…agents, and soil. To review the proposed rule or submit comments, go to: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2008-0076 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0076, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS,…
Trump Tax Announcement Looming
The Donald Trump administration is expected to make an announcement soon regarding taxes and possible reforms. While little details were available, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week said…
USDA Announces Recommended Decision on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Meeting details are available on the AMS website at www.ams.usda.gov/caorder. Along with issuing this recommended decision, USDA will publish a Regulatory Economic Impact Analysis it conducted to determine the potential…
APHIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0022 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comments to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0022, Regulatory Analysis and…
USGC, RFA, Growth Energy Urge Administration to Address China Trade Tariffs on Ethanol, DDGs
…groups to Trump. “[W]e respectfully ask that reform of these punitive ethanol tariff rates be included in any potential upcoming trade negotiations with China.” China has grown to be a…
A “Huge Victory:” Cattlemen Hail U.S. House Passage of Resolution to Repeal BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule
…“For years, the Obama Administration ignored the concerns of ranchers and local officials and instead rammed through this massive regulatory overreach as they were being shown the door,” said Ethan…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…that business will face a less restrictive regulatory environment in the years ahead. Agricultural producers were asked to provide their view of the likely regulatory environment over the next five…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
…associations (HIOs) to inspect horses for compliance with the HPA. More recently, APHIS also began posting AWA and HPA regulatory correspondence and enforcement-related information to its website for the general…
Record Attendance in Nashville as NCBA Members New Elect Officers
…going to work tirelessly to make sure our producers’ voices are heard in Washington on important issues like tax reform, regulatory relief and international trade.” As president of NCBA, Uden…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…national security, and the impact that regulatory burdens, such as WOTUS, are having on our farmers and ranchers. We also set out to ensure that all authorizations of appropriations under…
Brazil Proposes Opening Farmland for Foreign Ownership
…recession. The proposal would allow foreign investors to buy agricultural land in Brazil, on the condition that 10 percent of any purchase is destined to land reform to benefit landless…
Livestock Industry Supports Legislation to Address BLM Planning Rule
…issue and look forward to working with Congress and the new Administration to undo this kind of regulatory overreach.” PLC and NCBA urge Congress to pass these resolutions without delay….
Former Trump Transition Leader Warns of Two-thirds Cut of EPA Staff
…be sliced in half under his recommendations, according to the Washington Post. Ebell, along with Trump, favors the cuts as a way to curb regulatory overreach by the EPA. Ebell…
Fish and Wildlife Proceeds with Action Despite Directive
President Donald Trump recently released a directive freezing all regulatory activity by federal agencies. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will not extend a 90-day comment period…




















