…necessary steps to provide their livestock with adequate means of protection from bad weather.” The group filed a similar petition in May of last year that didn’t get the response…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Updated Drug Residue Manual
…in animal care, residue prevention and environmental stewardship. The 2017 edition is now available for purchase in the FARM Program store. Any questions about the manual can be directed to…
EPA Administrator Promises Back-to-Basics Agenda
Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt last week promised a back-to-basics agenda approach for the federal agency. While visiting a Pennsylvania coal mine, Pruitt announced the agenda, saying the…
USDA Seeking to Advance Modernized Pork Slaughter
The Department of Agriculture wants to move forward with a modernization of pork slaughter. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service last week announced the agency wants to move forward with…
Group Wants Congress to Cap Ag Subsidies
…they aren’t open-ended programs and give taxpayers at least some protection. They note that a House amendment when the programs were first written would have capped outlays but the amendment…
Chinese Authority Approves ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
…year. The acquisition still needs approval from India. The acquisition is one of three major mergers in the crop protection and seed industry, which includes the Bayer-Monsanto and Dow-DuPont merger…
Conaway Statement on GAO Food Aid Report
Conaway Earlier this week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) implementation and oversight of additional food aid flexibility authorized…
U.S. EPA Requires Ag Companies to Better Manage Pesticides in California’s Central Valley
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced separate settlements with two companies over the improper storage and labeling of agricultural pesticides. J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest privately-held agribusiness companies…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to examine the business and economic effects of the so-called waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule….
Ag Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator
…Byron Brown, deputy chief of staff to the administrator. The Production Agriculture CEO Council met with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and his senior staff last week…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…their unique water efficiency targets based on a common methodology that takes into account the diverse climatic, demographic and land-use characteristics of each agency’s service area. Urban water suppliers would…
Long Awaited International Seed Standard is Good News for U.S. Seed Industry
…Protection Convention (IPPC) in Korea. ASTA has been advocating for a seed ISPM for nearly 20 years. The need for a standard has become more apparent, as many National Plant…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…(CSP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). “These programs provide the tools and resources that independent family farmers and…
EU Approves ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
…their deal. Meanwhile, American Vanguard said it struck a deal with Adama to acquire three crop protection product lines. The companies expect to close the deal by the end of…
