…The Public Health Agency of Canada also indicated that several people in different Canadian provinces were also affected by the same strain of E. coli. This latest E. coli outbreak…
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed a bill that would make it difficult to sue large livestock operations. A Farm Journal report says the bill would make it more…
Assembly Bill Looks to Address Wild Pig Problem
…affect several animal species and they can also carry potentially devastating diseases to domestic livestock and other wildlife. Animal-rights and environmental groups have not voiced significant opposition to the bill…
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
The Department of Agriculture is helping cotton farmers prepare for new safety net coverage. The Farm Service Agency is sending acreage history and yield reports to agricultural producers with generic…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…that received the award is one of the many ways the California dairy industry is working to become even more environmentally conscious. The DDRDP has been essential in the development…
EPA Considering Dicamba Registration as Injury Reports Climb
Herbicide injury reports are mounting in the South and the Midwest. A DTN report says state regulators and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are looking at the situation carefully. Most…
EPA Calls Off Biofuel Quota Announcement
…smaller refineries. Three people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg that, because of the new discussions, the Environmental Protection Agency called off a planned Friday announcement on proposed biofuel…
Help Your Summer Garden Survive the Heat Wave
…hotter temps. Such as tropical plants, tomatoes, melons, eggplant, peppers, and squash. Add a little shade protection or consider planting into containers so they can be moved under the porch…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…functions of the Food and Drug Administration into a single agency within USDA. The administration’s proposal would move USDA’s rural housing program to the Department of Housing and Urban Development….
EPA RFS Volumes Proposal Expected Friday
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to roll out a proposal for volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2019 Friday, June 22, 2018. Some suspect the proposal will…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…Dairy®, she enhanced dairy’s contributions to a more sustainable food system by advancing the intersection of nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and impact. In her role, she conducted an environmental…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…improvements to the dairy safety net. The measure raises the maximum covered margin in the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) to $9/cwt. and provides increased flexibility in the amount of…
USDA Issues Warning of Newcastle Virus to Commercial Poultry
…the agency says the virus is not a food safety concern, and no human cases have ever occurred. The virus has not been found in commercial poultry in the United…
Perdue Announces New Budget Director at USDA
…served as Budget Director for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator and Senior Advisor for the Africa Bureau at the U.S. Agency for International Development…
