Category: Policy & Regulations

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jan 08, 2025

Contested filing requirement reinstated 

After a court ruling reinstated a contested filing requirement, businesses owners face a Jan. 13 deadline to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jan 06, 2025

Individuals appointed to USDA organic standards board 

Five individuals have been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

INDUSTRY NEWS | Dec 03, 2024

Farm organization comments on farm bill text release

With the clock ticking on legislative action on the 2024 farm bill, Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan U.S. senator and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee chairwoman, has released the bill’s text.

National Nut Grower | November 2024

Not business as usual: Corporate Transparency Act requires new federal report

The Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect in January 2025. Learn why this new regulation may take farmers and growers by surprise.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Nov 08, 2024

International Fresh Produce Association responds to Trump election

Following the Nov. 5 U.S. election results, which will return former President Donald Trump to the White House and reshape the 119th Congress, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) CEO Cathy Burns issued a statement.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Nov 06, 2024

California Department of Pesticide Regulation schedules public hearings on 1,3-D regulations

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will hold public hearings.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Nov 06, 2024

Farm Bureau congratulates President-elect Trump

The American Farm Bureau Federation is congratulating President-elect Donald Trump.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Nov 01, 2024

USDA aids growers through $235 million hurricane, disaster relief

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing payments to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 30, 2024

USDA head visits North Carolina disaster areas

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently visited Asheville, North Carolina, to hear firsthand from local, state and Tribal officials, emergency managers, food bank staff and volunteers, and impacted producers on the region’s relief and recovery efforts.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 23, 2024

“Force for Fresh” Atlanta IFPA global produce show 

IFPA’s recent global produce show was touted as a “Force for Fresh.”

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 22, 2024

Federal Court set to hear NCAE lawsuit challenging farm labor rule

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has scheduled a hearing for Nov. 4, to address a lawsuit filed by NCAE.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 17, 2024

USDA develops roadmap to address PFAS challenges in agriculture

The USDA ARS has announced outcomes from a recent workshop aimed at creating research plans for PFAS challenges in agriculture.