…to advance a farm bill with significant savings and reforms. We achieve nearly $40 billion in savings by eliminating outdated government programs and reforming others. No other committee in Congress…
House Farm Bill Markup
…committee will “mark up a reform-minded farm bill that was developed with true bipartisanship.” He went on to say they’ll advance it with both Republican and Democratic votes. And, that…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
…the welfare reforms of 1996. Our reforms rein in the cost of the program by enforcing the asset and income tests, ending recruitment activities that increase enrollment, and preventing states…
United Fresh Convention Underway
…a bit of socializing before the two day produce-industry conference. The United Fresh conference features a number of workshops on topics like food safety, immigration reform and new transportation regulations….
Senate Committee Approves Farm Bill
…our firm position that the farm bill be bipartisan in nature, reform-minded in structure and crafted around a broad, flexible, crop insurance-based program that provides our farmers certainty and extends…
Agencies Work to Help Bee Population
…nutrition and pesticide exposure. Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Bob Perciasepe, says the EPA is addressing that last factor: pesticide exposure. For more on the bee health report,…
Several Factors to Blame For Bee Decline
…experts, and a comprehensive study just released by the USDA and EPA together, all agree, there is no one cause for the problem. Rather, it’s several factors working together that…
Signal Word Change for Vulcan Insecticide
A wording change approved by the EPA can mean a difference in insecticide use for growers. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The Environmental Protection Agency…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a signal word change for MANA’s Vulcan insecticide label. Hear the complete interview with MANA’s Western Region Marketing Leader, John Descary. Click to open…
Agreement in CFBF Lawsuit against Caltrans
…the National Environmental Policy Act. Caltrans agrees to cooperate with the University of California, Davis, and UC Cooperative Extension on a long-term study of how grazing management contributes to enhanced…
Growers Tell Lawmakers about Labor Shortages
A group of prominent specialty crop producers talked to lawmakers this week about the urgent need for immigration reform. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Speaking…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
…tells you how you can submit an actual live sample of the invasive species. It even goes over proper collection methods. For the CDFA Report a Pest page, click here….
USAID Officials Join G-8 Ag Data Conference
Several U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials will participate in the G8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture April 29-30 in Washington, D.C. The conference will host agricultural…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…been called upon to advise the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Georgia’s two U.S. Senators and the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. In 2008,…
