Agriculture
Agriculture
California court rewinds new AEWR methodology
A U.S. District Court in California has upended the new U.S. Department of Labor wage calculation methodology for the H-2A visa program in the United States. The judge ordered DOL to create a new methodology while leaving the current wage structure in place. Under the H-2A visa program, which allows ...
Agriculture
Meat processing deregulation plan could have dire consequences
On the heels of an announcement to allow 300,000 tons of beef into the U.S. without tariffs, the President announced late last week that the Administration was looking to “allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food.” According to the President’s announcement on Truth ...
Agriculture
ESA changes make for a robust law
The most recent revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are almost exclusively addressing property rights and which entity – state or federal – is responsible for the protection of land where threatened and endangered wildlife live. The federal government recently narrowed the definition of “harm” in the ESA. Citing ...
Agriculture
Beef, it’s what wolves are having for dinner in California
Researchers from the university collected scat from “wolf pack territories of the Lassen (2022 and 2023) and Harvey (2023) Packs in the Northeastern region of California),” according to the study. Samples were opportunistically collected from roadways and game/livestock trails between June and October of 2022 and 2023, then DNA sequenced ...
Agriculture
Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem
SACRAMENTO – With grocery prices continuing to climb and Americans searching for answers, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute concludes that Washington is focusing on the wrong solution. While the Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into fertilizer manufacturers, the new study by PRI senior ...
Agriculture
Prop 12 bill is a win-win for ag
The American Meat Producers Association, a lobby group formed last year, and fronted by Holly Bice, an attorney with ties to several animal rights causes, has launched a $30 million effort to stop the repeal of Prop 12. According to association members who have adopted Prop 12 retrofits, the legislation ...
Agriculture
Fourth of July cookouts cost a little more this year
There are regional cost differences from the AFBF data, highlighting how different areas of the country have different living expenses. For a 10-person meal, the least expensive place to spend the holiday is in the Northeast, where you’ll pay an average of $71.35 for groceries. The Midwest comes in a ...
Agriculture
H-2A bill looks to update the program for the better
The H-2A farmworker visa program might finally be headed for the overhaul it has needed for a long time. The U.S. House of Representatives has an opportunity to take up the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA) currently being championed by House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson. Under the current program, farmworkers ...
Agriculture
New World Screwworm is here, let’s put those Checkoff dollars to work
It is about 1,500 miles from the Imperial Valley of California to Zavala County, Texas, where the invasive pest was discovered recently. The announcement of the 3-week-old calf carrying the insect caused a ripple of alarm through the livestock industry nationwide. There are a few things to note immediately. First, ...
Agriculture
Time to right size the Farm Bill
The first Farm Bill was passed in 1933 to stabilize food production and protect the land the U.S. food supply was grown on. The economic collapse of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl were hardships, in part, to be corrected by the New Deal and the Farm Bill. The ...
California court rewinds new AEWR methodology
A U.S. District Court in California has upended the new U.S. Department of Labor wage calculation methodology for the H-2A visa program in the United States. The judge ordered DOL to create a new methodology while leaving the current wage structure in place. Under the H-2A visa program, which allows ...
Meat processing deregulation plan could have dire consequences
On the heels of an announcement to allow 300,000 tons of beef into the U.S. without tariffs, the President announced late last week that the Administration was looking to “allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food.” According to the President’s announcement on Truth ...
ESA changes make for a robust law
The most recent revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are almost exclusively addressing property rights and which entity – state or federal – is responsible for the protection of land where threatened and endangered wildlife live. The federal government recently narrowed the definition of “harm” in the ESA. Citing ...
Beef, it’s what wolves are having for dinner in California
Researchers from the university collected scat from “wolf pack territories of the Lassen (2022 and 2023) and Harvey (2023) Packs in the Northeastern region of California),” according to the study. Samples were opportunistically collected from roadways and game/livestock trails between June and October of 2022 and 2023, then DNA sequenced ...
Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem
SACRAMENTO – With grocery prices continuing to climb and Americans searching for answers, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute concludes that Washington is focusing on the wrong solution. While the Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into fertilizer manufacturers, the new study by PRI senior ...
Prop 12 bill is a win-win for ag
The American Meat Producers Association, a lobby group formed last year, and fronted by Holly Bice, an attorney with ties to several animal rights causes, has launched a $30 million effort to stop the repeal of Prop 12. According to association members who have adopted Prop 12 retrofits, the legislation ...
Fourth of July cookouts cost a little more this year
There are regional cost differences from the AFBF data, highlighting how different areas of the country have different living expenses. For a 10-person meal, the least expensive place to spend the holiday is in the Northeast, where you’ll pay an average of $71.35 for groceries. The Midwest comes in a ...
H-2A bill looks to update the program for the better
The H-2A farmworker visa program might finally be headed for the overhaul it has needed for a long time. The U.S. House of Representatives has an opportunity to take up the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA) currently being championed by House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson. Under the current program, farmworkers ...
New World Screwworm is here, let’s put those Checkoff dollars to work
It is about 1,500 miles from the Imperial Valley of California to Zavala County, Texas, where the invasive pest was discovered recently. The announcement of the 3-week-old calf carrying the insect caused a ripple of alarm through the livestock industry nationwide. There are a few things to note immediately. First, ...
Time to right size the Farm Bill
The first Farm Bill was passed in 1933 to stabilize food production and protect the land the U.S. food supply was grown on. The economic collapse of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl were hardships, in part, to be corrected by the New Deal and the Farm Bill. The ...