…placed in wetland conservation easements held by NRCS. NRCS shares in the cost of restoring degraded wetlands. Eligible landowners can choose to enroll in a permanent or 30-year easement. Tribal…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…cover the costs of fire suppression. Background: Last year, wildland fire suppression costs exceeded $2.5 billion, making it the most expensive year on record. The USFS confronted wildland fires last…
Perdue: Administration Unlikely to Cap RIN Prices
…Perdue says the administration will more likely try to bring down the cost of RINs through a vapor pressure waiver that will increase demand for E-15. That’s the outcome favored…
Fresh Advertising Campaign for California Avocados
…highlight June as California Avocado Month. There will also be several events and co-marketing ventures that will promote the various summer holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The CAC…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
…of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Excerpts from Secretary Perdue’s opening statement:…
Study: RFS Impact on Refinery Profitability Minimal
…attributed its recent filing in part to the RFS. Grassley The analysis found that the biofuels blending requirement and the cost of the Renewable Identification Number credits both have little…
Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
A study by the Trade Partnership estimates that the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs will cost 495,000 jobs in the United States. That figure is up from a previous…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…no longer be utilized for compliance with the conventional biofuels requirements; $185 million more in feed costs for livestock producers—likely leading to an increase in food costs for consumers; and…
Almond Update: NOW Mating Disruption a Viable Option
…high cost, leaving a bad taste in their mouth about the practice. However, Haviland also did a cost study during his research and he said the math worked out in…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
…roast, does not begin with the growers profit. It is there. But the true cost is based on where the cost of production begins, and where it ends. You know,…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…E15 even with the assurance that they could sell the fuel throughout the year. Under the proposed compromise, therefore, compliance costs will fall dramatically, but E15 and E85 sales will…
CFBF: Requiring Workers Return to Home Country Not an Option
…suggested e-verify system, will just further complicate the state’s labor challenges. “It will cause a huge disruption in our workforce…we just don’t think these are viable or reasonable options,” Little…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…held an automation summit at Cal Poly earlier in the year. The rising cost and decrease in the amount of available labor caused the commission to place a high priority…
USDA Announces More Local Control for School Meal Operations
…no cost or for a reduced price according to income-based eligibility. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast…