Category Archives: Agriculture News
Farmers Union Wants Improvements to USMCA
Back on December 10th, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the White House and her chamber of Congress had reached an agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal. While the National Fa...
Dec 27, 2019
CDC Confirms 138 Cases of E. coli Linked to Salinas Lettuce
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Remember the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce last month? Turns out, it’s not over.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it has confirmed 138...
Dec 20, 2019
NAFTA 2.0 Now Awaits Senate
Agriculture groups are calling on the Senate to "finish the job" and pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement following approval in the House of Representatives Thursday. The U.S. House overwhelmingly pa...
Dec 20, 2019
Ag Groups React to House Labor Bill
Several agricultural groups and organizations reacted positively to the news that the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The National Farmers Union says t...
Dec 13, 2019
The Department of Agriculture is extending sign-up deadlines for the Dairy Margin Coverage program to December 20th. USDA officials cited the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather events this yea...
Dec 12, 2019
Farm Groups Welcome USMCA Announcement
Agriculture groups applauded the announcement by House Democrats regarding a deal with the Trump Administration on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The California Farm Bureau Federation said it's ple...
Dec 11, 2019
Ag Groups Challenge Cal Prop 12
The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau have filed a legal challenge to California's Proposition 12. The proposition imposes animal housing standards that reach outside of Cal...
Dec 09, 2019
USDA Opening CRP Signup on December 9th
The USDA's Farm Service Agency announced that signup for the Conservation Reserve Program will begin on Monday, December 9th. The signup period ends on February 28th for general CRP, while the signup ...
Dec 06, 2019
State is Forecasting Small Water Allocation
The California Department of Water Resources announced an initial State Water Project allocation of 10% for the 2020 calendar year. According to a DWR announcement, the initial allocation is based on ...
Dec 03, 2019
Bill Preserves Family Farms
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives will help more farm families continue operating their farms after the death of a loved one. The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019 is sponsored by Ji...
Nov 26, 2019
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