Texas is the only other state to have spent more on conservation investment through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the fiscal year 2018. California spent more than $100…
USDA Announces Deregulation of GE Low-Gossypol Cotton
…of the potential environmental impacts in its final EA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), reaching a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). APHIS concluded in its final…
Benefits of Fall Planting of Fast-Growing Trees
…a list of the fastest growing trees below. Whether it’s for extra privacy, food, protection against poor air quality, shade, or you just adding some beautification to your outdoor space,…
EQIP Funding Continues Even Without A Farm Bill in Place
As many agricultural support programs are left in limbo, EQIP funding will continue despite the lack of a farm bill in place. Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program known as…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…month, to agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. Approximately $3 billion in payments will be made…
Dropped Tariffs Could Mean Less USDA Trade Aid Relief
…possible second round of trade reimbursements by early December. The agency had initially budgeted up to $12 billion for the aid program. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Environmental Groups: No Farm Bill Better Than Bad Bill
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and a group of left-leaning environmental groups will hold a press conference Monday to tell Congress “No farm bill is better than a…
E15 Challenges Ahead
…an Environmental Protection Agency report that they say shows the RFS “was responsible for widespread negative natural resource impacts.” The Federation is one of many organizations considering legal challenges. Ranking…
Agriculture Leaders Unite to Oppose USDA Relocation Plans
…organized by the American Statistical Association and includes 56 former USDA and federal statistical agency officials. The group questioned how moving the agencies to a location outside DC could bring…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Ethanol Announcement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hailed President Trump’s directive to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin a rulemaking process to expand the sale of corn ethanol, to include…
NCGA Welcomes Year-Round E15
…common-sense regulatory relief on its own, and farmers are very grateful.” Updating this regulation, which was issued before the EPA approved E15 in 2011, will also further environmental policy goals…
RFA Applauds President Trump’s E15 Announcement
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) applauds the announcement by President Donald Trump that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning a formal rulemaking process to allow year-round sales of E15…
Court to Hear OTA Suit Against USDA Organic Livestock Rule Withdraw
…agency contends that the Organic Food and Production Act does not give the National Organic Program the authority to regulate animal welfare. The Organic Trade Association is arguing that the…
The Western View: ‘Sniffer Dogs’ Working in the Ag Industry
…are coming to California because the disease has been geographically isolated and outbreaks have been limited to individual trees. The canine test will mainly be funded through the HLB Multi-Agency…
