…President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “The nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture is welcome news to the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Gov. Perdue will provide…
Farm Leaders Taking Part in Inaugural Parade Friday
…Bureau President Zippy Duvall, American Soybean Association President Ron Moore, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance CEO Randy Krotz, National Pork Producers Council President John Weber, and National Association of Farm…
Agri View: Farmer’s Share
Everett Griner talks about the farmer’s share of the family menu in today’s Agri View. Farmers Share You know very few of us who sit down for a meal at…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…2006 – 100 percent DWR’s California Data Exchange Center Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s largest reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/reservoir.html Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html Snow: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/current/snow/index.html …
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…provides services to beef producers in the Black Belt region, a southern region that has a high percentage of African-American farmers and ranchers, and the surrounding counties. The project also…
USDA Strengthens Integrity of the Organic Label
…production. Establishing minimum indoor and outdoor space requirements for poultry. The final rule will publish in the Jan. 19, 2017, Federal Register, and can be viewed at www.regulations.gov or on…
Another ‘Midnight’ Regulation Dumped On Farmers
…requiring that all farmers wear bib overalls or paint their barns red in deference to public sentiment.” Some of the standards even could jeopardize animal and public health, said NPPC…
Humans Need Bees
…garden, supporting organic farmers who don’t use pesticides on their crops, and spreading the word about bees and their declining population. You can learn more by checking out the bumblebeeconservation.org…
Bayer Promising Billions in Research, Jobs in Merger with Monsanto
…high-tech jobs. The National Farmers Union called the announcement “deeply disturbing” if it leads to an approval of the Bayer-Monsanto acquisition by the incoming Trump Administration. NFU President Roger Johnson…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
…new and welcomed crop for southwest farmers. And U.S. tire and rubber manufactures also welcome the move. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner From: Cornell University, The Gore…
Tom Vilsack to Take Helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
…market for U.S. dairy products is essential to the future of the dairy industry and America’s dairy farmers. I’ve spent my career in public service as a tireless advocate for…
Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0022 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comments to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0022, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700…
No Significant Impact for Giant Reed Biological Control Agent
…for a permit. The EA and FONSI may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2016-0069 Copies are also available for public inspection at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th…
Proposal to Establish a New Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order
…Federal Register. A 60-day public comment period, ending on March 20, 2017, will follow the publication of the proposed rule. Comments should be posted on www.regulations.gov or mailed to: Promotion…