Government

Does water treaty have no teeth? And if not, what good is it?

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:09:00 +0000

It’s not just agriculture that requires adequate water; other industries, institutions and homes also need water that Mexico is refusing to release. If this treaty has no teeth in it, we need to renegotiate.

Farm Press Blog

Farm organizations praise Senate farm bill

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:14:00 +0000

Farm organizations across the country welcome the U.S. Senate’s overwhelming, bipartisan passage of the farm bill—the Federal Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.

Legislators say Senate/House amendment would force water treaty compliance

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Texas water crisis is the joint result of drought conditions and Mexico's failure to deliver water according to the treaty.

Vilsack outlines vision for agricultural solutions to environmental challenges

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:25:00 +0000

USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Federal government must increase collaboration with producers, researchers and industry to develop the next generation of solutions that will help agriculture mitigate and adapt to modern climate challenges

Dust Bowl film gets Emmy nod

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:16:00 +0000

Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts

Ken Burns documentary on Dust Bowl gets Emmy nomination.

Conservation, crop insurance and the sugar program

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:08:00 +0000

Senate farm bill debate continues

Wednesday's farm bill debate on the Senate floor ranged over a number of issues including the tie-in of crop insurance and conservation, GMO labeling and the sugar program.

Waterways infrastructure bill passed by Senate

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Includes farm fuel spill exemption

An aging waterways infrastructure desperately needs refurbishing and modernizing. The Senate has taken steps to deal with that need by passing the Water Resources Development Act.

New op-ed encourages Mexico to give up water

Thu, 30 May 2013 18:26:00 +0000

Texas Ag Commissioner/chief water official want water release by Mexico

Texas officials took to columns of a newspaper to call for Mexico to honor treaty obligations requiring it to deliver more than 400,000 acre feet of water to drought-stricken farmers and municipalities in the Rio Grande Valley.

Country-of-Origin-Labeling final rule gets mixed reactions

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:36:00 +0000

New COOL rules get icy response from Canadian officials

USDA published final rules that modify the Country of Origin labeling provisions published earlier and should satisfy World Trade Organization requirements to bring the original labeling program into compliance.

New Mexico growers cheer peanut plant returning to operation

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:37:00 +0000

Peanut butter processing resumes, retail outlets to get shipments soon

Reopening of peanut plant in New Mexico draws applause from workers and growers, some of who questioned the plants closing