…99 percent of the votes by Monsanto shareholders were in favor of the merger, according to a Monsanto news release. The merger is subject to regulatory approval and is expected…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…historic economic gains in rural America over the past eight years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $4 million for research to help federal regulatory agencies make science-based…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
…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. For questions regarding the regulations or map, please email Dayna…
EPA: Nutrient Pollution Widespread in Lakes
…These efforts involve overseeing regulatory programs, conducting outreach and engaging partners, providing technical and programmatic support to states, financing nutrient reduction activities, and conducting research and development. In September, EPA…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
…ensures the new standards will balance commenters’ concerns. In particular, in the final rule multiple ingredient foods will continue to count towards retailer eligibility. In addition, the existing regulatory requirement…
AFB Duvall Re: Appointment of Pruitt EPA Chief
Pruitt “President-elect Trump’s selection of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is welcome news to America’s farmers and ranchers—in fact, to all who are threatened by EPA’s regulatory…
House Speaker Promises Regulation Relief
Ryan House Speaker Paul Ryan promises to provide regulatory relief during the next Congress. The Wisconsin Republican over the weekend used agriculture as an example of needing relief during a…
New Test Genetically IDs Fungal Wheat Threat
…different fungal strains. This lack of specificity can hamper wheat blast-monitoring efforts and lead to false detections, as well as costly regulatory actions to contain a suspected occurrence, notes Pedley,…
Feed Inspection Advisory Board Vacancies
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board (FIAB). The board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to the department to…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…growers and processors to interact with researchers and influential industry members on industry research, production news and regulatory issues. The three-day conference also features workshops and poster sessions dedicated to…
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
…Pruitt was one of the first state attorneys general to file suit against EPA over WOTUS, and he opposes other agency regulations that he says amount to regulatory overreach. Hartnett…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…alternative as it eases pressure on finite marine resources. Testing and regulatory approval for both the canola and the EPA/DHA enhanced canola oil is underway. The EPA/DHA enhanced canola oil…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Once the applicable regulatory requirements were satisfied, GE HT alfalfa was fully deregulated in February 2011. Planting resumed that spring. Alfalfa is a perennial crop…