Articles Tagged with ''Wine Institute''

FDA boosts traceability * Wine industry asks for disaster relief * Could farm payments be delayed? * House Ag chair’s farm policy worries

Wine groups in California, Washington and Oregon are calling on Congress to extend the wildfire and hurricane relief program.

Dozens of House members are asking the USDA to include wine grapes on the list of specialty crops eligible for the assistance program.

The industry fears the added costs could cripple small businesses and that the regulation would ignore longstanding commitments by businesses and local governments to achieve sustainability goals – a hallmark of the California wine industry.

Outcry over cap-and-trade fix * Almond shipments down * New law brings PPP flexibility, questions

The Wine Institute said it is working with the administration on reopening and has been informed “an announcement is likely to come soon.”