…insufficient skilled personnel and are unable to enforce regulations. Consequently, trading in public markets becomes more difficult and, therefore, costly. Food Retailing Middle and high-income consumers shop at supermarkets while…
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Violate Law, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers have violated their own regulations and effectively invented new ones in enforcing the Clean Water Act, the American Farm Bureau…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
…a national level, leaving states to develop their own label regulations, which were sometimes confusing. Some labels were meant to indicate when food could no longer be safely eaten, and…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…Stockyards Administration) Rule, which first was proposed in 2010 to implement provisions included in the 2008 Farm Bill. The regulations, however, went well beyond the Farm Bill provisions and would…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…as well as their concerns with recent and proposed regulations. “Many farmers and ranchers across rural America are facing significant financial challenges. Producers are experiencing a decrease in commodity prices…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…levels of resistance evolved in some target insects. If GE crops are to be used sustainably, regulations and incentives are needed so that more integrated and sustainable pest-management approaches become…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
DWR Regulations to Guide Local Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by California Water Commission The Department of Water Resources (DWR) regulations that will guide local groundwater sustainability agency management and…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
Subcommittee Examines the Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a hearing…
Vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board
…Secretary on all matters pertaining to the MPES Rendering Program, including: Adoption, modification, and repeal of regulations and procedures Procedures for employment, training, supervision, and compensation of inspectors and other…
Certified Farmers’ Markets in California
A short video at a certified farmers’ market in Sacramento Until 1977, regulations required farmers to properly pack size, and label their fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables in standard containers…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
New Regulations Will Guide the Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans of California Communities The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released proposed regulations that will guide local groundwater management and regulation of…
Pilot Program to Protect Children from Fumigants
…While state and local pesticide regulations have long provided special safeguards for schools and other sensitive sites, the Monterey County pilot project will add easy access to information related to…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…regulations through the end of January 2017, in recognition of the differing water supply conditions across the state, and develop proposed emergency water restrictions for 2017 if the drought persists….
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…Arizona, a Tempe-based dairy cooperative whose members also buy alfalfa. “This will continue unless there’s regulations put on it.” In a statement announcing the California farmland purchase, the Saudi company…