Super Bowl coming to Atlanta prompts shift in 2019 IPPE show dates
The Super Bowl is coming to Atlanta in 2019. As a result, the show dates for the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) will be moved to Feb. 12 – […]
Melania Trump kicks off 139th annual Easter Egg Roll
Eggs are rolling — nearly 18,000 of them — Monday at the White House. First lady Melania Trump, hosting the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, kicked off the […]
Cooper Farms builds station to prevent diseases
A new building at the intersection of West Caroline Street and Walnut Street in Paulding on the property of the Cooper Grain and Feed Mill is a truck disinfectant station […]
NCC commends USDA for extension of GIPSA interim final rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is extending the implementation date 180 days for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) interim final rule on competitive injury. […]
More avian flu found in France as depopulation continues
Among European countries, France has been the worst hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the current season. Efforts to bring the disease under control appear to be bearing […]
Court vacates federal air emission reporting exemption for animal waste
On April 11, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a 2008 federal rule that generally exempted livestock facilities from administrative reporting requirements for […]
Census Of Agriculture countdown begins for America’s farmers and ranchers
America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five […]
Assemblyman Gray: “Transportation Deal is a Game Changer for Merced and Stanislaus”
Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced) issued the following statement today after lending his support to a transportation plan to raise new revenues for road maintenance and transportation infrastructure while asking voters […]
Marin County decision to allow local slaughter fires up a debate
One vision of a progressive food system celebrates diverse local farms and an approach to meat production that reduces the suffering of animals eventually slated to be slaughtered. But another […]
Vote to confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary delayed until lawmakers return from two-week Easter recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced this week that the chamber will vote on former Governor Sonny Perdue’s nomination for Secretary of Agriculture on April 24, after lawmakers return from their two-week […]