In a letter to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, USDA acknowledged that the agency would continue the rulemaking process on the 2010 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) proposed…
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…Management and Budget (OMB) for review three rules – the “Farmer Fair Practices Rules” – that, according to the agency, would “help balance the relationships between livestock producers, swine production…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…agriculture literacy and advocacy programs, and FFA’s Living to Serve platform that supports hunger and environmental initiatives in local communities and states. “Building a relationship with Domino’s is very important…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
…related to their area of expertise: • Market Expansion and Access • Specialty Crop Nutrition Education • Equipping Current and Next Generation Specialty Crop Farmers • Environmental Stewardship and Conservation…
Nut-based Feed Satisfies Trout’s Protein Requirements
…meal contained only almond instead of almond and pistachio. Read more about this research in the October 2016 issue of AgResearch online. ARS is USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
Western View: Feds Easing Growing Restrictions on Marijuana
…some commercial grows, at least for research purposes for now. mj-update Recently the Drug Enforcement Agency was petitioned to reschedule Marijuana to allow medical use. This could have been a…
Syngenta Confirms Takeover Funding OK
Syngenta says bridge financing for the ChemChina takeover of Syngenta is “committed and irrevocable.” The comments come after a news agency in China reported over the weekend that a $15…
USDA Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…the challenging economic situation facing dairy farmers, and are appreciative of USDA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of the dairy Margin Protection Program established in the 2014 farm bill. Further…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
The Farm Service Agency recently visited Northern California to help farmers impacted by fires over the past few summers. USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini recently traveled around California,…
Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products to Strengthen
…with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to support a strong next generation…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…of the Environmental Protection Agency was in Missouri a couple of years ago. The aim of her trip was to say that everything the Missouri Farm Bureau was saying about…
New FSA Cooperatives Help Farmers
The USDA Farm Service Agency has a fairly new way of working with organizations to help farmers. Administrator, USDA Farm Service Agency, Val Dolcini visited California and met with a…
Agriculture Could Mingle into Next Presidential Debate
…consideration by ABC and CNN. The proposed question: “The U.S. is set to miss its 2025 environmental targets. Given that animal agriculture produces 51 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions, will you…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…allow for more frequent flooding of longer duration can help endangered fish species by boosting food production and sheltering them from predators. Opportunities also exist to enhance flood protection and…
