Fresh produce growers and exporters are worried proposed plastic packaging regulations advancing globally will have a tremendous consequence on food safety and waste, and are pushing for some policies to be scaled back.
USDA has launched a new initiative to get more of the fruits and vegetables into the marketplace and is taking comments on how to support to the industry.
Five former Natural Resources Conservation Chiefs last week joined specialty crop growers in calling for changes to Adjusted Gross Income restrictions on conservation programs, but opponents worry such a change will only make it harder for smaller farmers to get into the oversubscribed programs.
On Monday, three lower basin states reached an agreement to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. Arizona, Nevada and California put forth a water conservation plan that extends until 2026. California alone agreed to conserve 1.6 million acre-feet of water. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., spoke to Agri-Pulse Newsmakers about his state s role in water management.