…regulations will become effective 30 days after they are published in the Federal Register. The rule refines the application review process and increases financial certainty by giving developers the option…
What Does President Trump Mean for Canada
…some of Trump’s trade ideas, saying they may violate WTO trade regulations. Trump’s stance against the Trans-Pacific Partnership also has Canada concerned. Colin Robertson, Vice President of the Canadian Global…
What Does Trump Win Mean for Ag
…to “end the war on the American farmer.” During the campaign, Trump said he would keep the Farm bill together, fix the nation’s infrastructure, cut back on government regulations, and…
Environmental Assessment for the Biological Control of Giant Reed
…United States to reduce the severity of giant reed infestations. The public is invited to review and comment on the environmental assessment by December 8, 2016. Learn more at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0069….
State Water Agencies Side Against WOTUS
…aqueducts, could be considered “tributaries,” potentially leading to a set of new regulations. Politico called the move a blow to the Obama administration after the EPA made changes in the…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
A Wall Street Journal reporter says the Obama administration is readying at least five environmental regulations to issue within the next two months. Amy Harder reports that four of the…
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
…The California Department of Pesticide Regulations has proposed new regulations on pesticide use near schools and daycares. The proposal has several rules for growers within a 1/4 of a mile…
Government and Industry Groups Ask Court to Overturn EPA Water Rule
…that outcome,” AFBF General Counsel Ellen Steen said. “It treated the rulemaking process like a game to be won instead of a deliberative process for developing lawful and reasonable regulations.”…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to update its regulations to allow Hass avocados from Colombia to be imported into…
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…then make its decision regarding any change to the Agency’s import regulations for orchids of the genus Dendrobuim spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States. You may…
Vilsack Names Members and Alternates to the Hass Avocado Board
…paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal responsibility, program efficiency and fair treatment of participating stakeholders. More information about the Hass Avocado Board is available online at www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion/hass-avocado, or…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…field, and give confidence to the American public. On the other hand, Clovis said regulations impose themselves on smaller enterprises, and “when you write regulations to re-impose regulations, you take…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…enforcement of the hide and brand laws and regulations. procedures which are followed by the Bureau of Livestock Identification; curbing of livestock thefts; the annual budget for the Bureau of…
Former GOP EPA Administrators Fear Trump
…Investigation Division, suggests Trump should relax enforcement, rather than retracting regulations if elected. Parker says political appointees could decide to slow-walk cases and make other policy changes, although that would…