On January 30, 2018, The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it finalized a rule to allow the importation of orchid plants of the genus Dendrobium spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States....
The deadline for American growers and ranchers to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture is fast approaching. Growers are required by law to complete and submit the survey by Monday, February 5, 2018. The information provided by growers in...
After the three-day shutdown that started over the weekend, Congress has approved funding for the federal government until February 8. The shutdown began after Senate Democrats refused to support a temporary funding measure because protection of the Deferred Action...
Last year, Congress passed legislation to temporarily fund the government through January 19, 2018. As this article goes to press, the House approved a funding bill, but the Senate has not. If legislation to fund the government is not enacted by midnight on January...
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced the farm bill is being prepared for consideration by the full House before the end of the first quarter of this year. A number of farm bill programs, including the Specialty Crop Block Grants,...
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