…Association, among many others. The letter stated, “Past infrastructure initiatives often focused on urban and suburban infrastructure while not adequately addressing the unique needs of rural communities.” The groups add…
Animal Health Market Forecasted to Reach $58 Billion by 2025
…players in the market, has enriched the IT infrastructure and subsequently eliminated redundancies. The growing requirement for eradicating heterogeneity, multiplicity, and fluctuating distinctiveness of vital applications & infrastructures is anticipated…
Japan Trade Talks Assigned to Pence
…Minister to lead talks with Pence. The talks will address fiscal and monetary policies, along with infrastructure and trade, according to Reuters. A top economist at Nikko (knee-coh) Securities in…
House, Senate Transportation Committees Planning a Busy Year
…readying a push against the nation’s “failing infrastructure.” The American Society of Civil Engineers says the U.S. transportation system, wastewater and drinking water infrastructure, schools and the energy grid need…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…infrastructure. DWR also will investigate measures for reducing subsidence risk to infrastructure, including groundwater pumping curtailment, creation of groundwater management zones near critical infrastructure, and county ordinance requirements. DWR is…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…loans to upgrade infrastructure to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act. Online publication Food Safety News reports the move is not premature, noting Congress plans work on the 2018…
Trump Trade Policies Good for New Zealand?
…have more positive implications for trade. Peterson says, “He’s going to be pro-growth and development, stimulating the U.S. economy with spending on infrastructure and development, which will increase growth and…
Perdue Nominated as Ag Secretary; Ag Groups Show Support
…the integral role farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses play in our economy and the unique infrastructure needs of rural communities.”? Farm Credit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,700 biobased products through USDA’s BioPreferred program; and invested $64 billion in infrastructure and community facilities to help…
Final Environmental Documents for WaterFix Released
…an essential effort to modernize the State’s water infrastructure. “WaterFix will secure water supplies for 25 million Californians and prepare for a future marked by rising seas, seismic threats and…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
…to infrastructure projects. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said those projects should help California secure water supplies in the future. The President said the following about the California sections during…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…report includes success stories from every state illustrating the many ways USDA helps create jobs, make infrastructure improvements and boost economic development. It also highlights the success of some of…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…projects will help USDA and its partners quickly detect and rapidly respond to invasive pests. They also help the U.S. maintain the infrastructure necessary for making sure that disease-free, certified…
New Map Shows CA’s Dependency on Delta Water
…Fullerton, Oxnard and more Unfortunately, the infrastructure that moves this water is inefficient and out of date leaving a major source of clean water at risk. WaterFix is the state’s…