Category Archives: Agriculture News

EPA, Army Corps Finalizes Clean Water Rule
The Obama Administration announced this week that after extensive input from the American public, the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing the Clean WaterRule...
Cumulus Media May 28, 2015
House Members Key to New Ag Trade Deals
Following the Senate’s approval of pass trade promotion authority, it’s now in the hands of the House will now take up Trade Promotion Authority until it returns in June. Senate Fin...
Cumulus Media May 27, 2015
KMJ Ag Spotlight with Bayer Cropscience
In the coming months, you'll be hearing a lot more about Bayer Cropscience and their new public awareness public about the HLB disease.Bayer, along with California Citrus Mutual and growers hope...
Cumulus Media May 26, 2015

Mexico Watching American Meat Labels
Reuters reports Mexico announced last week it would decide within 15-days what sanctions to impose on U.S. meat products if Congress doesn't comply with the World Trade Organization's ruling on Countr...
Cumulus Media May 26, 2015

Senate Takes Step Closer to TPA
By a vote of 62 to 38, the Senate invoked cloture to begin debate on trade promotion authority legislation. The motion allows 30-hours of debate on an amendment to extend the charter of the Export-Imp...
Cumulus Media May 22, 2015

House Ag Committee Votes to Repeal Meat Label Law
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 and repeal the Country of Origin Labeling law for beef, pork and chicken, while leaving requirements for ...
Cumulus Media May 21, 2015

Valley Congressman Jim Costa Helps Move to Repeal COOL
House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway introduced legislation to repeal Country of Origin Labeling, which has been ruled as non-compliant by the World Trade Organization. In light of the WTO's decision...
Cumulus Media May 20, 2015

Delta Farmers Propose Voluntary Water Cuts
(AP) Farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are proposing voluntarily cutting their water use to avoid even harsher restrictions later this summer as the state’s record drought contin...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2015

Save Water and Make Money
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. An estimated $10 million will be available for competitive grant...
Cumulus Media May 19, 2015

Conflicting Messages on USDA’s GMO Free Label Plan
The Associated Press reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is developing a voluntary GMO Free label.The Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food says this plan is sim...
Cumulus Media May 18, 2015
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