…that agricultural interests are considered in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee recently approved the bipartisan legislation which will include…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Shareable Resources Were Just The Beginning, Part 1
…lease and procure planting, harvesting, transportation and storage resources through an online marketplace. This episode of Voices of the Valley is a special two-parter. Tune in next week to hear…
Sterile NOW Project Sees Major Improvement
…the transportation and release of the moths might be pretty jarring for a nocturnal insect. “These things are produced in a facility in Arizona, they’re shipped by plane to California, moved by ground…
New Map Shows How Food Moves Through U.S.
…of food that gets transported between one county and another and found that the majority of the most significant food transportation hubs were in California. Six counties in California were…
Farm Bureau Releases Milk Program Recommendations
…qualifying criteria for pooling and eliminating transportation subsidies. Farm Bureau leaders will convene in January to consider and vote on these priorities and policy recommendations. Based on the outcome, Farm…
Input Needed for Forthcoming H-2A Cost Estimator Tool
…including inbound travel expenses, housing, transportation, and additional support staff. The end-user will be able to input things like the estimated number of workers that will be needed and the…
FMMO Rollout: ‘Most People Are Pretty Happy’
…before. One specific area that is undergoing substantial change is how milk is moved now that the transportation allowance system has been eliminated. “I think overall it has allowed an…
FMCSA Publishes Hours of Service Proposal
By oksana.perkins/shutterstock WASHINGTON (FMCSA) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service…
Leading Dairy Co-Ops Form Joint Dairy Marketing Agency
…America (DFA) have created a marketing agency in common (MAC) to bolster dairy marketing efforts as well as improve transportation logistics. “Given the significant marketing and regulatory challenges that we’ve…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…hemp production. The first of these speaks to questions raised concerning provisions pertaining to the interstate transportation of hemp and who may obtain a license to produce hemp. The second…
Senate Committee Educated on Livestock Emissions
…the Environmental Protection Agency which demonstrate that all of the animal agriculture in the U.S. contributes less than four percent of all GHG emissions collectively. Transportation, electricity generation, and other…
New Survey Examines Consumers’ Understanding of the Environmental Impact of Chicken Production
…effects of chicken production on key environmental issues like pollution, water quality and transportation. Consumers surveyed believe these issues have a high environmental cost, but their knowledge and understanding of…
EPA Delivers On President Trump’s Promise To Allow Year-Round Sale Of E15 Gasoline
…E15 as well. This removes a significant barrier to wider sales of E15 in the summer months, thus expanding the market for ethanol in transportation fuel. EPA is also finalizing regulatory…
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
…regulations, imposed in 2017, do not work for the livestock transportation industry,” Steve Hilker, United States Cattlemen’s Association Transportation Committee Chairman said in a statement. About the Author Brian German…