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Anna-Lisa Laca

When she’s not helping on the dairy, accomplished agriculture journalist Anna-Lisa Laca reports about all things agriculture—online, in social media and in print as the Online and Business Editor for Dairy Today and Top Producer. Laca, who served as Social Media Editor for Farm Journal early in her career, owns and runs a dairy with her husband, Scott, and grew up on a West Coast cow-calf operation. Follow @AnnaLaca1 Friend Anna-Lisa Laca

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“President Trump is restoring the rule of law and empowering Americans by removing undue burdens and strangling regulations from the backs of our productive farmers, ranchers, and rural land-owners. The days are gone when the Federal Government can claim a small farm pond on private land as navigable waters,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said. 
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Ag Industry Thanks Trump Administration for WOTUS Replacement
The troubled 2015 WOTUS rule introduced by the Obama administration in 2015 to define which waters are regulated by the Clean Water Act was officially replaced today by the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
September 19, 2022 09:32 PM
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Producers of MFP-eligible commodities will now be eligible to receive 25% of the total payment expected, in addition to the 50% they have already received from the 2019 MFP, USDA said in a release.
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USDA To Begin Issuing Round Two of 2019 MFP Next Week
USDA Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments will begin being issued next week.
November 04, 2021 03:22 PM
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th U.S. President, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021.
Ag Industry Leaders Congratulate Biden, Echo His Call for Unity
Following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, agriculture industry leaders congratulated Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
January 20, 2021 04:54 PM
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California, to be First State to Mandate COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
The board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to implement a group of workplace protocols to protect employees from COVID-19.
November 20, 2020 02:34 PM
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On Wednesday President Donald Trump and Vice Premier Liu He signed the Phase One portion of the trade deal between the U.S. and China.
Agriculture Applauds Phase One China Deal, Awaits Tariff Removal
On Wednesday President Donald Trump and Vice Premier Liu He signed the Phase One portion of the trade deal between the U.S. and China.
November 19, 2020 11:54 PM
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The letter was sent by former Secretaries John Block (Reagan), Mike Espy (Clinton), Dan Glickman (Clinton), Ann Veneman (W. Bush), Mike Johanns (W. Bush), Ed Shafer (W. Bush), and Tom Vilsack (Obama).
Agriculture Secretaries Urge Congress To Ratify USMCA
All former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture since President Reagan’s Administration announced on Thursday their support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
November 19, 2020 11:51 PM
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President Trump brought his fight to build a border wall to the 100th Annual Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual meeting in New Orleans, La. on Monday.
Trump Brings Border Wall Fight To AFBF, Promises Ag Labor Solution
President Trump brought his fight to build a border wall to the 100th Annual Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual meeting in New Orleans, La. on Monday.
November 19, 2020 11:20 PM
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“Having a written exposure plan, it’s just like lock out/tag out or an emergency action plan,” he says. 
CDC Releases Checklist for Creating a COVID-19 Control Plan on Farms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week published a checklist for agricultural employers to use to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19.
November 19, 2020 09:07 PM
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“This is promising,” Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security told ScienceMag.org. “We want to have as many countermeasures as we can.”
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Cows Being Used to Produce COVID Vaccine
A biotechnology company in South Dakota is using cows to produce human antibodies to fight SARS-CoV-2.
November 19, 2020 09:07 PM
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“Over the last month, as we've seen states open up again our food service orders at this point for the month are almost at 98 to 99% of our original plan, which means that the pipeline is starting to be refilled again against food service demand.”
Beth Ford On Food Production in The Post Pandemic World
Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’ Lakes recently shared her thoughts on food production moving forward.
November 19, 2020 09:06 PM
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