…could not be issued because the agency lacked the authority to regulate practices such as animal space for livestock under the Organic label. The regulations were finalized in the final…
USDA Wants Input on Statistics Gathering Programs
…Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service and the World Agricultural Outlook Board. The U.S. Census Bureau will also participate. Leaders from each agency will provide an overview of current issues…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…Healthy Forest Restoration Act inclusion of Fire and Fuel Breaks 20-year Stewardship contracts Cottonwood Reform Fire Hazard Mapping Initiative Fuels Management for Protection of Electric Transmission Lines Good Neighbor Authority…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Protection Agency and the secretary of the Army to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. This would have granted express statutory authority to the agencies to withdraw…
NBB Disappointed with No New Biodiesel Tax Credit
…this expired tax credit continues to frustrate the producers, blenders, and marketers of biodiesel,” says Kovarik, “and we will work to educate members of the economic and environmental benefits of…
Omnibus Spending Bill Also Contains Livestock “Fixes”
…Environmental Protection Agency’s livestock emissions reporting mandate. Executive Vice President, Kelly Fogarty, says both of the victories in the bill offer common-sense solutions to over-regulation. “The USCA Transportation Committee will…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…this year was ‘Climate-smart, California Grown,’ honoring the environmental stewardship and innovation of California growers. “It was a very exciting and successful day,” said California Foundation for Agriculture in the…
California Agriculture Day Celebration at the State Capitol
…theme of this year’s event is “Climate-smart, California Grown” to showcase the environmental stewardship and overall adaptability of California growers. “Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards of the environment…
House Committee Seeking Reauthorization of Animal Drug Legislation
…animal drugs, including generic animal drugs, which are used to support the agency’s approval and market introduction programs. The National Pork Producers Council supports the reauthorization effort, as the group…
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
…continuing its mission to prevent the spread of harmful pests while also complying with the California Environmental Quality Act, ensuring the protection of agriculture, the environment, and other natural resources….
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
…known as CERCLA. The Environmental Protection Agency under both the Bush and Obama administrations supported exempting agricultural producers, but a federal court found the law did not clearly exclude farms…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
…a 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempted farmers from reporting routine farm emissions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA, more commonly known as…
Almond Update: Monitor for Irrigation Timing
It’s been a different winter for almond growers this season. What started out to be a dry turned in some growers needing to apply water for frost protection, followed by…
Livestock Haulers Get Another ELD Waiver
…Logging Devices, or ELDs, by December of last year. In September of 2017, NPPC petitioned the agency for a waiver or exemption from the requirement, and the DOT handed down…
