ASSOCIATION NEWS
CAIA meets with Korean delegation
California Agricultural Irrigation Association representatives Paul McFadden (RDO Water, CAIA president), Jim Lauria (Mazzei, CAIA director and chair of the CAIA Market- ing Committee) and Jane Townsend (CAIA executive director) met with a dele- gation from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The delegation was in Califor- nia to learn more about agricul- ture, in particular the structure and roles of governmental and nongovernmental entities and how those groups support, contribute and promote efficient farming and irrigation practices.
During the discussion, CAIA representatives shared the vari- ous roles, functions and efforts of the association, including education outreach and schol- arship programs, legislative and advocacy efforts, promotion of new and innovative tech- nologies, standards including the adoption of the Irrigation Consumer Bill of Rights, and industry networking.
For more information about the CAIA, go to www.
calagirrigation.com.
ASA marks 100th anniversary
The American Soybean Asso- ciation represents U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues and celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. Going into that land- mark year, ASA’s priorities are of as much or more significance than ever.
July marked one year since retaliatory tariffs were imposed on U.S. beans shipped to China, halting sales to soybeans’ num- ber one export market at $14 billion annually. ASA continues to ask for a negotiated solution to the escalating trade war that eliminates these tariffs and reopens China’s borders for trade, in turn restoring market stability and stronger prices, which are down 20%.
ASA advocated for the 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Program to offset tariff dam- ages and has pushed for funding to aid farmers suffering weather-related losses. Among other ASA priorities are passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and additional free trade agreements, biodiesel, transportation, infrastructure, and farm bill implementation.
For more information, go to
https://soygrowers.com.
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FFA reacts to ESA revisions
The Family Farm Alliance reacted positively in August when the Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commerce Depart- ment’s National Marine Fisher- ies Service jointly announced three final rules that make revisions to regulations gov- erning sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
The interior secretary’s press office included a quote from industry groups, including the Family Farm Alliance, support- ing the services’ efforts in its official press release about the revisions. Go to www.
familyfarmalliance.org to read a public statement provid- ing the Alliance’s perspective on the new ESA regulations.
Groundwater Week co-locating with IA
The National Ground Water Association’s Groundwater Week, the biggest trade show in the groundwater industry, is co-locating with the Irrigation Association’s Irrigation Show.
Groundwater Week is Dec. 3-5 in Las Vegas. Combined with the Irrigation Show, there will be more than 10,000 water and irrigation professionals in Las Vegas that week. Attendees of either conference have access to both exhibit halls.
Along with the exhibit hall, Groundwater Week features countless learning opportu- nities for professionals in all sectors of the groundwater industry. More information can be found at www.
GroundwaterWeek.com.
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