…Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and the Summer Food Service Program. Together, these programs comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information, visit www.fns.usda.gov….
NCBA Files Comments for Regulating Fake Meat
…were filed in response to Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Petition Number 18-01, encouraging USDA to look beyond modifying “standards of identity” in order to provide adequate protection for beef…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
…livestock diseases, while maintaining quality standards for agricultural products and ensuring food safety.” Critics of the bill argue that the effects of limiting state and local regulation of agriculture would…
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…active target marketings conclude under LGM-Dairy. USDA has a web tool to help producers determine the level of coverage under the MPP-Dairy that will provide them with the strongest safety…
Agri View: Farm Bill
…that Congress is dealing with. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has made public his 7 point outline, which most farmers, maybe all of them, would accept. Briefly, a financial safety net…
USDA Expands Focus on Program Integrity Across All Nutrition Programs
…that our nutrition programs are run as effectively and efficiently as possible; increasing program integrity while maintaining the nutrition safety net for those truly in need.” To kick-off this renewed…
Global Crop Protection Groups Announce Data Transparency
…to pesticide product safety data from non-commercial use. Doing so, the associations say, will help explain the existing regulatory process, focusing on the European Union, and to address the safety,…
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
…feed safety; and EPA regulates the sale, distribution, and testing of pesticides in order to protect human health and the environment. USDA continues to coordinate closely with its EPA and…
Livestock Waiver for ELD Mandate Extended with Omnibus Bill
…March 23 and prohibits funding to enact the regulation that requires livestock haulers to comply with the ELD mandate. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided another 90-day extension…
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
…Safety, the groups say the decision to withdraw the rule was “outrageous and unlawful,” similar to what USDA called the rule. In the March 13th decision, USDA claimed the regulations…
Omnibus Spending Bill Also Contains Livestock “Fixes”
…use the one-year delay to continue its work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Congress to secure needed flexibility for livestock haulers in the restrictive Hours-of-Service rules,” says…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…further delay will provide the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) more time to educate our livestock haulers on the ELDs while industry works on solutions to the current Hours…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…the price safety net for American sugar farmers. The collapse of domestic sugar producers would cause major disruptions in the supply chain for food manufacturers and American consumers. The economic…
House Committee Seeking Reauthorization of Animal Drug Legislation
…says both are crucial for ensuring that animal health, human health and food safety are protected. Failure to renew the laws by the deadline, according to NPPC, will result in…