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Ranching families commit to keeping agriculture in Point Reyes
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (1705+ words) A new lawsuit against the National Park Service is attempting to ensure the long-term viability of agricultural land in the Point Reyes National Seashore." The legal action comes after The Nature Conservancy"brokered a settlement"between 12 local ranches and the…...
Farm Hands on the Potomac: NCFC staff shakeup; Tarr joins IDFA; Treinen, Syngenta depart ASTA
4+ week, 1+ day ago (313+ words) Former Capitol Hill staffer Eric Bohl launched Bohl Government Affairs. He was recently a principal at Bockorny Group and earlier served as director of public affairs and advocacy at Missouri Farm Bureau. Bohl worked six years as chief of staff…...
USDA warns California to abandon land equity proposals
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (989+ words) USDA has formally warned California that it views the state's proposed agricultural land equity framework as unconstitutional, setting up a high-stakes legal and political clash just as a state task force moves to finalize a far-reaching set of recommendations aimed…...
Opinion: What it takes to put regenerative ag on a path to have real impact
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (534+ words) Regenerative agriculture has recently become one of the most talked-about concepts in food and farm policy. It's praised in speeches, debated on panels, and increasingly referenced in federal programs. But amid all the hype, many are asking: What is regenerative…...
Ray Starling challenges ag to consider the big cultural picture
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (503+ words) A steep decline of men in the workforce, fewer married couples with children and less churchgoing. These societal trends may not seem like obvious topics for a keynote dinner speech at one of the biggest U.S. agriculture events of the year,…...
Farm Hands on the Potomac: FCIC board members removed by USDA, Herrick departs IDFA, ASTA makes staff promotions and hires, DCLRS promotions
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers hired Kristina Aleksander as policy communications manager and Christopher Garcia as government relations manager. Aleksander was most recently communications director for Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C. Garcia was a senior associate at Uber." Ashley Michels joined…...
CDFA lifts statewide ban on poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) The California Department of Food and Agriculture has officially lifted a statewide ban on poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs and shows, allowing animals to return to exhibition barns across the state. The action, effective immediately, comes after months…...
Avian flu outbreak spreads, but at weaker pace than past cycles
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1031+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza is again spreading through U.S. poultry flocks, but on a smaller scale than past outbreaks. Still, experts warn an uptick in cases could occur this winter. HPAI has been confirmed in 97 U.S. flocks in the last 30 days, affecting…...
Opinion: We see the forest and the trees, with great hope
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) Charles Herty, a University of Georgia chemistry professor, was unanimously elected as the group's first president. Herty's special love? The pine tree. He knew of the vast possibilities held within the chemistry of southern pine. One hundred years later, scientists…...
FWS mulls rolling back expansion in Endangered Species Act protection
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (414+ words) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reconsidering a rule extending endangered species protections to threatened species. Jonathan Wood, PERC's vice president of law and policy, argues there's no presumption under the ESA that threatened species should automatically receive the same…...