…Environmental Defense Fund used, which is where we are staged as an industry is a transformative time,” Waycott said. “I think as we continue to embark into this sort of…
CA Dairy Farmers Navigating Methane Reduction Bill
…40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. “Dairy farmers are wondering what it means for them and their dairies,” said Paul Sousa, Director of Environmental Services and Regulatory Affairs for…
Agri View: Agriculture Opportunities
…There is renewable natural resources, energy and environmental industries that will require an education in agricultural science. And there will be perhaps a half million jobs open to those that…
Lemons from Argentina Allowed for Import
…to the place of production; and inspection for quarantine pests by the Argentine National Plant Protection Organization. Additionally, lemons from northwest Argentina would have to be harvested green within a…
Canada Releases Six Ranches Under Quarantine for Bovine TB
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week released six ranches, or premises, from a federal quarantine after a micro-outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was reported in September. Officials in Canada say…
Court Dismisses Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Standards Case
In what agriculture groups call a victory, a federal court last week dismissed a lawsuit that would have forced the Environmental Protection Agency to impose strict nutrient standards on farmers…
CRP Incentive For Forest Land Management
Brad Pfaff of the Farm Service Agency explains a new financial incentive for management of forests on lands enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Program. Forest Land Management…
Central Valley Growers Welcome Cold
…than mandarin, or easy-peel, varieties such as Clementines, Murcotts, and Tangos, but with frost protection by wind machines the weekend temperatures proved favorable for all varieties. The cold weather will…
E.U.-Canada Trade Deal In Trouble Again
…over fears that more than 200,000 E.U. jobs would be lost. Opponents of CETA also want protections for foreign company investments against government interference. The E.U. Foreign Affairs and Environmental…
Panel Hears EPA Testimony on Glyphosate
A Scientific Advisory Panel studying glyphosate links to cancer heard testimony last week on the topic. The Environmental Protection Agency gave a presentation last week before the panel saying the…
NFU Board Calls on Congress to Assist Struggling Dairy Producers
…and to refund dairy Margin Protection Program premiums. “U.S. dairy farmers are experiencing an extended period of very low milk prices which, unless corrected, will force thousands of farmers out…
Agri View: Growing Companies
…largest biotechnology firms. Most of what I have read is about how big the companies would be after the considered merger. Now comes a report from a major Southwestern agriculture…
USDA Awards $3.4 Million for Research to Increase Wheat Yields
…Agricultural Research Service; The U.S. Agency for International Development; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom; Grains Research and Development Corporation of Australia; Department of Biotechnology of…
Wheat Growers Welcome Actions on China Trade
…Congress and federal agencies. Based in Washington, DC, NAWG is grower-governed and grower-funded, and works in areas as diverse as federal farm policy, trade, environmental regulation, agricultural research and sustainability….
