The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s request to delay air emissions reporting requirements for farms until May first. Dairy Herd Dot Com says…
Perdue Unveils Farmers.gov, Interactive Website for Agricultural Producers
…Producers are working hard to make their farms profitable, so these tools will help get the paperwork done without taking a big chunk out of the day to fill out…
CFBF Advocates for Reasonable Regulation
…compliance thresholds. Smaller, family-owned farms do not typically have the luxury of being able to afford to hire an extra employee for regulatory purposes. The complexity of regulatory expectations is…
Almond Update: FSMA Here, What You Need to Know
…compliance date for the Produce Safety rule, applying to farms with more than $500,000 in annual produce sales. Growers (along with huller/shellers and brownskin almond handlers that meet the primary…
Partnership Formed to Improve U.S. Water Quality
…agricultural producers identify effective management practices that have the potential to yield environmental results while supporting the economic viability of farms. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. “Since…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…its continued efforts to protect family farms, calls on Congress in 2018 to provide strong support and increased funding in the best interests of family farms, rural communities and consumers.”…
U.S. Cotton Industry Contributions to Cotton USA Play Critical Role in Developing Export Markets
…it to build U.S. cotton export demand efficiently and to improve the economic returns of 18,500 cotton farms in the United States. CCI promotes U.S. cotton in more than 50…
Native Farm Bill Coalition Formed
More than 30 native American tribes have formed the Native Farm Bill Coalition in an effort to give native American farms a voice at the farm bill table. Minnesota Public…
Speaker Ryan: Canada the Real Problem with NAFTA
…producers dumping low-cost products on the market to compete with Wisconsin farms, as the real issue with NAFTA. Late last week, the Republican said NAFTA needs updated, but said the…
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Issued in San Diego County
…are also susceptible to infestation. There are approximately twelve nurseries and 30 farms in Encinitas that fall within the quarantine area. All fruit vulnerable to infestation within the quarantine zone…
Farmers Are Becoming Less Optimistic About the Future
…for their farms in the next year fell 20 percent from the previous survey, while the share of farmers expecting worse financial conditions over the coming year rose 30 percent….
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
…are how these rules will apply to facilities that would be considered farms except for certain factors and activities. Other considerations address the written assurances provisions in the rules related…
Idaho “Ag-gag” Law Dealt a Blow in Court
Idaho’s so-called “Ag-gag” law prevents recording devices from being brought on farms or into slaughterhouses without the owner’s consent. But now, a provision of that law was struck down by…