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Farm Hands on the Potomac: New staff at USW, Diebel elected president of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (226+ words) The National Cattlemen's Beef Association hired Zoe Wallace as director of government affairs. She has been a policy manager at Gordley Associates for nearly two years." J.P. Freire is now chief of strategic communications and public affairs for the U.S. Mission to…...
Mississippi bans lab-grown dairy
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (295+ words) Mississippi has become the first U.S. state to ban cell'cultured dairy products with the passage of HB 1153. Signed into law on March 23, the legislation prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of lab'grown dairy while updating labeling requirements and inspection authority. The…...
Wine industry sounds alarm over demand slump, rising costs and regulatory strain
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (921+ words) California's winemakers are delivering a blunt message to lawmakers: The state's signature industry is not facing a temporary downturn but a deep and potentially lasting disruption that is already forcing vineyards out of production, cutting worker hours and reshaping rural…...
Officials miss sugar import quota deadline to importers’ annoyance
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (677+ words) The Trump administration has missed a deadline for reallocating unfilled tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for sugar imports, rankling importers that rely on the quotas for affordable product. The U.S. allows a set volume of raw sugar to enter the U.S. market at a…...
EPA offers farmers relief on diesel requirement
6+ day, 28+ min ago (391+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued guidance to diesel equipment manufacturers saying they no longer need to use urea quality sensors to meet emissions control system parameters, but can instead turn to nitrous oxide sensors and other alternative methods…...
Opinion: Why SNAP incentives are key to improving American diets
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (345+ words) The release of updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a reminder of the urgent need to tackle the daunting challenge of improving American diets and food systems. While media coverage of the new DGAs has focused mainly on the changes…...
USDA launches 'Product of USA' public awareness campaign on National Ag Day
1+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins used a National Ag Day celebration Tuesday to unveil a "massive outreach phase" for Product of USA labeling, a voluntary program that took effect in January. Meat, poultry, and processed egg products from animals born, raised,…...
Farmers, some food companies launch new group to defend state animal welfare laws
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (597+ words) A coalition of farmers and food companies launched the American Meat Producers Association to defend state animal welfare laws like California's Proposition 12, complicating efforts by House Ag Committee Republicans to include federal preemption in an upcoming farm bill. The American…...
Opinion: Trade frameworks and a 'tush push' needed to score wins for tree fruit growers
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Walk into a packing house in the Yakima or Wenatchee Valleys and you don't just see fruit. You hear the rhythm of the regional economy: the roar of the sorting lines and the stacking of boxes destined for ports in…...
AgriTech Unleashed: Smart Solutions for Global Food Challenges Part 2
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (301+ words) In part two of this four-part video series, Agri-Pulse digs deeper into the importance of automation and innovation to modern agriculture and how this could help overcome some of the labor, economic and regulatory challenges facing specialty crop growers. We…...