commitment to improve the diet and health of all Americans,” Acting NIFA Director Tom…
The California Kitchen: Sauce Bolognese
…C Maitake Mushrooms 1/2 C Spanish Onion 1 LB Ground Wagyu 1 C Tom Sauce 1 C Roasted Tomatoes TT Italian Season TT S+P TT Sugar 1 T at a…
The Western View: National Day of the Cowboy
…actions. Over the years, a Cowboy Code has grown, a code of ethics that the cowboys in the movies in the early 1900s promoted. Heroes like Tom Mix, Gene Autry,…
EPA Approves Sorghum Oil for Biofuels
…Bloss. NSP Board Director Tom Willis says the pathway for sorghum oil reaches far beyond the farmer. “This is an avenue to creating the jobs in rural America that we…
New Labor Proposal Includes Same Challenges for California Agriculture
…President and CEO of Western Growers Tom Nassif has previously noted what is needed from an immigration reform bill, “find a way to help these existing workers remain in agriculture…