Category Archives: Agriculture News
American Farm Bureau President Stepping Down
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm of AFBF. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texa...
Jul 15, 2015
Full House to Consumer Friendly GMO Labeling
The House Agriculture Committee approval of the GMO labeling standard now goes to the full House. With their action, this is the first time that a committee has taken action on the Safe and Affordable...
Jul 14, 2015
Second Confirmed Citrus Greening Case in California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed detection of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus g...
Jul 13, 2015
Livestock Groups Fear Disease Outbreak
Drovers Cattle Network reports several livestock groups are calling for a stockpile of foot and mouth disease vaccines in case of an outbreak. The request comes after USDA recently announced the OK fo...
Jul 10, 2015
Major Chicken Processor Reducing Antibiotic Use on Chickens
Purdue Farms is raising more than half its chickens without any kind of antibiotics and also announced a new ad campaign on the company's progress of reducing antibiotic use in poultry. The east...
Jul 09, 2015
California Stands to Benefit from Trade Deal
A trade deal linking 40% of the global economy remains on track for a potential agreement by the end of the month. The 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership are slated to meet late this...
Jul 08, 2015
Canada Beef Producers Now Have Drought Issues
While many U.S. producers work towards rebuilding cattle numbers after a prolonged drought, another drought has left Canadian producers in a similar situation. Bloomberg reports a drought has parched ...
Jul 07, 2015
Farm Groups Fire Legal Round Against EPA
The American Farm Bureau, along with other agriculture and industry groups asked a federal court to vacate the controversial new rule redefining the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water...
Jul 06, 2015
Cuba, U.S. Relations, Take another Step Forward
The trade embargo remains, but U.S. relations with Cuba took a step further this week as President Obama announced the countries have agreed to open embassies in each other's country. The L.A. Times r...
Jul 02, 2015
Biomass Bill Moves Forward in Sacramento
So far so good for a state bill that would help biomass power plants continue operating. South Valley Assembly member Rudy Salas co-authored the bill AB 590, a bill that cleared the Senate Energy Comm...
Jul 01, 2015
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Daily Buzz Question: 8.4.26
Two Central Valley Republicans, Ali Macedo and David Tangipa, are now leading the Assembly GOP. Is that good news for the Valley?
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