…tax reform, hurting the entire U.S. economy.” Slater said while the president is right to address China’s intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices taxing American citizens won’t fix the…
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Next Stop: Conference
…final bill through the House without SNAP reforms. The Senate bill was blocked Thursday morning by Senator Marco Rubio regarding Cuba trade provisions by Senator Heidi Heitkamp, but the two…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…technology. “The labor shortage in agriculture has reached a critical stage, and without legislation for workable ag immigration reform, we need to be proactive in accelerating the development of technology…
EPA Considering Dicamba Registration as Injury Reports Climb
…regulatory decision in time to inform seed and weed management purchasing decisions for the 2019 growing season. Missouri is facing 42 dicamba injury complaints as of June 18th, Tennessee has…
Farm Leader: Congress Must Now Focus on Agricultural Immigration Reform
The California Farm Bureau Federation said it hopes today’s failure of an immigration measure in the U.S. House of Representatives will ultimately set the stage for Congress to resolve longstanding…
Perdue Announces New Budget Director at USDA
…program review, budget, legislative, and regulatory functions. Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “A top priority at USDA is to be the most effective, most efficient, and best-managed department in…
Senate Bill Creates Group to Study Trucking Regulations
…perishable agricultural commodities” and to develop guidelines and recommendations for regulatory or legislative action to improve the transportation of those commodities. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
FDA to Hold Fake Meat Public Meeting
…success in ensuring the safety of all meat and poultry products.” Under the current regulatory framework, NCBA says the FDA plays an important role in terms of ensuring the safety…
Perdue to Keynote United Fresh Event
…produce industry, from immigration reform and the need for a legal workforce to the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the need to retain a fair international trade framework for…
Bill Sets Up Group To Study Trucking Regulations
…with identifying obstacles to the “safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and other perishable agricultural commodities” and developing guidelines and recommending regulatory or legislative action to improve the…
Cruz Still Pushing for Biofuels Overhaul
The lead Senator pushing for biofuels reform, Ted Cruz, met with Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt, one day after the White House announced a biofuels deal fell through. Pruitt…
Farm Bureau Files Brief Supporting Water Rule Opponents
…Clean Water Act regulatory authority to cover small and isolated land and water features. According to the brief, the 2015 rule “reads the term navigable out of the [Clean Water…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…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…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…by California Department of Agriculture (CDFA). Once this new FMMO is established, over 80 percent of the U.S. milk supply would fall under the FMMO regulatory framework. FMMOs are legal…