…that operate under the CFTC’s regulatory oversight for trading and processing swaps. SEFs were authorized to be created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010…
Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban
Dealing with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide ban when you still have existing stocks of the product. An appeals court has upheld the EPA’s ban on flubendiamide, which is…
Comments Reopened on Import of Lemons from Chile
…required to be registered annually with the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Chile and certified as a low pest prevalence production site; shipments are subject to post-harvest processing and…
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Raspberry Fruit
…the Agency’s import regulations for fresh raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruit from Morocco into the continental United States. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal…
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Persimmon Fruit
…be registered and approved by the National Plant Protection Organization of New Zealand; persimmons must meet requirements for orchard pest control, post-harvest safeguards, fruit culling, the ability to traceback shipments…
Environmental Groups Hamper Endangered Species Conservation
Environmental groups are hampering species recovery under the Endangered Species Act, according to the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity threatened to…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…Margin Protection Program—through December 16th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill to explain the programs….
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…aren’t, receive a visit from law enforcement officers, who have a warrant to remove the tree. Hornbaker said CDFA’s main focus is to find and remove HLB-infected trees. The agency…
Squishy Tomatoes
…Professor of Plant Biotechnology in the School of Biosciences at The University of Nottingham, has identified a gene that encodes an enzyme which plays a crucial role in controlling softening…
Delta Habitat Restoration Project Documents Released
…landscape, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released the Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for a 45-day public review period. Prospect Island is…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
…agency is taking a comprehensive look into the 2016 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats and barley. “The small grains industry is a big player in…
NMPF Statement on Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…Protection Program. Giving farmers until December 16 to adjust their coverage levels for calendar year 2017 will help increase the opportunity for dairy farmers to utilize this crucial risk management…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…of cheese from private inventories and to extend the deadline for enrollment in the dairy Margin Protection Program, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks with AgNet West News Director Sabrina…
August Dairy Market Report
…as a reminder of the painful dairy situation during the first part of the year,the Margin Protection Program margin reached its lowest bimonthly level since the program’s 2014 start. The…
