…advance innovation, improve infrastructure, and enhance sustainable production of fertilizer. Finally, the report states the fertilizer industry is two times as safe as peer industries. From the National Association of…
USDA Seeking Dismissal of OTA Lawsuit
…the Organic Trade Association, “lacks standing because it pleads no facts” in showing the delay has resulted in the suffering of its members because of the USDA action, according to…
Senators Urge Trump to Rejoin TPP
A group of Republican Senators is urging President Donald Trump to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. The 25 lawmakers, including many from western and farm states, encouraged Trump…
Multi-Day Event in Chico will Focus on Soils, Students and Community
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CSU Chico and the Professional Soil Scientists Association of California (PSSAC) are hosting a special soil event March 1 through March 3 for anyone…
FTC Nominee Pledges to Look Closely at Ag Mergers
…pipeline that will put antitrust regulators’ approach to the test. Bayer and Monsanto are still awaiting antitrust approval from the U.S. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
MN Students Want GMO Approval Process Streamlined
…pass a bipartisan bill that funnels GMO fuel and fiber crops through either the USDA or the EPA, but not both. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Legislation Designed to Save Pollinators Introduced in House
…food supply. Studies estimate that one of every three bites of food Americans eat is from a crop pollinated by bees. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Immigration Debate in Congress Still Struggling
…other chamber, House immigration hardliners are getting more uneasy as they continue to push for a floor vote on Virginia Representative Bob Goodlatte proposal to reform the H-2A agricultural guestworker…
Trump to Sit Down with Mexican President
…his threat to withdraw from the pact if the three countries can’t reach a deal that’s more “fair” to America. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image…
2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research
…Agricultural Outlook Forum is the USDA’s largest annual meeting, attracting as many as 2,000 attendees from the U.S. and abroad. The forum highlights key issues and topics within the agricultural…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…established, they will cause the loss of wetlands, create severe soil erosion, and damage agricultural crops and levees. They are destructive, wasteful feeders that destroy up to 10 times the…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…can be displayed in multiple formats to view field conditions. In January, John Deere honored FarmShots as its “Dealer’s Choice for Innovation.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Southern Plains Drought Becoming “Rapidly Dire”
…the 98th consecutive day without measurable precipitation for Lubbock, Texas. The western half of Oklahoma and northern Texas are classified in an extreme drought, with nearly all of both states…
NAFTA Exit Would Trigger 15 cent Mexican Sugar Tariff
…of sugar to the United States per year, would lose the U.S. market because its sugar would be too high to be competitive. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…