…beef industry’s request is based on a 1998 WTO ruling in the EU beef dispute that the European ban on the import of meat and meat products from animals treated…
Farm Bureau, NASDA Seek Delay of Unlawful EPA Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to delay the January 2017 start date of its worker…
Proposed Organic Livestock Farm Rules Not Guaranteed
Rules that would change the production of organic meat are awaiting President Obama’s approval but may run out of time. That means they might not ever go into effect. The…
State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent
…as hydrologic conditions develop through the rainy season. Under the initial 20 percent water allocation for 2017, the 29 public agencies served by the SWP would receive only 839,376 acre-feet…
Cost Share Opportunities for Organic Producers/Handlers
…2017, organic producers and handlers will be able to visit over 2,100 USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices to apply for federal reimbursement to assist with the cost of receiving…
CDFA / USDA to Host Joint Summit on Healthy Soils
…be held at the CDFA Auditorium, 1220 N St., Sacramento, on Jan. 11, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Ross “Today we understand that soil has the transformative power…
USDA Invests in Innovative Conservation Partnerships
…improving fish and wildlife habitat. See the full list of 2017 projects spanning the country, impacting almost every state in the nation and Puerto Rico. In California, NRCS is investing…
Public Comment Period on GIPSA is Open
…and livestock producers. The controversial rules would make it easier for producers to sue livestock companies and much harder for meat companies to cancel contracts with farmers. The rules would…
Protecting Natural Resources Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…lands. Through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership, USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service will invest the new funds in fiscal year 2017 to add…
Almond Board of California Announces 2017 Election
Almond Board of California (ABC) announced that Jan. 20, 2017, is the deadline for filing nominations for the 10 open positions on its Board of Directors. The Board members meet…
Canada Releases Six Ranches Under Quarantine for Bovine TB
…10,000 cattle and calves from those 18 premises have been or are booked to be destroyed. Meat from slaughtered animals that are later ruled to have been TB-negative will be…
Court Dismisses Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Standards Case
…nitrogen and phosphorous that could be in waters in the basin. Meat industry publication Meatingplace says the lawsuit piggybacked on a petition the environmental groups sent the EPA in 2008…
Agri View: Chicken Consumption
…what is your guess? More white meat or dark meat? And does it make any difference in nutritional value? Well, nutritionist say it is simply a matter of choice. More…
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 13 members and their alternates to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council to serve 3-year terms of office beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Newly appointed producer…