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Iowa egg legislation an example worth following
Watt Ag Net | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsIowa House Study Bill 623, proposed by Iowa House Agriculture Chairman Lee Hein, defines conventional eggs as eggs that are not specialty eggs and it further defines specialty eggs as ones that were laid by hens raised in enriched colony housing, cage-free housing or free-range conditions.
Michigan agriculture director to join Trump administration
Crains Detroit Business | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe head of Michigan's agriculture department is resigning to work for the Trump administration. Gordon Wenk will replace Clover Adams to lead the department. He's been chief deputy director since 2008 and joined the department back in 1978.
Colorado to pay Nebraska $4M in Republican River settlement
The Denver Post | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Federal NewsColorado officials have agreed to pay Nebraska $4 million to settle old claims that their state violated a water-sharing compact involving the Republican River. The settlement requires Colorado to make the payment by Dec. 31, 2018, even though state officials did not admit to any violations of the Republican River Compact. Colorado legislators must approve the funding before the deadline, or the settlement will become invalid.
Colorado to pay Nebraska $4M in Republican River settlement
The Denver Post | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsColorado officials have agreed to pay Nebraska $4 million to settle old claims that their state violated a water-sharing compact involving the Republican River. The settlement requires Colorado to make the payment by Dec. 31, 2018, even though state officials did not admit to any violations of the Republican River Compact. Colorado legislators must approve the funding before the deadline, or the settlement will become invalid. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper touted the settlement as a way to promote cooperation between the states.
Vegetable farmers dependent on Mexican workers
Horti Daily | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture NewsCurrently, the American Farm Bureau is lobbying hard for better access to foreign labour this summer. The future of farming in the district depends upon a program that allows Mexican seasonal workers to come here and return when the job is done. My livelihood is dependent on the program,” said Jeremy East, who farms about 300 acres of vegetables in Weber and Davis counties. “It’s important in the vegetable industry because there are no workers here that want to do it.”
Pilot project aims to build rural vet service
The Western Producer | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsA new pilot project could help curb the declining number of veterinary services in rural Saskatchewan. The Preceptorship Program has been launched by the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. tarting in May, it will run for 14 weeks and employ five third-year veterinary students in the province.
How might Trump’s food box plan affect health? Native Americans know all too well
NPR | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Food NewsThe Trump administration unleashed a flood of outrage earlier this month after unveiling a proposal to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps. The plan would replace half the benefits people receive with boxed, nonperishable — i.e. not fresh — foods chosen by the government and not by the people eating them. Among those horrified at the thought: American Indians who recognized this as the same type of federal food assistance that tribes have historically received, with devastating implications for health. Since 1977, the U.S.
China drops U.S. broiler chicken import duties amid growing trade tensions
Reuters | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in NewsChina’s Commerce Ministry said it has removed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on U.S. white-feathered broiler chickens, ending a years-long dispute between the world’s largest economies amid growing tensions over agricultural trade.
Trump’s war on NAFTA is already taking a heavy toll on U.S. farmer
Think Progress | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture NewsPresident Trump’s relentless crusade against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is already creating trouble for a community the White House has long purported to champion: U.S. farmers. exclusive report from Reuters published on Thursday indicates that Mexican buyers are following through on their threats to shift away from U.S. suppliers.
Washington budget-writers smile on hemp
Capital Press | Posted onFebruary 27, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsWashington lawmakers appear willing to throw a lifeline to the state Department of Agriculture’s hemp program. House and Senate budget proposals released this week allocated funds to resume issuing and renewing licenses to grow and process hemp. WSDA suspended processing applications late last year because it ran out of money.