Category Archives: Agriculture News
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Visits the Central Valley
According to Congressman Jim Costa's office, Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue starts Tuesday with a town hall meeting in Modesto. He'll then makes stops at an Oakdale ranch, Joseph Gal...
Aug 14, 2018
Court Tells EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos
A U.S. appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban chlorpyrifos within 60 days. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reverses a Trump administration rev...
Aug 13, 2018
FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims
The Food and Drug Administration will apparently investigate labeling claims of organic products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter this week, responding to a critical Wall Street Journa...
Aug 10, 2018
Next Round of Tariffs Set
The U.S. says it will begin imposing tariffs of 25% on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports, further escalating the trade war between the two countries. The U.S. Trade Representative's office ...
Aug 09, 2018
Trade Aid for Farmers Could Start Late September
The aid package announced to offset harm by the Trump administration's trade policy for agriculture could be ready to go by late September according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. While in Arg...
Jul 31, 2018
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
Seven groups that represent meat and poultry producers, as well as processors, wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to place cell-cultured protein products under USDA regulation. The meat indu...
Jul 30, 2018
USDA Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Trade Retaliation
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will take several steps to assist farmers suffering from trade damage due to unjust trade retaliation. USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs, which ...
Jul 25, 2018
USDA Secretary Perdue says Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
"Tariffs are not the ultimate answer," says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Speaking to the Washington International Trade Association, Perdue told the group tariffs are rather "a tool to get peop...
Jul 20, 2018
House Moves Farm Bill Closer to Conference Committee
The House of Representatives placed the farm bill back in the court of the Senate, voting to move towards conference. The voice vote approval paves the way for the Senate to consider similar action so...
Jul 19, 2018
$2 Billion Available in 2017 Disaster Funds
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says agricultural producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 now may apply for assistance to help recover and rebuild their farming operations. The progr...
Jul 17, 2018
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