…pesticide materials could be far outweighed once wildfire season begins in the coming months. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board recently approved an emergency regulation for…
Senate Approves Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, Bringing Agricultural Assistance
…farmers and ranchers. “Millions of producers will need help with cash flow given the rapid and unanticipated decline in commodity prices, the likely closure of ethanol processing plants, the effective…
Mitigating COVID-19 Risk on Farming Operations
…Commission regulations and standards set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act. “A couple of questions that we’re getting that are the most common right now is, number one: is…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…Office is working with the international Codex Secretariat on ways of progressing important food safety and quality standards without undue delay. A key element is maintaining communication with delegates, stakeholders…
USMCA Ratification Now Officially Complete
…the three countries to begin working collaboratively to implement the agreed-upon standards for trade. “Now that the USMCA has been approved by all three countries, an historic new chapter for…
Ag Order 4.0 ‘Will Change the Way We Farm’
…we no longer think that we’ll have yearlong production, which is a hallmark of California agriculture.” Other concerns relating to the standards provided in the regulation stem from requirements for…
Farming Incentives Being Offered by NRCS to Address Air Quality
…mobile engines that are high polluters,” said NRCS Program Specialist Erik Beardsley. “There’s air quality standards and counties that are not meeting those air quality standards. The farmers in those…
Preparing Now for Wildfire Smoke Rules
…them and the good news is that N95 respirators have a virtually unlimited shelf life.” Last year the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board passed an emergency regulation…
President Trump Signs New Water Delivery Rules: ‘You’ll Be Able to Farm Your Land’
…of Decision from the Department of the Interior which finalizes the new biological opinions which will allow additional water to flow through the Delta to southern regions in California. “It’s…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-19-20
…the newly announced structure to voluntary flow agreements. We also have more with the California Avocado Commission and what they found out about an emerging avocado producing region in Columbia….
Secretary Perdue Details Trade Barriers to Overcome in EU
…recent trip to Europe which included stops in the Netherlands and Belgium, Secretary Perdue highlighted sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) as an issue that still needs to be addressed before…
Almond Update: Bee Friendly Farming Teaming Up With CASP
…Almond Board of California’s new Pollinator Protection Plan will align with their certification standards. Listen to Rourke’s full interview. Learn more about the Bee Friendly Farming certification and its standards. …
Agricultural Fatality Highlights Importance of Enforcing Safety Protocols
…series of global standards, ISO standards, that speak to how hazards are being in-part engineered out of the equipment and a lot of those include putting guards in places where…
USMCA Signing ‘Good Day for American Agriculture’
…are expecting to see an increase of $2 billion in American agricultural exports. The agreement will help even the playing field for many agricultural products, through modernizing grading standards, enhancing…