Last week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject petitions to change the Renewable Fuel Standard point of obligation drew applause from ethanol groups. The American Coalition for…
Survey Shows Young Farmers Ready to Defy Odds
…access to land, affordable health care, and mounting student loan debt in their quest to farm. However, the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey says success will require deliberate policy change…
EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement
…through on a promise to a group of Midwest senators that he would deny a petition from oil refiners to change the point of obligation. He followed through on Wednesday…
Agriculture Among NAFTA Topics on Final Day
…change. The strategy is reported to be increasingly irritating to U.S. negotiators, who say it does little to advance progress in negotiations. On the last day in Mexico City, negotiators…
Senators Want Commerce Secretary to Analyze NAFTA Withdrawal Cost
A bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter this week to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, asking the administration to collect a “robust economic analysis” to evaluate how changes to the…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…U.S. health, eating habits, and climate change. Researchers at USDA‘s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Virginia Tech recently explored those questions and found surprising results. Mary Beth Hall, an ARS…
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks Moving Slowly
…any fireworks behind the scenes, which is a change in tone from the last round in Washington D.C. During the previous round of negotiations, the U.S. tabled several proposals that…
Senator Urging Farmers to Stand Up for NAFTA
…the importance of trade. Moran says the voice of lawmakers raising alarm only goes so far, adding that “the real power to change the conversation lies with the American people….
Agri View: Changing Diets
Everett Griner talks about the movement encouraging diets to change in today’s Agri View. Everett checks out the “eat less meat” movement is getting people to change their diet cutting…
Farm Bureau Seeks End to Organic Livestock Rule
…the organic sector because it forces them to arbitrarily change their production practices. Last week, the Department of Agriculture announced the rule would be delayed until January 19, 2018. The…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…Working cooperatively with other land trusts. Purchasing fee land. Public outreach and education to help promote farmland conservation and ag sustainability. Why it should matter to you: California’s moderate climate,…
Evergreen Herbs for Your Garden
…Garden There are plants that don’t mind the change of seasons and can hang tough with the best of them keeping their leaves even during the coldest of times. They’re…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…we track. The historical average for those reservoirs is 21.7 million acre-feet, so we were 120 percent of the historical average.” Andrea Bair, National Weather Service climate services program manager,…
Ten Things Canada Wants From NAFTA Modernization
…“They’re working together to lobby governments on both sides of the border.” However, dairy management is an issue getting a lot of publicity. However, it’s not the only change that…