…to the Hagstrom Report. Clovis was nominated by President Trump to serve as the USDA undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.K. and U.S. Taking First Steps to Trade Deal
…Food and Rural Affairs. The newly established U.S.-U.K. Trade and Investment Working Group will explore trade priorities for the two nations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Input Needed for Dairy Revenue Protection Program
…and would be administered through the Farm Bureau Insurance Agency. “The policy, very simple in design, allows a farmer to ensure their quarterly revenue from milk sales,” Newton stated. …
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…The report will recommend concrete action on statutes to be enacted or repealed; regulations to be promulgated, amended, or eliminated; and programs and policies to be implemented, streamlined, or discarded….
Young Californian Wins Bee Care Award
…age to receive the Bayer Bee Care Community Leadership Award. (PRNewsfoto/Bayer) The award also comes with a $1,000 prize to support his school and other local programs that promote honey…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 7-25-17
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Senate Committee Blocks E15 Bill
…said in May that the EPA was working to determine whether the agency had the authority to allow year-round sales of E15 fuels. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Farm Groups Support Clovis Nomination
…a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts Monday expressing support for the nomination. The groups, including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the American Farm Bureau Federation,…
Multiple Rounds of NAFTA Negotiations Expected
…election in July 2018. The first round of talks on renegotiating NAFTA is due to begin in Washington on August 16th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 7-24-17
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California Lawmakers Extend Cap and Trade
…Investments, which fund several Climate Smart Agriculture programs such as the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program. The bill also maintains current industry…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…Plenty claims to use one percent of the water and land of a conventional farm with no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Like other large soilless, hi-tech farms growing today, Plenty…
Stabenow States Concern with Clovis Nomination
…nominee seems to lack the necessary agricultural science and research qualifications that are required by the Farm Bill.” President Trump announced he would nominate Clovis to serve as the USDA…
Canada Wants Dispute Mechanism in NAFTA Redo
…that Canada would continue to defend its system of tariffs and quotas that keep domestic dairy prices high and imports low. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….