…into about 18 sub-basins, from Red Bluff to Rio Vista. “Our mantra pretty much is to keep it simple,” Sicke said. “There’s so many unknowns as to how this legislation…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…legislation is unnecessary “as no confusion in the market exists.” The two organizations argue that the term “soymilk” has been in commercial use since 1947, and that: “Consumers of soymilk…
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
…Further complicating the GMO labeling law, the bill set a deadline for the Department of Agriculture to release rules for complying with the law by July 29th, 2018. The legislation…
Florida Representative Drafts Legislation to Abolish EPA
…employee cuts to the agency, Gaetz says Americans are “drowning in rules and regulations” from the EPA and says the agency needs “eliminating.” The legislation would turn over responsibilities held…
Brazil Proposes Opening Farmland for Foreign Ownership
The President of Brazil plans to propose legislation to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural land in the nation in an effort to pull its economy out a two-year…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) endorsed new legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that would prompt the enforcement of dairy labeling terms, which are increasingly being used to…
Livestock Industry Supports Legislation to Address BLM Planning Rule
The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association applaud the introduction of concurrent resolutions in both the Senate and House disapproving the Bureau of Land Management’s Planning 2.0…
Cattlemen Applaud Death Tax Repeal Legislation
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association applauded the introduction of legislation designed to kill the estate tax. A Beef U.S.A. Dot Org article says the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017…
Bill Would Move H2A Program to USDA
…legislation is sponsored by New York Republicans Elise Stefanik and Chris Collins and would move the H2A immigration program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. Stefanik…
AFBF Endorses Bills to Repeal Death Tax
The American Farm Bureau Federation has endorsed bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate to repeal the federal estate tax. AFBF President Zippy Duvall said the bills are needed because…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…2018 Farm Bill. “The farm bill is as important to San Francisco and Los Angeles as it is to the Central Valley,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “This legislation ensures…
Agriculture Groups Press Trump on Cuba
…Report says they also want the President-elect to give his own stamp of approval on normalizing relations between the countries. The groups want Trump to throw his support behind legislation…
Dairy Groups Support Senate Bill
New Senate legislation to enforce the proper labeling of imitation dairy products drew an endorsement today from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF),…
Congress Trying to “REIN” in Regulations
…$100 million annually. That same legislation failed three times in the Senate. Indiana Republican Todd Young is the newest Senate member to get behind the idea. He authored a bill…