…swine slaughterhouses to demonstrate that they are controlling for pathogens throughout the slaughter system. Additionally, FSIS is amending its meat inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for market…
Report Shows Licensed Hemp Acreage More Than Quadrupled in 2019
…number of unknown variables remain as it pertains to the new crop. The U.S Department of Agriculture has yet to release hemp regulations which will federal regulators to evaluate hemp…
Industry Responds to EPA WOTUS Announcement
…to come. President Trump is making good on his promise to reduce burdensome regulations to free our producers to do what they do best – feed, fuel, and clothe this…
Senate Bill 1 Continues to Move Through the California Legislature
…and regulations should be defined by current, sound science not petty politics,” Chairman of the California Water Alliance (CWA), William Bourdeau said in a news release. Authored by Senate President…
Environmental Groups Sue Over Changes to Endangered Species Act
…regulations restore the traditional distinction between threatened and endangered species,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a statement. “This approach will eliminate unnecessary time and expense and…
FMCSA Publishes Hours of Service Proposal
…(HOS) rules to increase safety on America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. “This proposed rule seeks to enhance safety by giving America’s commercial drivers…
Overruled: EPA Trumps California’s Cancerous Glyphosate Labeling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated regulations regarding glyphosate labeling requirements. In an effort to provide label clarity, EPA will no longer be approving glyphosate products to indicate the…
Wool Industry Adversely Affected by AB 1066 Overtime Rules
Amendments that were made to AB 1066 are causing significant concern for California’s sheep industry. In 2001, the Industrial Welfare Commission exempted sheepherders from overtime and hourly wage regulations due…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
…signed an executive order that will streamline the approval process for biologically engineered crops and other agricultural technologies. Ibach noted that expanding on organic regulations to include gene editing would…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations. Many producers were affected by natural disasters this spring, such as flooding, that kept them out of…
New Smoke Exposure Regulation Arriving at Height of Fire Season
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has unanimously approved new regulations pertaining to wildfires and smoke exposure. The decision comes after an emergency rulemaking proposal was…
Perdue on the Department of Labor’s Proposed H2A Modernized Rule
…increase enforcement against fraud and abuse, all while maintaining protections for America’s workers. When this rule goes into effect, our farmers will be released from unnecessary and burdensome regulations allowing…
Labor Bathroom Compliance Can be Tricky
…with multiple regulations dictating placement in a field. “We have FSMA to worry about but also CalOSHA, so there are labor laws you have to deal with like making sure…
Optimism for Adopting Voluntary Approach to California’s Water Goals
…Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019. Wade explained that SB-1 would codify in California some of the federal regulations such as the 2008 and 2009 biological opinions. “It…