…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides comments on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers concerning their proposed Clean Water Act clarifications.Vilsack on EPA Proposal…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
The following is a a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) jointly released…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
New restrictions have been placed on an important crop protection tool used on more than 40 different California fruit, vegetable, tree and vine crops. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
USDA Announces Growth of U.S. Organic Industry
…signed three major trade agreements on organic products, first with Canada and then with the European Union and Japan. Our trading partners are eager to establish organic equivalency arrangements with…
Immigration Reform Top Priority for Agriculture Sector
Andy LaVigne American Seed Trade Association President Andy LaVigne says if we see anything accomplished this year it will be likely after the mid-term election. Immigration Reform Top Priority LaVigne…
Disappointment in Court Water Case Ruling
Sabrina Hill In a case that started 5 years ago, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds protection of the Delta Smelt, without regard to the…
Farm Bill Cotton Info Comes to CA
…private sector to offer the new insurance product until 2015. These provisions also are an important step in achieving a final resolution of the long-standing Brazil World Trade Organization case….
Ruling in CA Water Case
…of the court of appeal’s decision is that a court must defer to the judgment of an agency charged with administering a statute. But in this case, there was substantial…
National Seeds Executive on Farm Bill, Pollinator Issues, Specialty Crops and More
Andy LaVigne, President and CEO at American Seed Trade Association, talks about the farm bill, pollinator issues, needs for specialty crops and other other topics. Andy LaVigne Interview…
USDA Announces Support for Smarter Lunchrooms
…Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN Center) with funding from the USDA and others, uses environmental cues to increase student selection of healthy meal options and decrease plate waste….
Proposed Water Act rule May be an Overreach
The EPA has yet to decide on what it’s going to do with the Clean Water Act rule proposal. Some think they have overstepped their boundaries. Taylor Hillman reports. Proposed…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Pledges Biofuels Support Regardless of EPA RFS Decision
…EPA decides on the Renewable Fuels Standard, the Agriculture Secretary is pledging continued support for the biofuels industry. Gary Crawford reports. Vilsack Pledges Biofuels Support Regardless of EPA RFS Decision…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
…and is not a reportable disease under the World Organization for Animal Health guidelines. To date, no major importers of U.S. pork have imposed new trade restrictions related to PEDv….
TPP and Upcoming Presidential Visit to Asia
The President’s April visit to Asia could lend a hand in pushing a Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal forward. Rod Bain has the story. TPP and Upcoming Presidential Visit to…
