…a pesticide regulatory program while sitting behind a desk is long gone. “It is not unusual for our biologists to get calls at home late at night or at weekends…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…is right for their business. “The 2014 Farm Bill represented some of the largest farm policy reforms in decades. One of the Farm Bill’s most significant reforms is finally taking…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…America over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
…boundary changes, as well as the opportunity to submit quarantine boundary appeals. If interested in receiving notifications, please sign up for regulatory updates through the email notification ListServ at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/subscriptions/index.html#planthealth….
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
Vilsack End of Direct Payments Represents One of the Most Significant Farm Policy Reforms in Decades USDA Launches Education Efforts to Help Producers Choose New Program Right for Them U.S….
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…Dairy regulatory requirements in California require the implementation waste management and nutrient management plans but multiple challenges exist which may prevent full implementation of these plans within a given operation….
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…Bill. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since…
EPA Registers New Nematicide Alternative to Restricted-Use Soil Fumigants, Including Methyl Bromide
…approved label, fluensulfone meets the safety requirements in the law. The EPA’s final regulatory decision document will be available in EPA docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0629 at www.regulations.gov by Sept. 19, 2014. R204…
Federal Officials to Tour Southern California Agriculture
…The goal of the annual program, organized and hosted by California Agricultural Leadership Program alumni, is to educate regulatory and policy decision makers about California agriculture and foster open communication…
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
…threatened, endangered and at-risk species including sage grouse, bog turtles, Florida panthers, Louisiana black bear, and whooping cranes to recover populations and reduce regulatory burdens; and Protect prime agricultural land…
U.S. House Says No to WOTUS Proposal
Cindy Zimmerman By a vote of 262-152, the U.S. House has approved H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Rep….
Lucas Praises House Passage of Bill to Block EPA’s Latest Attack on American Agriculture
Lucas Today, Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, by a…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…for threatened, endangered and at-risk species including sage grouse, bog turtles, Florida panthers, Louisiana black bear, and whooping cranes to recover populations and reduce regulatory burdens; and Protect prime agricultural…