…the approval of additional laboratories in emergency situations, as well as simplify regulatory oversight and compliance. Listen to the report below. USDA Proposes New Regulations for Animal Diagnostic Labs About…
Industry Response to Ruling on Year-Round Sale Of E15 Gasoline
…announcement, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper issued the following statement: “The ethanol industry thanks President Trump for personally championing this critical regulatory reform that will enhance competition, bolster the…
EPA Delivers On President Trump’s Promise To Allow Year-Round Sale Of E15 Gasoline
…price manipulation. Taken together, these steps follow through on the Trump Administration’s commitment to responsible environmental protection that promotes energy independence, regulatory reform, and increasing the use of biofuels to…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…of this trade disruption on almonds. The Alliance has led efforts ensuring almonds are included in the second mitigation package,” said Julie Adams, Vice President of Global, Technical and Regulatory…
Farm Bureau Statement on Trump Immigration Reform Proposal
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “Farm Bureau welcomes President Trump’s focus on fixing our nation’s broken immigration system. However, nowhere is reform…
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
…Greg Ibach, Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. “While we are confident that our overlapping safeguards will continue to keep ASF out of the United States, an enhanced surveillance program…
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
…their delivery regardless of HOS. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Representative Greg Pence also recently introduced legislation to reform the regulatory standards for livestock haulers. H.R. 2460, the…
Western Hemisphere Agriculture Leaders on Food Security and Ag Trade
…we stand to work in partnership, and jointly with additional countries, to support regulatory approaches that are risk- and science-based, predictable, consistent, and transparent. Our five nations recognize that innovations…
Agricultural Production Facing Constraints Highlighted by Agriculture Ministers
…of experience in the safe use of these products, regulatory processes in many jurisdictions create time gaps in their authorization. This leads to an increasing risk of trade disruptions resulting…
Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban
…of these inputs. “California farmers also face the most stringent regulatory environment in the world, one that often limits their access to many of the tools still available to farmers…
Report Released on Rural Broadband and Benefits of Next Generation Precision Agriculture
…the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue…
NCC Says E15 Waiver Will Harm Chicken Producers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…2018, Federal Register (PDF, 286 KB). In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could…
Water Allocations Updated for CVP South-of-Delta Contractors
…long-term average in the central Sierra Nevada, water allocations remain low. The San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority issued a statement in response to the allocation announcement, highlighting the regulatory inefficiencies…